Maia Efrem is the former research editor and assistant to the editor and was also responsible for the Forward’s annual Salary Survey. Previously she served as the editor of Blognik Beat, a blog written by students who emigrated from or have ties to the Former Soviet Union. Maia is a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Ivanka Trump makes news, even when she’s on vacation. Just in the last few days, the daughter of the Republican nominee has been in the news for sightseeing in Croatia with Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife — and Vladimir Putin’s rumored girlfriend — Wendy Deng Murdoch. Then she was seen maxin’ and relaxin’ alongside her husband, Jared…
Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was met with loud boos and jeers after refusing to bow or shake the hand of the Israeli fighter who bested him at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Or Sasson, Israel’s fifth-ranked fighter, beat El Shehaby with two throws in the first-round for an automatic victory, with a minute…
Congratulations are in order for Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli and her husband Adi Ezra! The two welcomed their first child, baby girl Liv Ezra, on Thursday at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital. Jerusalem Post reports that the baby was born healthy weighing in at 7 pounds. The couple, who tied the knot in a low key…
Sarah Silverman’s Twitter account was hacked by the international hacktivist group, Anonymous, after the comedian called the “Bernie-or-Bust” supporters “ridiculous” at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. Less than 48 hours after Silverman had the blogosphere buzzing when she criticized Bernie Sanders supporters who refuse to vote for Hillary Clinton, a mysterious — now deleted…
Anthony Weiner just exchanged a war of words with Donald Trump Jr., and was on the losing end of the tête-à-tête. It all started after Weiner gave an interview on the floor of the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, commenting on the possibility of Trump Jr. running for mayor of New York City. In his most…
Remember that time George Costanza was an 80s commercial star? Well, maybe not exactly. But we found proof that before Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, Jason Alexander was a famous commercial personality. We found a McDonald’s commercial from 1985 — featuring peak 80s fashion and music — in which Alexander dances, sings and snaps fingers…
Is Anthony Weiner back? Some politics junkies might argue that the former Democratic Congressman from Queens never actually went away, and judging by how active his Twitter feed is, that might actually be true. Weiner was a guest on Monday night’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” where he made more than a few self deprecating…
Bernie Sanders doesn’t try to be your cute Jewish grandpa, he just is. Last night, as Sanders waited for his big speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the cameras caught the former presidential candidate in the audience dropping his speech. That moment was adorable, but it was only a matter of time before…
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