Thea Glassman was an associate editor for the Forward. Follow her on twitter @theakglassman.
Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Mike Pence Makes Bid For Jewish Votes With Awkwardly Worded Hebrew Sign
Mike Pence wants to make America great again. Well, kind of. The Republican vice presidential candidate was photographed holding a sign written in Hebrew that was supposed to read “Make America Great Again”—but translates roughly as “To Reverse America to Great Once More.” The first word on the bottom of the sign is a verb…
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The Schmooze Everything You Wanted to Know About Seinfeld Porn (But Were Really, Really Afraid to Ask)
Ever have a hankering for a sexier “Seinfeld”? Like, maybe, getting to watch Jerry and Elaine hook up from beginning to end? Or peek in on Kramer having a three way? Or see the Soup Nazi get some action of his own? If any of the above sounds tantalizing (and, you know, not that there’s…
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Lands in Social Media Hot Water Over ‘Racist’ Tweet
A tweet Lena Dunham wrote five years ago has resurfaced—and is causing a major internet backlash. “An uncool thought to have: ‘is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he’s Asian.’” the actress wrote on July 12, 2011. An uncool thought to have: “is that guy walking in the dark…
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The Schmooze When Amy Schumer Auditioned to Play Shoshanna on ‘Girls’
Six years ago, Amy Schumer walked into an audition room to try out for Shoshanna, the fast-talking, ditzy, bubblegum character on what would later become the hit television show “Girls.” She didn’t get the part—but she made a huge impression on Lena Dunham, the show’s creator. “Everyone in the room was stunned by the detail…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Nixon’s Speechwriter Ben Stein Really Doesn’t Like Trump or Clinton
Ben Stein, a lifelong Republican, former speechwriter for Richard Nixon and the teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” really doesn’t like either candidate for president. Stein sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night and declared that he’s “not a fan” of Hillary Clinton, and that there is “something wrong” with Donald Trump. The actor added…
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The Schmooze Iris Apfel Lists Her Major Fashion Don’ts For Older Women
Iris Apfel has some choice fashion advice for older women. The style icon, who celebrated her 95th birthday on Monday, told Fashionista that there are a few major fashion don’ts she thinks need to be avoided. “There are just some certain things that older women shouldn’t do,” she said. “…Older women shouldn’t show excess flesh….
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News Scottish Inmates Scam Prison System in Bid for Kosher Meals
Life imitates art, again. “Orange is the New Black” fans might remember the episode in which a handful of prisoners pretended to be Jewish so they could eat the more edible kosher meals. Well, that’s actually happening right now in Glenochil Prison, a detention center in the county of Clackmannanshire, Scotland. More than 100 inmates…
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The Schmooze Inside Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner’s Short and Sweet Jewish Love Story
The first time Gilda Radner met Gene Wilder, she thought he was suggestively rubbing his crotch on her knee. It was at the very beginning of shooting the Sidney Poitier directed romp “Hanky Panky,” and the two were introduced before filming their first scene. “When she told me this story, I said, ‘You’re nuts!’ And…
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