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Was There A Nazi Theme In Grand Prix Boss’s Orgy?
If so, is that a more serious sin than the orgy with five women? What would the Torah say? What would Jesus do? What does this mean for the Jews? John Burns reports: LONDON — Few scandals in recent years … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea district, chief joseph, counting in german, diana mitford, fascist leader, formula one racing, funf, international governing body, john burns, joseph goebbels, licentiousness, max mosley, mdash, nazi propaganda, nazi theme, news of the world, rsquo, secret wedding, sir oswald mosley, society beauty
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Jewish Federation Reaches Out To Young Hollywood
Rebecca Spence writes for the Forward: ‘SCRUBS’ BUDS: Actor Zach Braff (center) is flanked (from left to right) by Scott Orlin, Ilanna Bavli, Amanda Kogan, Beth Lemberger and Aaron Kogan — members of the Entertainment Industry Leadership Initiative. Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation
Tagged artificiality, charity work, federated system, hollywood professionals, industry leadership, jewish charity, jewish federation of greater los angeles, leadership initiative, lemberger, mdash, meaningful relationships, networking opportunities, networking organizations, orlin, philanthropic endeavors, rebecca spence, s entertainment, sherry lansing, steven spielberg, young hollywood
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Man Claims to Speak ‘Australian’ After Allegedly Being Raped by Wombat
From Fox News: Los Angeles — A Pico-Robertson man has been sentenced to community service after telling police he was raped by a wombat and the experience had made him speak "Australian". Luke Carey Ford, 41, from Kurri Kurri, called … Continue reading
Posted in Satire
Tagged Alcohol, carey ford, chris stringer, ford, fox news, local court, mdash, news los angeles, orchard, police prosecutor, sergeant, wombat
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Bring Out The Tam Tams
Oy, those crazy Jews! The New York Times reports: What will you do in the great Tam Tam shortage of 2008? It’s true, the unleavened, bite-sized matzo cracker has nearly disappeared from shelves across the country, leaving Jews anguished as … Continue reading
Posted in Passover
Tagged anguish, company officials, cracker, domestic beer, hellip, jewish news, mdash, metropolitan chicago, mr rossi, New York Times, news site, Passover, passover season, schechter day school, season approaches, shelves, solomon schechter day school, sundown, tam tam, york times reports
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Alleged Sex Abuse by Principal Roils Australia
Dan Goldberg writes for the Forward: Sydney, Australia — Australia’s tight-knit ultra-Orthodox community is being roiled by allegations that the principal of a girls’ high school molested a number of her former students. Malka Leifer, headmistress of Melbourne’s Adass Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged belz, chaya, crown heights riots, former students, headmistress, israel girls, mdash, mikvah, native israel, orthodox community, rosenbaum, rsquo, s board, Satmar, school board members, sects, sex abuse, sexual misconduct, sydney australia, yankel
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What’s new in that nasty dispute at Young Israel of Beverly Hills?
It’s a broken down shul on Pico near Shenandoah. I heard about this new lawsuit against the shul president Howard Zisblatt: YAKKOV BURK VS. LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD B. ZISBLATT INC. ETALCase#: SC097363. Filing Date: 03/07/2008 Case Type: Othr Breach … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter dispute, breach of contract, caterer, complainer, deceiver, eviction notice, indigestion, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, mdash, open access, shabbat, shul, suissa, summons, vigorous defense, Young Israel
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Young Israel Of Beverly Hills
It’s a 40-year old shul on Pico Blvd that’s gone to pot. David Suissa writes his harshest column yet in this week’s Jewish Journal: After weeks of escalating tension, the story came to a head recently when a few tough-looking … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter dispute, breach of contract, caterer, complainer, deceiver, eviction notice, indigestion, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, mdash, pico blvd, shabbat, shul, suissa, summons, vigorous defense, Young Israel
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Susan Sarandon Masturbated To For Old Time’s Sake
ATHENS, GA—Though David Unger’s onanistic ritual has changed much over the past three decades, the 39-year-old copy editor told reporters Monday that he was "thrilled" to reconnect with someone he hadn’t used as masturbatory fodder in years: Academy Award–winning actress … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alias, athens ga, carver, david unger, difficult questions, fantasizing, fodder, genitalia, hiatus, jennifer aniston, kelly clarkson, lucy liu, mdash, old time, onanistic, sex symbol, susan sarandon, three decades, waste of time
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