Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.
Irene Katz Connelly
By Irene Katz Connelly
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News Opinion columnist attacks Soros, loses high-profile perch in Chicago Tribune
After a Chicago Tribune columnist published a diatribe against George Soros that invoked classic anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, the newspaper will rearrange its presentation to more clearly distinguish between opinion writing and reported news. The Tribune’s editor-in-chief, Colin McMahon, announced on Monday that the work of columnists like John Kass, who took aim at Soros in…
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The Schmooze Jewish rapper Doja Cat tests postive for coronavirus
Rapper, songwriter, and perennial generator of internet controversy Doja Cat has tested positive for coronavirus — after downplaying the risks of the pandemic to her millions of Instagram followers. In an interview with UK radio station Capital Xtra, Doja Cat said she was one of America’s four million confirmed cases of the virus. “I got…
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Life A non-Jewish, totally kosher chef brings ten-minute brisket to the masses
If you think homemade brisket requires a day of hovering by the oven, Katsuji Tanabe wants you to know you’re doing it wrong. On Friday night, about 50 far-flung millennials tuned into a virtual cooking class to watch the Raleigh-based chef make ten-minute brisket tacos with a traditionally Mexican and totally kosher salsa. He poured…
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Culture Release of Wes Anderson’s ‘most Jewish film’ delayed indefinitely
It looks like fans will have to wait a little longer for the movie that critics — a.k.a. us — have dubbed Wes Anderson’s “most Jewish film to date.” Yes, the release date of the director’s 10th film, “The French Dispatch,” a capital-W Whimsical foray into the fictional French city of “Ennui-sur-Blasé,” has been postponed yet again….
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Culture Q & A: A Hebrew typographer on reading between a prayer book’s lines
In the alternate pandemic reality of my daydreams, I don’t spend my afterwork hours sanitizing groceries and watching more TV than ever before. Rather, I’m raising chickens outside my charming farmhouse, harvesting my own produce and cancelling my streaming subscriptions to focus on projects of personal and societal improvement. No one is actually living like…
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News Controversy lingers after N.J. school agrees to reprint yearbook with alleged hate symbol
Facing mounting pressure from district families, a Secaucus, N.J., high school announced it will reprint a yearbook that many believe contains an Neo-Nazi hate symbol. But some students and parents at High Tech High School say the do-over isn’t enough. Instead, they’re frustrated by what they see as the district’s refusal to address the inclusion…
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The Schmooze Zach Banner’s real-time introduction to Jewish food is the most wholesome thing on the Internet
The Schmooze knew we were in for an afternoon treat as soon as we heard Zach Banner, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and newly minted “Friend Of The Jews,” uttered the words: “So there’s this awesome…bread.” If you’re a Jew who’s ever ventured to make a comment about food on social media, you’ve probably been…
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The Schmooze L.A. to get women’s soccer team thanks to Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman, patron saint of the vegans, the Marvel fans, and the Oscar-snubbed female directors, has stepped in to play fairy godmother to yet another constituency: fans of women’s soccer. On Tuesday, the actress and a largely female group of investors announced their intention to form a National Women’s Soccer League franchise in Los Angeles,…
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