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.
“Frozen” friends Josh Gad and Kristen Bell had a mini-reunion while out supporting Idina Menzel’s , which she founded with ex-husband and fellow Broadway alum, Taye Diggs. The charity helps empower young girls and build their self-esteem through arts programs. The fabulous trio has a lot to celebrate with the “Frozen” sequel and Broadway musical…
A Manhattan judge dismissed a lawsuit that accused Columbia University of a Title IX violation on the grounds that it mishandled the actions of student Emma Sulkowicz, who carried a mattress around campus to protest an alleged rape. Sulkowicz’s alleged rapist, Paul Nungesser, had accused the university of causing him emotional distress and violating his…
Just when you think Sarah Silverman can’t possibly do anything else to shock you, she goes ahead and does just that. In a must-see interview with Conan O’Brien, Silverman stepped out in full Nazi garb as Adolf Hitler to the sound of thunderous applause, addressing the recent “unfavorable” comparisons to GOP front-runner Donald Trump. “Don’t…
The trailer for Lonely Island’s first full-length feature “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” is finally out and stars Andy Samberg in the lead as a trippy popstar with an ego problem and a who’s who of celebrity friends. The Judd Apatow production features the rest of Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer and co-stars…
It is a sad day for the world. The man’s man who earned a cult following as the Most Interesting Man in the World is drinking his last Dos Equis and retiring in style. Born in New York City, the 77-year-old drove a garbage truck and worked in construction while trying to get a start…
In an incredibly emotional episode of PBS’s “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates,” acclaimed actor Dustin Hoffman traces his patrilineal ancestry back to a violent and anti-Semitic Russia and learns of a family tragedy spanning generations at the hands of the Bolsheviks. Born and raised in Los Angeles, the two-time Academy Award winning actor…
Has Kanye West hijacked Kim Kardashian West’s Twitter account? That’s what Bette Midler fans are thinking this morning after Kardashian unleashed some scathing late-night tweets at the Jewish diva. The social media exchange started late Sunday when Kardashian Tweeted yet another nude selfie, to which Midler replied: The First Family of Internet drama was not…
Israel and New Zealand have signed a co-production treaty giving film makers access and funding as incentives to produce film, TV animation and digital productions in the two countries. , the treaty was signed in Wellington, New Zealand by New Zealand’s Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Maggie Barry and Israeli Ambassador, Yosef Livne. “(The…
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