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Breaking News How Many Security Guys Does Benjamin Netanyahu Need To Go to the Bathroom?
Call it Bibi’s really big pee squad. Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly had 20 Israeli agents usher him to the men’s room at Harry Cipriani restaurant at the Sherry-Netherland hotel Tuesday, the New York Post reported. “Around 20 security guards got up with Bibi and a few went into the bathroom with him. One watched the door,…
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News Four Take-Aways From ‘Why Jews Must Take Mental Illness Out of the Shadows’
Stephen Fried writes in the Forward that American Jews have failed those with mental illness. Here’s what Fried, the co-author of Patrick Kennedy’s recent memoir, “A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction,” says we’ve gotten wrong and how he thinks we can fix it. We Don’t…
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Culture 5 Jewish Things About Skittles That Donald Trump Jr. May Not Know
In one of the uglier moments of the current political season, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out an image comparing Syrian refugees to a handful of poisoned Skittles. Condemnation has been pretty much universal on this one. So, we thought we’d take a moment to reclaim the innocence of Skittles and delve into some of the…
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The Schmooze Angelina Jolie’s Breaking Up With Brad Pitt — Let’s Not Forget Her Brave Breast Cancer Fight
Brace yourselves. Hollywood’s golden couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly no more. The actress reportedly filed for divorce from Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. According to TMZ, Jolie is asking for full physical custody of their six children, with Pitt getting visitation rights. In light of this Tinseltown bombshell (no, really, who thought Brangelina…
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Breaking News Would Obama Be More Likely To Back UN Resolution on Israel if Trump Wins?
Veteran American diplomat Dennis Ross has predicted that President Obama would be far more likely to push for United Nations action on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if Donald Trump wins the November elections. The senior Mideast expert told a conference in Palo Alto, California, that Obama might want to codify support for a two-state solution to…
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The Schmooze Can You Guess the First Jewish Actor To Ever Win an Emmy Award?
Amidst all the discussion around here about the cast and crew of “Transparent,” “Veep,” “Inside Amy Schumer” and the like, we were wondering who was the first Jewish personality to win a Primetime Emmy Award. Carl Reiner, perchance? Mike Nichols? Elaine May? The answer, as it turns out, is none other than Milton Berle, aka…
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Culture 10 Overlooked Jewish Films That You Can Stream For Free Right Now
The Internet is filled with oddities and lost gems. We took a dive into YouTube and found that some of the most interesting Jewish films are out there. And you can watch them right now. 1) The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Ted Kotcheff’s 1974 screen adaptation of Mordechai Richler’s classic coming-of-age novel starred a young…
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Breaking News Shimon Peres Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke
Former Israeli President and Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. The 93-year-old leader was taken to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer near Tel Aviv after telling his doctor he felt ill. “He is stable and fully conscious,” his office said in a statement. In order to conduct further…
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