Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze MK Throws Glass of Water in Anger
She sure knows how to make a splash at the Knesset. Right-wing legislator Anastasia Michaeli got into a heated war of words with fellow MK Raleb Majadele today, then cooled off the situation by throwing a glass of water in his face. The one-way water fight, which took place during a meeting of the Knesset’s…
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Food Portman and Safran Foer Talk Vegan Documentary
First shoes, and now a film. Oscar winner Natalie Portman, one the world’s most famous vegans, may be cooking up a documentary on the topic, several years after launching a line of animal-friendly shoes. The “Black Swan” star reached out to author Jonathan Safran Foer about her interest in making “a very personal documentary” inspired…
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The Schmooze Does Your Dog Deserve a ‘Bark Mitzvah’?
It is with mixed feelings that the Shmooze brings you this latest development in dubious religious trends: the rise of bar mitzvahs for dogs. While not exactly mainstream, the ceremonies, known as “bark mitzvahs,” are apparently now a rite of passage for some Jewish dog owners and their pets, part of what the Associated Press…
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The Schmooze Watch Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson Sing Hanukkah Songs
Movie stars do all kinds of silly things to promote their films — including singing Hanukkah songs and discussing gefilte fish on MTV. Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon both proved good sports during interviews with the channel’s Josh Horowitz this week, gamely playing along during a segment entitled “After Hours Chanukah Special.” They were visiting…
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The Schmooze Sports Illustrated Lists Greatest Jewish Athletes
Jews aren’t exactly famous for their athletic prowess — the punch line of many a joke, including this classic from “Airplane!” But in honor of Hanukkah, Sports Illustrated is generously celebrating “prominent Jewish athletes,” compiling an online compendium of top Jewish sports stars from over the past 70 years. A list rather than a ranking,…
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The Schmooze No More Holocaust Movies at the Oscars?
Oscar nominations won’t be announced for another month, but at least one prediction can already be made with confidence: no Holocaust films will be among this year’s major contenders. That’s both a relief and something of a surprise, given the ubiquity of the genre at recent Oscar ceremonies. Holocaust movies haven’t yielded too many actual…
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The Schmooze Portman Dethrones Depp on Movie Search List
Not that we needed proof, but here’s more evidence that Natalie Portman is on the Aleph-list. Capping a year in which she named her firstborn for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Portman surpassed Johnny Depp as the most searched celebrity on IMDB, the Internet Movie Database. The victory turns out to be rather…
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The Schmooze Terrorist’s Widow Treated in Tel Aviv Hospital
Being the widow of one of the Middle East’s most notorious terrorists isn’t enough to stop Israeli doctors from treating you. In one of today’s stranger news items, Israel’s Channel 2 is reporting that the wife of Mohammed Oudeh, the mastermind behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, is receiving medical care…
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