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.
On a scale of 1-10, how set is the Jewish holiday calendar? We’re asking because we’d like to propose a new chag. April 24 is Barbra Streisand’s 74th birthday and in honor of the original Queen B’s special day, we made a list of what it is, exactly, that makes our Babs so special. 1)…
Harvey Weinstein had a few choice words about Bernie Sanders while on a promotion stop on the morning news show “CBS This Morning” for his upcoming movie, “Sing Street.” Asked about his thoughts on Thursday night’s Democratic debate, Weinstein said his family members have “all types” of political views, his mother started out as a…
On Tuesday night, the Donald Trump campaign brought out the GOP candidate’s children during a CNN town hall meeting to address Ivanka and Eric Trump’s failure to register as Republicans in time to vote in New York state’s Republican primary on April 19. The two had missed the October 2015 registration deadline and took full…
Do you remember when Bernie Sanders didn’t quite know how to fist bump Killer Mike? If you don’t, here’s a friendly reminder: He finally got it after at least a dozen tries. Well, now we have proof that the Sanders handshake/fist bump has come a long in the last few months. We’re just going to…
On Tuesday, longtime activist and U2 frontman Bono spoke before a Senate subcommitte hearing on “causes of violent extremism and the role of foreign assistance,” where he that foreign aid to the Middle East and Africa is a matter of national security. But he had another suggestion that was met with roaring laughter: send in…
Oh Amy, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Outspoken comedienne Amy Schumer mocked dubbing her as plus size on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night. “For those of you who don’t know who I am, I’m a famous plus size model,” she joked to roaring laughter, reclining down in…
Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film with Mark Rylance, “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara,” will shine a light on an obscure battle between the Papacy and an Italian Jewish family that led to outrage and controversy in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th century. Based on true events, the story focuses on a six-year-old Jewish…
Well, this is embarrassing. On Monday morning’s episode of Fox & Friends, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump had to explain why two of his five children, Ivanka and Eric Trump, will not be voting in the Republican New York primary on April 19: in time. “They had a long time register and they were, you know,…
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