Human Interest
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Andrea Lebedev1 grew up in Brooklyn, New York in a non-religious Jewish family from the former Soviet Union. Her father passed away from a heart attack when her mother was pregnant with Andrea. He was only 34. While Brooklyn has a large Orthodox Jewish population, Andrea never met anyone Orthodox while growing up. “My neighbors […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow is either “nasty or simply stupid” and “she needs to be cancelled.” That’s the verdict from France 24, France’s Government-owned authoritative news outlet, after the actress appeared in an ad for a new apartment building in Israel. Social media users have dubbed Paltrow, whose father was Jewish and is a longstanding supporter of the […]
Steven Spielberg's latest visit with little green men has landed in theaters, and it carries the same classic themes that made his films ET and Close Encounters cultural phenomena. Like its predecessors, Disclosure Day follows a handful of rebels protecting alien life from cruel and obtuse government agencies and a frightened public. And as always, […]
Following a divorce, a loss, and a crisis of faith, Claire Blumenthal Zeitler went in search of her biological parents and her Arab heritage. After ten years living in Arab countries, Claire returned to Judaism and the Jewish community. At six weeks old, Claire was adopted by an observant Jewish family. Every Friday night, recalls […]
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Jamie Geller reveals what it was really like to interview the biggest celebrities in the world and produce some of the hottest shows on television, and why she walked away from it all.
