Blog Entries by nate bloom


Ellie Greenwich, Good-Bye to a Great Songwriter—-Leader of the Pack, Be My Baby, Many More

August 28, 2009 | by nate bloom

Ellie Greenwich, Good-Bye

 

Ellie Greenwich, a famous rock songwriter,…


Real Life Inglorious Basterds—German-Speaking Jews who Fought as Allied Commandos

August 23, 2009 | by nate bloom

Quentin Tarantino's new film, "Inglourious Basterds," centers around a mostly Jewish group of American soldiers who go behind enemy lines to attack the Nazis during WWII. The film is a fantasy, not based on any specific real-life event. 

However, there certainly is a glorious record of Jewish fighting men,…


Woodstock’s Jewish Connections; Photos of Bay Area Jewish Musicians at Woodstock

August 15, 2009 | by nate bloom

Woodstock's many Jewish connections are explored in the…


Roseanne Barr—-A Holocaust Denier Who Dresses Up Like Hitler For Heeb Magazine

August 13, 2009 | by nate bloom

 


Michael Douglas Honored By American Film Institute—-Dylan Fetes Him with Mumbled Song

July 20, 2009 | by nate bloom

Last month, Michael Douglas was honored by the American Film Institute with their lifetime achievement award.  Yesterday, July 19, a tape of the proceedings was shown on the TVLand cable station. Most of the gala, divided into short highlights,  is now available for viewing on…


Ivanka Trump Becomes a Member of the Tribe—Converts to Orthdox Judaism

July 18, 2009 | by nate bloom

On July 16, the engagement of Ivanka Trump, 27, to New York Observer newspaper publisher Jared Kushner, 28, was announced.  Kushner comes from a prominent New Jersey Orthodox Jewish family most active in real estate.  His…


Tony Time—-2009’s Jewish Tony Nominees

June 3, 2009 | by nate bloom

Tony Time

 

The Tony awards, for excellence in the Broadway theater, will be presented on CBS…


Tony Time—-2009’s Jewish Tony Nominees

June 3, 2009 | by nate bloom

Tony Time

 

The Tony awards, for excellence in the Broadway theater, will be presented on CBS…


American Idol’s Adam Lambert ‘Apparently’ Says He is Jewish—Tune in Friday Night

May 28, 2009 | by nate bloom

Ever since videos of American Idol contestant Adam Lambert singing in Hebrew surfaced on the Internet, there has been speculation—and sometimes unsourced assertions—that he is Jewish.

 


The Silver (Jewish) Lining to the Phil Spector Tragedy

April 13, 2009 | by nate bloom

As you probably heard, on April 13, a Los Angeles jury found legendary (Jewish) music producer Phil Spector, 69, guilty of murder. The jury found that the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson in Spector’s mansion…