Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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The Schmooze Teeing Off For Einstein College of Medicine
It was a glorious sunny day of “putts” and “ volleys” for the more than 130 participants in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s 53rd Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament and Dinner at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, New York, which honored Peter S. Duncan, President and CEO of George Comfort & Sons, Inc….
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The Schmooze Tina Brown Honored With Women’s Forum of New York ‘Elly’ Award
“Appreciating that education is the key to success in every industry, we pride ourselves to helping high potential women over the age of 35 to return to college after their education has been disrupted by life’s adversities,” Ami Kaplan, president of The Women’s Forum of New York, told the 400 guests at its 5th Annual…
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The Schmooze Theodore Bikel, Guardian of Yiddishkeit, Honored By YIVO
“I have to sing!… It is a need bigger than eating” a young, handsome Theodore Bikel declares in a clip from Murray Lerner’s 1967 film of the Newport Festival which was shown at the YIVO’s 13th Annual Heritage Luncheon at the Center for Jewish History honoring 91 year old Bikel. In the film, Bikel is…
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The Schmooze ‘2 By Wolf’ — A Yiddish-Gaelic Theatre Delight
On my way to see The New Yiddish Rep’s production of “Two By Wolf” which includes Wolf Mankowitz’s play “The Bespoke Overcoat,” I flashed back to 1956, when in the darkness of the Thalia Theatre on Upper Broadway, I saw the British film “The Bespoke Overcoat” based on Mankowitz’s play about a Jewish tailor and…
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The Schmooze Abe Foxman, ‘Anti Discrimination First Responder,’ Honored at ADL Gala
If you were among the 1,200 guests in reach of Abe Foxman at the June 17th tribute gala for the departing director of the Anti-Defamation League at the Waldorf-Astoria, you got a Foxman hug your ribs will remember. The event was emceed by Katie Couric, with video greetings by President Obama and former president George…
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The Schmooze Soroka Medical Center Gala Salutes Doc and IDF Soldier He Saved
At the American Friends of Soroka Medical Center’s June 15th Third Annual Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Dr. Amit Frenkel, Soroka University Medical Center’s senior intensive care specialist and distinguished service honoree, saluted then shared the stage with Daniel Fish, a young Israeli soldier whose life he had saved. Emceed by NBC News Chief…
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The Schmooze Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation Throws ‘Save the Pitbulls’ Party
Greeting the more than 100 champagne-sipping guests at their Park Avenue home for the June 5 “Save the Pit Bulls” Kick Off Party — in advance of the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation July 18 th “Unconditional Love Dinner Dance” — were Martin Shafiroff and event co-chairs Jean Shafiroff and Patrick McMullen. Guests were also made welcome by…
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The Schmooze Forget American Pharoah — This Yiddish Horse Made Me Win Big
I have always been intrigued by the inventive and unusual names of racing horses. A few years ago, I wanted to bet on what was supposed to be a sure winner — Rachel Alexandra — because my two youngest granddaughters are sisters Rachel and Alexandra. The horse lost. Unable to attend the 147th Running of the…
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