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Ellie Greenwich, Good-Bye to a Great Songwriter—-Leader of the Pack, Be My Baby, Many More1:05 pm Friday, August 28, 2009by nate bloom Ellie Greenwich, Good-Bye
Ellie Greenwich, a famous rock songwriter, died last month, age 68. In the words of the first paragraph of the linked obituary:
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Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jewish, Leader of the Pack, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Be My Baby, Hanky Panky, River Deep,
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Permalink Leave a comment Spread the Word E-mail a friend Subscribe to Jewish Stars Real Life Inglorious Basterds—German-Speaking Jews who Fought as Allied Commandos8:40 pm Sunday, August 23, 2009by 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, serving in the American and British armed forces, who fought in heavily Jewish special units. These heavily Jewish special units were largely composed of Jews of German or Austrian background… Permalink Leave a comment Spread the Word E-mail a friend
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Related Entries: Jewish indie rock at SXSW Je t’aime, Lex Yeux Noirs! Adam Green (Moldy Peaches) posts tour dates Jewish pride and Omri Casspi Spoken word artist wows at ‘Inside the Activists’ Studio’ Subscribe to Jewish Stars Woodstock’s Jewish Connections; Photos of Bay Area Jewish Musicians at Woodstock11:04 am Saturday, August 15, 2009by nate bloom
Woodstock's many Jewish connections are explored in the linked article: http://www.jstandard.com/content/item/woodstock/9360 … Permalink Leave a comment Spread the Word E-mail a friend Subscribe to Jewish Stars Roseanne Barr—-A Holocaust Denier Who Dresses Up Like Hitler For Heeb Magazine7:55 pm Thursday, August 13, 2009by nate bloom
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Roseanne Barr, Holocaust Denier, Denies Sephardi Holocaust, Ashkenazi Jews are Bad, Roseanne Holocaust Denier Poses As Hitler
Related Entries: Roseanne as Hitler: Funny or offensive? Subscribe to Jewish Stars Michael Douglas Honored By American Film Institute—-Dylan Fetes Him with Mumbled Song11:31 am Monday, July 20, 2009by 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 the TVLand web site. The complete gala tape will be re-run several times this month on TVLand. Bob Dylan was a surprise musical guest--singing a song he wrote for…
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 father, Charles Kushner, is a major philanthropist whose projects includes the Jewish Educational Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey and the
Tony Time The Tony awards, for excellence in the Broadway theater, will be presented on CBS on Sunday, June 7, at 8PM. The following are the Jewish nominees I am aware of in the non-craft categories.…
Tony Time The Tony awards, for excellence in the Broadway theater, will be presented on CBS on Sunday, June 7, at 8PM. The following are the Jewish nominees I am aware of in the non-craft categories.…
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 host of the upcoming episode of VH1’s series, “The Best Week Ever,” cut to the chase and asked the…
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