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Does Netflix’s ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ Live Up to the Hype?

By Alan Zeitlin (JNS) When Michael Aloni’s agent told him about “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” he was a bit confused. “Since when is there a beauty pageant in Jerusalem?” Aloni recalled asking at the time, at an event last week at Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center in New York City. He’d just finished filming the […]

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Before Melvin, Padres had 11 players, 2 coaches with at least one Jewish parent

Since the team’s induction into Major League Baseball in 1969 until 2021, the Padres counted 11 players and two coaches on its rosters who had at least one Jewish parent. In 2022, Bob Melvin became the team’s first manager with a Jewish parent. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Assassinated Gay Jewish Political Leader Harvey Milk Is Honored by the U.S. Navy

The “christening” ceremony featured a principal ceremonial address by Milk’s nephew, Stuart Milk, as well as remarks by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro; Vice Admiral Jeffrey Hughes, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development; and Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, commander of the Military Sealift Command. Sponsors of the ship were U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who had served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with Milk, and Paula Neira, clinical program director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health. Neira shattered a bottle of sparkling wine across the ship’s bow in a time-honored Navy tradition. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Gilbert Gottfried ‘Would Have Loved’ His ‘Star-Studded’ Funeral, Shiva, Comic Jeff Ross Says

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — Gilbert Gottfried has been laid to rest. The comedian was remembered by his fellow funny friends and loved ones at a funeral in Westchester Thursday, two days after the “Aladdin” star died at age 67. “The shiva tonight will be a star-studded event and the funeral

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Judge Blocks Release of Records in Bob Saget’s Death Investigation

Published by PopCrush A week ago, the family of Bob Saget released a statement regarding the cause of the Jewish comedian’s sudden death. In it, they wrote that “authorities have determined that Bob passed away from head trauma” caused when “he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and

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‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Dies at 75

Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – Ivan Reitman, the influential Jewish director and producer of wildly popular comedies “Ghostbusters,” “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “Twins,” has died aged 75. On Monday Reitman’s son Jason — himself a director of films such as “Juno” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — tweeted: “I’ve lost my hero.” Arnold Schwarzenegger,

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Bob Saget Was COVID Positive at Time of Death, Autopsy Reveals

Published by Radar Online New details surrounding the passing of beloved Jewish comedian Bob Saget have been revealed. According to the official autopsy report released on Thursday, the 65-year-old Full House and Fuller House star was COVID positive when he died from a freak head injury he sustained inside an Orlando, Florida, hotel room on

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Paul Finebaum Sums Up What Makes Alabama Football So Great

Published by The Spun By Hunter Hodies Alabama is gunning for its second-straight National Championship after beating Ohio State last year. First up for this year, the Crimson Tide get the Cincinnati Bearcats as the latter went undefeated in the AAC this season. ESPN’s Paul Finebaum appeared on the SEC Network and touched on what

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Legendary Shore musician Stormin’ Norman Seldin tells life story in new book ‘You Don’t Know Me’

Published by NJArts.net The cover of Norman Seldin’s autobiography, “You Don’t Know Me.” When President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Norman Seldin was 16 years old and already a working musician. He was also, in fact, promoting his own shows. And on that November night, he had booked a “Cavalcade of Stars” show at the

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Scarlett Johansson seeks a buyer for her New York penthouse

Published by BANG Showbiz English Scarlett Johansson is struggling to find a buyer for her New York penthouse. The 37-year-old actress initially put the plush pad on the market 18 months ago for $2.3 million, but she’s now reportedly slashed the asking price to $1.86 million. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence was first listed on the

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Sandra Bernhard reveals why her friendship with Madonna ended

Published by BANG Showbiz English Sandra Bernhard has claimed her friendship with Madonna ended because the singer’s relationships “just don’t last”. The 66-year-old comedian was good friends with the ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker until the 1990s, and she has admitted there were certain pressures that came with their friendship. She said: “I didn’t really like that

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