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.
If you tuned in to Wednesday night’s premier of “Kocktails With Khloe” on the FYI network, you may have noticed that Khloe Kardashian’s chef and sidekick, Sharone Hakman, is a hottie who knows his way around the kitchen. What you may not know is that he is a Los Angeles based former Orthodox yeshiva-boy-turned-financial-planner-turned-celebrity-chef. The…
As if “Neighbors” wasn’t Jewey enough with Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Ike Barinholtz and Dave Franco at the helm, now we have Beanie Feldstein, Jonah Hill’s younger sister, joining the cast of “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” as a leading — and may we say hilarious — character. Remember her name, you’re about to see a…
A new takes us into the “modest” colonial home of the Vermont Senator with the adorable Brooklyn accent. Looks like what we see with Sanders is actually what we get. He does his own laundry, goes grocery shopping, can’t take a compliment, his family describes him as frugal and he’s impatient when taking pictures. So,…
January 19 is National Popcorn Day, and as you trek out to the theater this weekend to catch up on some Oscar nominated flicks, stop a minute to thank the Jewish concessionaire who first brought popcorn to movie theaters. Samuel M. Rubin peddled pretzels and flags in New York City starting at age 6, but…
Previews begin March 13, 2017 with the opening slated for April 20, 2017.
Actress Maya Rudolph will be one of three celebrities featured in a PBS documentary show that traces the ancestry of pop culture personalities, uncovering familial histories they themselves are not aware of. The episode, which airs January 19 and also features writer Shonda Rimes and actor Keenen Ivory Wayans, traces the African American roots of…
Have you watched the Bernie Sanders-Killer Mike love story unfold over the last few months and wondered how on earth an Atlanta rapper became so engrossed and active in Sander’s presidential campaign? Well, the magic formula may be joint + tweets = Feeling the Bern. Talking with reporters ahead of Sunday night’s Democratic debate, Killer…
Amy Schumer is going viral for musing about the implications of her actually-how-a-normal-woman-looks figure… Again. During Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards, Schumer accepted the Critics’ Choice MVP Award from presenter Judd Apatow and gave a hilarious acceptance speech that was, as it always is with her, feminist at its core. “I am plus-plus-size actress Amy…
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