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Sandler and Samberg on Fallon, Joan Rivers’ plastic surgery ‘700 club,’ Oprah’s Chasidim show
"SNL" alums Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg on fellow alum Jimmy Fallon's show imitate each other, Joan Rivers passes 700 plastic surgeries and Oprah is set to air her show on Chasidim. Read more »
Stiller’s new HBO show, Handler-Rivers scuffle, Drescher’s close encounter
Ben Stiller reportedly has signed on for an HBO show about a Jewish family written by Jonathan Safran Foer, Fran Drescher speaks of her belief in aliens, and Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler are a-feudin'. Read more »
Jews at the Oscars, Shatner’s Priceline demise, Rogen and Miller’s tzedakah
The 2012 Academy Award nominations came out and it seems like Billy Crystal will be hosting a big ol' Jewish party, providing traction to those who advance the canard that Jews do indeed control Hollywood. Read more »
Lohan playing Liz? Radcliffe on ‘SNL,’ Brangelina at the Holocaust museum
Brangelina makes an appearance at the Holocaust museum in D.C., critics dig Daniel Radcliffe on "Saturday Night Live" and Lindsay Lohan is in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor in a biopic. Read more »
Friday Five: Brangelina, yes Turkey Can (Bonomo), Sheldon Adelson, Jack Lew, Anastassia Michaeli
Check out why they made the list. Read more »
Lambert as Super Bowl Idol? Lea Michele threatens N.Y. boycott, Jonah Hill and Dustin’s daughter
Fans of Adam Lambert tweet for their favorite to sing at the Super Bowl, Lea Michele tells N.Y. to lose the horse-drawn carriages or she's not coming back, and it's official: Jonah Hill and Ali Hoffman, daughter of Mr. Magorium himself, are dating. Read more »
Friday Five: Haredi child star, Harry Houdini, King of Peace, Cantor’s griller, Jewish time traveler
Find out why a haredi kid, Harry Houdini, King Abdullah, Lesley Stahl and Max Lapushin made the list. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 02/09/12 @ 05:54PM EST
- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto.
- The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board.
- A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank.
- U.S. Rep. Howard Berman introduced legislation that would allow eligible Israeli nationals to receive non-immigrant investor visas in the United States.
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
- D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
- Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
- Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
- Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
- Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
- Larry Greenfield tapped to lead JINSA



