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Drake’s bar mitzvah, Andy Samberg leaving?, Gilbert bumps head
Drake releases music video that recreates his Bar Mitzvah, Jon Stewart complaints about Passover losing "cool points" to Easter and Andy Samberg imitates Mayim Bialik and is rumored to leave SNL. Read more »
Meet Michael Ginsberg: On ‘Mad Men,’ Sterling Cooper gets a Jewish copywriter
Are the creators of the award-winning show going overboard with the Jewish or getting it just right? Read more »
Painting lives: Artist helps clients mark pivot points, from bar mitzvah dreams to a dying wish
Lori Loebelsohn enters other people’s lives at pivotal moments -- a marriage, a milestone birthday, a bar mitzvah -- to create what she calls “life-cycle paintings”: personalized works of art that commemorate a special day while also reflecting upon an individual’s lifetime. Read more »
‘Mad Men’ gets (more) Jewish, Sandler film sets Razzies’ mark, Rihanna getting into Kabbalah?
"Mad Men" introduces its first Jewish copywriter, Adam Sandler breaks the Razzies' record and Rihanna may have the Kabbalah itch because of her budding relationship with Ashton Kutcher. Read more »
Amid mainstream success, Regina Spektor stays true to Jewish roots
Regina Spektor has achieved musical success while also publicly embracing Jewish causes, including the organization that helped resettle her immigrant family in America. Read more »
Author Naomi Ragen ordered to pay damages in plagiarism case
Israeli author Naomi Ragen, convicted of plagiarism, was ordered by a Jerusalem court to pay nearly $63,000 in damages to author Sarah Shapiro. Read more »
Weinberg’s tikkun olam, Simmons rants, Madonna adds an Israel show
KISS frontman Gene Simmons rants about Rihanna and today's music, Kazakhstan rails against 'Borat' anthem at a medal ceremony in Kuwait, and Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg talks about how music is his way of living a life of tikkun olam. Read more »
Producer threatens L.A. Jewish film fest over rejection of sex-abuse documentary
Producer Scott Rosenfelt, whose credits include “Home Alone” and ”Mystic Pizza,” is threatening a major Jewish film festival after its director raised concerns that Rosenfelt's documentary about sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community amounts to a “witch hunt.” Read more »
Talkin’ baseball: Jewish Major Leaguers and why we care about them
With baseball's Opening Day nearing, why we care about Jews who played in the Major Leagues from the author of a book on the subject. Read more »
Looking into Anne Frank’s unblinking eyes
Anne Frank's likeness is now on display at Madame Tussauds in Berlin. Are we ready for a young Jewish martyr and personification of the Holocaust to be melted into the waxy mix? Read more »
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