Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
Lior ZaltzmanDigital Fellow
By Lior Zaltzman
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham Speak Up About ‘Glamour’s’ Plus-Size Issue
Amy Schumer was surprised to see herself in a plus-size issue of Glamour magazine. @GlamourMag partnered with @LaneBryant to give you a special issue dedicated to your curves! Pick up a copy today!! ?? #chicatanysize #beautybeyondsize A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Mar…
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The Schmooze Bob Dylan Takes On Sinatra — Again
It’s happening again. Just in case you didn’t have enough Bob Dylan’s Sinatra covers, this May, Dylan is gifting us with 12 more raspy melancholic covers of old blue eyes. “Fallen Angels” is slated to be released on May 20. It’s the second full album of Frank Sinatra covers after 2015, “Shadows in the Night.”…
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The Schmooze Drew Barrymore Divorcing From Jewish Hubby
It’s the end of an era. Drew Barrymore announced this week that she and her husband, Jewish art dealer Will Koppleman, are calling it quits. The couple released this statement to People magazine this past Saturday: “Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family….
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The Schmooze Wasserman Schultz Asked if DNC is ‘C—kblocking’ Bernie on Daily Show
The Democratic party chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was on “The Daily Show” with new-ish and less Jewish host Trevor Noah, when he laid this, some would say somewhat sexist, question: “A lot of people feel,” Noah said, “I’m gonna paraphrase or rather, quote “Bernie being c—kblocked by the DNC?” is there any merit to this?”…
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The Schmooze Ben & Jerry’s Giving Out Free ‘Bernie’s Yearning’ in NYC
Ben & Jerry’s are giving out free “Bernie’s Yearning,” their Bernie Sanders themed ice-cream at Union Square this afternoon, starting at 5 PM EST. Ben Cohen, the founder of the Vermont ice cream chain tweeted the following to advertise the event. Jerry & I are headed to #NYC — if you’ve been waiting to try…
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The Schmooze 5 ‘Jewish’ Celine Dion Tunes For the Diva’s Birthday
March 30th is Celine Dion’s birthday. It’s been a tough year for her, after she lost her husband, Rene Angelil to cancer. Two days later, Dion’s brother, Daniel, died at age 59 of cancer too. While the diva from Quebec is not a member of the tribe, she’s collaborated with some amazing Jewish artists. Here…
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The Schmooze Debra Messing’s Meaningful Feud with Susan Sarandon Over ‘Bernie or Bust’
Yesterday, Susan Sarandon went on Chris Hayes’s show on MSNBCto talk about, among other things, Bernie Sanders and her support for him. Here’s what happened when he asked her if she would vote for Hillary Clinton, if Clinton won the primaries: Sarandon: I don’t know. I’m going to see what happens. Hayes: Really? Sarandon: Really….
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News Israeli Company Helps FBI Hack San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone
The FBI announced this Tuesday that it has hacked into the phone of Syed Rizwan Farook, the mass murderer responsible the San Bernardino shooting spree that took the lives of 14 people. This ends the Feds’s long and winding legal battle with Apple, who refused to help find a way to bypass the iPhone’s security…
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