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.
This holiday weekend, as you’re grilling up the dogs and waiting for the fireworks, offer up a birthday toast to the master of comedy about nothing. July 2 is Larry David’s 69 birthday, and that deserves a celebration! David is coming off of a great year. He was perfectly cast as Bernie Sanders in Saturday…
Better than any history book, the Internet has made it its mission to tell the story of Brexit with “Seinfeld” clips and they are hilarious. Whoever thought of this is a genius! There’s the one of George as the UK and the sympathetic Jerry as the United States, encouraging him to just pretend the vote…
Scarlett Johansson is crushing records left and right. The “Avengers” star has just been dubbed the highest grossing female film actress of all time, coming in at number 10 in Box Office Mojo’s list of Hollywood’s highest grossing actors. View post on imgur.com Tipped over by the Marvel superhero blockbusters, Johansson, 31, has seen her…
Editor’s note: This post contains a gratuitous number of “Don’t Mess With the Zohan” GIFs. The author could not contain herself. We don’t want to get you too excited, but we have a real life Zohan situation on our hands! We just learned that Israeli hairstylist Mordechai Alvow counts Melania and Ivanka Trump as his…
Lin Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane, Tina Fey and Julienne Moore are just some of the A-listers appearing in season two of “Difficult People.” But the real stars of the show are the two meanest people in New York. Difficult People Season 2 July 12th on @hulu! A video posted by Billy Eichner (@billyeichner) on Jun…
We’re just going to come out and say it, Mel Brooks is an icon’s icon. He is also the Jewish comedian who has influenced American Jewish culture the most during his seven (plus) decades in show business. Brooks inspired entire generations of comedians by pushing society’s buttons the only way he knew how: with a…
In a touching tribute to female empowerment and camaraderie, Lena Dunham shared a personal anecdote of the late-night frozen yogurt and conversation she shared with Sheryl Sandberg, curled up on the couch of the woman who had become the global face of the wage equality Lean In movement. Prefacing the interview with Sandberg for her…
A Jewish “Million Dollar Listing” star got a restraining order against someone he says is a Jew hater — but the man he accused now says he is also Jewish. Matt Altman is a Los Angeles-based luxury real estate agent and one of the stars of Bravo network’s “Million Dollar Listing,” a reality show that…
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