Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, the Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Dear Kristen Bell’s Husband, Your ‘Measletov’ Pun Is Anti-Semitic
Measles, a disease that had been considered “eliminated,” is at a 25-year-high for numbers of infections in a calendar year in the US. Over half of the reported cases in the past year belong to Hasidic Jews. This is a delicate moment for all Jews, who are also facing a rise in anti-Semitism. Ultra-Orthodox Jews…
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The Schmooze Israelis Prove Immune To Charm Of Kim Kardashian
Israeli consumers have thrown shade at sunglasses that Kim Kardashian made in partnership with the Israeli brand Carolina Lemke. Americans, Haaretz reports, purchased the Kardashian-designed shades but rejected other products from Carolina Lemke, an arm of the major Israeli fast-fashion company Castro. But Israelis have continued to buy Carolina Lemke shades, but rejected the glasses…
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The Schmooze Celebs Do Dramatic Reading Of Mueller Report, In Vain Attempt To Get You To Read It
Like a tired parent airplane-ing a spoonful of mashed peas into a reticent toddler’s mouth, a group of bleeding-heart celebrities is determined to spoon-feed the contents of the Mueller Report to the American public. Led by Rob Reiner, a troupe of reasonably famous faces collaborated with “Now This,” the group that makes those highly produced…
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The Schmooze We Watched Adam Sandler’s Netflix ‘Murder Mystery’ For You
Jews have a proud history in entertainment — Sarah Bernhardt, Molly Picon, Mel Brooks, Barbra Streisand — what a source of gladness and pride for our community! We could watch, read, and listen for 100 years, and still not have canvassed the extraordinary ever-growing legacy of Jews entertaining America. And yet we still found time…
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The Schmooze The AOC ‘Concentration Camp’ Debate Has Jews Divided. 18 Jews Weigh In.
Question: When is it appropriate to describe a detention center for immigrants as a concentration camp? Meta-question: Millions of Americans, including intellectuals, politicians, and religious leaders, are engaging in this discussion — what does that tell us about America? A fervent, raging discourse on this topic of naming immigrant and refugee detention camps has exploded…
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The Schmooze ‘Arabs And Jews Don’t Want To Live Together’: Israeli-Palestinian Media Star Confronts Segregation
27-year-old Arab-Israeli social media star Nuseir Yassin has 2.5 million people talking about ethnic and religious segregation. It only took him two days. The prolific social video creator, who built a following of 12 million people through his daily one minute-long travel videos under the name “Nas Daily,” released perhaps his most searing video yet…
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The Schmooze Tiffany Haddish Won’t Perform In Georgia Over Abortion Ban
Your girl Tiffany Haddish is staying far away from the peach state. The dynamic Jew-ish comedian announced that she will not perform in Georgia until the state’s new abortion ban is revoked, CNN reported. “After much deliberation, I am postponing my upcoming show in Atlanta. I love the state of Georgia, but I need to…
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The Schmooze A Queer, Butch Woman Rabbi On Television? Meet Jen Kober, Of ‘Dead To Me.’
A non-exhaustive history of rabbis on television shows: The rabbi on “Seinfeld”? A man. The rabbi on “The West Wing”? A man. The rabbi on “Seventh Heaven”? A man. The rabbi on “Gossip Girl”? A man. The rabbi on “Grey’s Anatomy”? A man. The rabbi on “The Mindy Project”? A man. The rabbi on “Curb…
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