Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze Former NBA Star To Coach at Jewish Day School
A former NBA All-Star has landed an unlikely coaching gig — at a Jewish prep school in Florida. It sounds like the set-up for a movie, but it’s true: Former professional point guard Kenny Anderson has signed on to coach boys’ basketball at the David Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie, Fla., a town located…
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The Schmooze ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Religion Swapping
Shooting is under way on the new Hollywood version of “The Great Gatsby,” and director Baz Luhrmann has made several interesting choices, including casting. The Australian director behind “Moulin Rouge” has cast Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Meyer Wolfsheim, a shady Jewish character based on real-life criminal Arnold Rothstein, whose most infamous…
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The Schmooze Gadhafi Invited To Become Israeli
Muammar Gadhafi has been invited to become Israeli. A Jewish family of Libyan descent has extended the offer to the deposed dictator, who as of this writing is still at large. Gita Boaron, who lives in the Tel Aviv suburb of Netanyahu, has told local media that Gadhafi is eligible to make aliyah because she…
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The Schmooze Galliano Found Guilty, Gets Slap on the Wrist
Case clothesed. Six months after an anti-Semitism scandal engulfed his high-profile fashion career, John Galliano got off essentially scot-free in a Paris courtroom today, avoiding jail time and a fine. Despite being found guilty of “public insults toward persons on the basis of their religion or origin,” the court slapped the designer with a suspended…
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The Schmooze Tent Protests Immortalized in Taiwanese Cartoon
Israel’s “tent protests” have joined the ranks of America’s recent sex scandals by earning the attention of Taiwanese animators. Cartoonists for the country’s NMA media company have depicted the protests in a new video, which provides background about the demonstrations in the local language, as well as in English subtitles. The clip features a look-alike…
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The Schmooze Disgraced Designer John Galliano Mocked on T-Shirt
It’s been a big week for John Galliano: first he got a shout-out from Madonna, and now he’s featured on a new t-shirt. The satirical shirt, on sale in Italy, features the Hitler-loving former fashion designer as an Orthodox Jew, replete with sidecurls and a hat. Intended in jest, the item has reportedly offended some…
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The Schmooze Jewish Scrabble Fan Was Once Fidel Castro’s Bodyguard
Life is getting better for Cuba’s Jews — and for the country’s Scrabble players. Just ask a guy named Fidel. That’s the gist of an entertaining feature in yesterday’s L.A. Times, which tells the story of Fidel Babani, a member of Cuba’s tiny Jewish community and the president of the Cuban Scrabble Association. Dubbed “Señor…
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The Schmooze Is Madonna’s New Film Soft on Nazis?
Madonna brought Kabbalah to the masses, but New York magazine still wonders whether her new movie might have a “Jewish problem.” Last week, the singer attended the Venice Film Festival premiere of “W.E.,” her second effort as a director. Early reviews were mostly abysmal, but the film’s quality is only part of the story. Co-written…
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