Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at connelly@forward.com. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.
Irene Katz Connelly
By Irene Katz Connelly
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Culture Jewish clergy rally in support of immigrants on hunger strike at New Jersey jail
Rabbi Avram Mlotek was washing dishes and listening to the radio when he heard that seven immigrant detainees had started a hunger strike at Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, New Jersey. “I’m from Bergen County, so that set off my antenna,” said Mlotek, who lives in Manhattan and leads BASE Hillel, a community outreach organization…
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The Schmooze New ‘Wonder Woman’ release date lets everyone celebrate Christmas like Jews do
Looks like Jews won’t be the only ones watching movies on Christmas Day. In fact, our way of celebrating the coming of Christ — that is, enjoying a matinée and a large Chinese dinner — may finally achieve the mainstream popularity it deserves. Warner Bros. announced that “Wonder Woman 1984,” the sequel to the hugely…
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Culture ‘The Undoing’ undid the Jewishness of the book that inspired it. Here’s why the author doesn’t mind
Sarah Silverman has mixed feelings about “The Undoing.” To be sure, there’s plenty to love in HBO’s latest contribution to the prestige TV scene, a miniseries centered around marriage counselor Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) who discovers after a gruesome murder that her own seemingly perfect husband (Hugh Grant) may in fact be a philandering sociopath….
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump told her former best friend that Arabic jewelry made her look like a ‘terrorist’
The Trump era will be remembered, among other things, as a time of tell-alls. With disgruntled aides writing exposés as fast as they get chucked out of the White House, everyone from John Bolton to Michael Cohen to Michael Cohen’s daughter has had a chance to dish on the outgoing president’s indiscretions, personal and professional….
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The Schmooze Ben Shapiro says real men don’t wear dresses. History begs to differ (and so does Harry Styles)
Professional heartthrob Harry Styles rocked several stylish ensembles during his recent Vogue cover shoot. Among them were a tartan skirt, a lacy ball gown, and a tulle hoop skirt that looks like it was ripped from my grandmother’s wedding dress. Some readers likely experienced surprise while leafing through this spread: After all, it’s still rare…
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The Schmooze No one wants Jon Ossoff to win more than TikTok
“HE’S SO FINE LMAO.” “I don’t think you understand. I’m obsessed.” “Who is this man i’m in love.” “Y’ALL CALM DOWN HE IS MARRIED.” The man who inspired this lustfest in the TikTok comments section isn’t a celebrity. He’s never penned a hit love song or starred in a rom-com or flashed his abs in…
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Culture To cope with quarantine, seniors are crafting COVID-era memoirs
Most mornings, Lil Brown follows the same routine. After waking up at 4:30 a.m., she sips a cup of tea and waits for inspiration to strike. It’s never long before she thinks of something: a moment, a scene or a date, usually from her childhood during the Great Depression. When the memory comes, Brown sits…
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The Schmooze After ‘Unorthodox,’ Shira Haas is headed to the Oscars
Over the summer, “Unorthodox” star Shira Haas went viral for her jubilant reaction to the miniseries’ multiple Emmy nominations. Now the actress, who snagged a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series, is headed to the Oscars. On Friday, “Asia,” a mother-daughter drama starring Haas and fellow Israeli actress Alena Yiv, won Best…
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