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News Antonin Scalia Was Irrascible Conservative — and Unlikely Opera-Loving Pal of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In almost 30 years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was strident, colorful, and most of all, conservative. That made him an unlikely buddy for fellow justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “I love him but sometimes I’d like to strangle him,” Ginsburg, a liberal who bonded with Scalia over a love…
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The Schmooze 7 Jewish Valentine’s Day Cards to Woo Your Sweetheart
Valentine’s Day is this weekend. Do you have that special card for your sweetheart? If you’ve waited too long all the good cards are sold out at the drug store and your only options have cartoon bears holding a heart on the cover. What to do? What to do? Have no fear, the Forward is…
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Breaking News Louis Brandeis Inspired My Work for Women’s Rights — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
BOSTON – One hundred years to the day of the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg paid tribute to the first Jewish justice at a program at the university that bears his name. At Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ginsburg, who is Jewish, told a…
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The Schmooze Broad City is Bringing Jewish Justice to Halloween
I’m dying to see season 3 of “Broad City” set to premiere in February 2016. But to make the wait a little easier, Abbi and Ilana have been regaling us with little video sketches. You know, so we won’t miss them too much. The last one was a perfectly Jewy Yom Kippur sketch and their…
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Culture How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became ‘Notorious’
What do a deceased East Coast rapper and a petite Jewish Supreme Court justice have in common? They’re both Notorious. Over the past few years, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been enjoying an unlikely pop culture moment. “Notorious RBG,” the Tumblr account created by NYU law student Shana Knizhnik comparing Ginsburg to rapper Biggie Smalls (aka…
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The Schmooze First RBG, Now Jackie O — Natalie Portman is On a Roll
Oscar Award-winning actress Natalie Portman will portray Jackie Kennedy in a movie about the first four days in the life of the former first lady after the assassination of her husband President John F. Kennedy. Variety reported on the new role for Portman, who is Jewish and a native of Israel, on Wednesday. The film…
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Breaking News Natalie Portman To Star as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New Biopic
Actress Natalie Portman will play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an upcoming movie. Portman will star in “On the Basis of Sex,” following her career including the obstacles she faced as a woman trying advance in her field, Deadline Hollywood reported. Marielle Heller reportedly is in negotiations to direct the script written by…
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Opinion RBG Breaks It Down Like A Boss on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court’s dilly-dallying and uncertainty when it comes to gay marriage legalization is disappointing to some and highly disconcerting to others. But in all that darkness there is one bright shinning light. Our favorite Jewish and “Notorious” Supreme Court justice, In the recent supreme court debate on gay marriage, RBG smacked down some logical…
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