Hollywood Jew Archives – Page 15 of 26

Q&A with showbiz power broker Irv Weintraub: Why doesn’t Hollywood give Jewish?

Danielle Berrin July 17, 2008

\” . . . We have one thing that\’s not happening now that happened then, which was the memory of the Holocaust. We are 50-plus years removed. The urgency that existed then doesn\’t exist today. The Federation campaign did better with Lou Wasserman — people didn\’t tell him no. There isn\’t that iconic person like Lou who is willing to be identified publicly with their Judaism . . .\”

Tales from the crib: Jolie’s Jewish ob-gyn speaks

Dinah Spritzer July 15, 2008

Angelina Jolie brought her twins into the world on Shabbat. That fact may have been overlooked last Saturday by the thousands of media outlets covering the birth, which took place at Lenval Hospital\’s Santa Maria Clinic. But the timing did not escape Dr. Michel Sussmann, Jolie\’s Jewish obstetrician.

The Industry, Israel and Idealism with Danny Sussman

Orit Arfa July 11, 2008

Kabbalah blamed for A-Rod marital breakup

Jewish Journal July 8, 2008

A former trainer for Alex Rodriguez said the star ballplayer\’s interest in Kabbalah caused the break-up of his marriage.

Kaddish for Carlin

Rob Eshman June 26, 2008

Everybody keeps asking me whether George Carlin was Jewish. \”I heard he was related to the Karlin-Stoliner rebbe,\” a colleague said.

Brooks Arthur brings stars’ hearts and humor to ‘Jewish Songbook’ CD

Naomi Pfefferman June 19, 2008

Music producer Brooks Arthur turns nostalgic with a new CD of classic Jewish music

The dress, the ring, the registry and the rest

Teresa Strasser June 12, 2008

This moment that is supposed to be about eternal union is more about capturing eternal beauty in a photo that\’s going to be mounted in the living room so everyone can silently think, \”Man, she used to be a lot thinner.\”

Israel Film Fest to honor ‘Meathead,’ ‘Alan Brady’

Tom Tugend June 5, 2008

Balancing humor and current events in ‘Zohan’ proved to be a struggle for Smigel

Jay Firestone June 5, 2008

A New York native, Robert Smigel said he never really planned to become a writer. After failing as a pre-dental student, Smigel moved on to writing and performing improv in Chicago for the Players Workshop of The Second City, where he met fellow \”SNL\” writers Conan O\’Brien and Bob Odenkirk.

You want a peace of the Zohan?

Tom Tugend June 3, 2008

The creative team behind \”Don\’t Mess With the Zohan\” insists that there is a somewhat serious message of coexistence to be gleaned from the Adam Sandler send-up about an Israeli commando-turned-New York hairstylist

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Q&A with showbiz power broker Irv Weintraub: Why doesn’t Hollywood give Jewish?

Tales from the crib: Jolie’s Jewish ob-gyn speaks

The Industry, Israel and Idealism with Danny Sussman

Kabbalah blamed for A-Rod marital breakup

Kaddish for Carlin

Brooks Arthur brings stars’ hearts and humor to ‘Jewish Songbook’ CD

The dress, the ring, the registry and the rest

Israel Film Fest to honor ‘Meathead,’ ‘Alan Brady’

Balancing humor and current events in ‘Zohan’ proved to be a struggle for Smigel

You want a peace of the Zohan?

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