Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze ‘Live Long and Prosper’: The Jewish History of Mr. Spock
Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ has passed away at the age of 83. Here’s how he came up with the hand gesture that made him famous. Who could forget Mr. Spock’s trademark hand sign on “Star Trek”? It turns out that the distinctive salute was…
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The Schmooze How Mike Nichols Was Related to Everyone
This article was first published in the February 26, 2010 issue of the Forward. On the celebrity family tree, a Jewish film director has been revealed as the missing link among Albert Einstein, Meryl Streep and TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz. Mike Nichols, the Oscar-winning director of the 1967 film “The Graduate,” learned that he shared…
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The Schmooze Gilad Shalit, Basketball Fan
Going to a basketball game isn’t headline-making news — unless you’re Gilad Shalit, and the game is one of your first public outings after more than five years in Hamas captivity. Israel’s most famous ex-prisoner returned to the local news in a big way last night after arriving in person to watch his favorite pro…
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The Schmooze Stephen Colbert vs. Maurice Sendak
“Where the Wild Things Are” writer Maurice Sendak turns out to be the cranky Jewish grandfather fans of “The Colbert Report” wish they had. The 83-year-old author has been featured the past two nights on the Comedy Central series, in an interview producers apparently liked so much they stretched it across multiple episodes. Shot at…
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The Schmooze Jeff Goldblum To Play Gay Jewish Dad on ‘Glee’
“Glee” fans have long known about Rachel Berry’s gay Jewish dad, but they’ve never seen him. That’ll change on Valentine’s Day, when the character will finally make an appearance in the form of Jeff Goldblum, who’s been announced as one of two actors who’ll play Berry’s fathers. Goldblum’s TV spouse will be played by Broadway…
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The Schmooze Michael Moore Backs New Film on Resistance
Oscar winner Michael Moore has signed on to help an Israeli filmmaker produce his next documentary — a project that will focus, in part, on the small minority of Germans who defied the Nazis during World War II. Moore, who received an Academy Award for the 2002 documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” has agreed to match…
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The Schmooze Jay-Z Partners With Israeli Tech Firm
The big Jay-Z news this week is obviously the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy. But employees at an Israeli tech company are probably just as excited about another development involving the rapper: He’s signed on as the spokesman for one of the start-up’s new ventures. “There is no better face or voice that can…
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The Schmooze David Remnick On Board for ‘Jewish Jocks’ Book
Sports Illustrated recently released a list of history’s greatest Jewish athletes, and now a group of top thinkers and policymakers is doing the same. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and New Yorker editor David Remnick will be among the big-name contributors to “Jewish Jocks,” an essay collection about Jews in sports. Summers, who’s spent the…
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