Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze Spielberg Censored in Lebanon
It’s not quite worthy of a Sherlock Holmes story, but the mystery continues: Who censored Steven Spielberg’s name at a movie theater in Lebanon? In a piece picked up by The Washington Post, the country’s Blog Baladi reported yesterday that the director’s name had been covered up on a poster for his next movie, the…
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The Schmooze Batali Bites the Banker Hand That Feeds Him
You don’t have to be a fan of the U.S. banking system to realize that credit default swaps are not the same as gas chambers and the gulag. Or so you would think. But celebrity chef Mario Batali evidently doesn’t see that distinction, having compared American bankers to both Hitler and Stalin while participating in…
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The Schmooze Hitler Art Sale Called Off
To the relief of Sweden’s Jewish community, the sale of art allegedly painted by Adolf Hitler has been temporarily canceled — largely because the paintings may not truly have been the work of the Nazi dictator. Swedish news site The Local reports that the paintings were to be auctioned off by Swedish debt collectors who…
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The Schmooze New York Mag Spotlights Ashkenazi ‘SuperAgers’
This will be news to residents of southern Florida, but it turns out that Ashkenazi Jews, as a group, don’t actually live longer than the rest of the population. Nevertheless, shared genetic traits have made Ashkenazim a compelling subject for scientific study, including in a fascinating project outlined in the newest edition of New York…
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Food Wall Street’s Kosher Cafe May Be Forced To Close
The owner of a kosher restaurant in Manhattan’s Financial District is blaming Occupy Wall Street for his decision to fire almost a quarter of his staff. “This movement is not serious,” Milk Street Cafe owner Marc Epstein tells DNAinfo.com. “If it was, they would not want small businesses going out of business.” The restaurateur made…
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The Schmooze Hunting Nazis Is Back in Style in Hollywood
Two months after Helen Mirren tracked down a fictional war criminal in “The Debt,” plans are coming together for “Hunting Eichmann,” a thriller based on the Mossad’s real-life capture of Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann. Deadline Hollywood reports that the director will be Brett Ratner, the Hebrew school-educated filmmaker best-known for the “Rush Hour” series and…
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The Schmooze Montel in Israel on Medical Marijuana Quest
“Fact-finding missions” to Israel don’t usually involve cannabis, but medical marijuana is the reason former talk-show host Montel Williams is currently in the Holy Land. “Some of the leading science on where and how those chemicals [in marijuana] work is being done right here in this country,” the Emmy Award winner said during the trip….
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Food Reality TV’s Newest Star? The Carnegie Deli
Running a landmark Jewish deli isn’t easy, especially when you hear a rumor that Jack Nicholson might show up. That’s the premise behind “Family Pickle,” a new reality TV show that launched this week on the RLTV cable channel. Filmed at the Carnegie Deli in midtown Manhattan, the series follows the trials and tribulations of…
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