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barbra streisand
A true Jewish star is born in Gabler’s ‘Streisand’
Jonathan Kirsch
May 11, 2016
It is telling that the chapter titles in Neal Gabler’s “Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power,” the latest book in the Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press, are given in transliterated Yiddish (and sometimes Yinglish) — “Shaynkeit,” “Mieskeit,” “Chutzpah,” “Tsezingen Zikh,” and so on.
How the Chabad rebbe helped create food stamps, and other Jewish Medal of Freedom stories
Jewish Journal
November 25, 2015
Barack Obama got a big laugh at the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Tuesday when he pretended not to know Barbra Streisand was Jewish.
Moving and shaking: The Israeli Philharmonic, Beit Issie Shapiro and more
Ryan Torok
November 19, 2015
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed at a Nov. 10 concert gala that raised more than $1.6 million for education programs in Israel and Los Angeles.
Spielberg and Streisand on list of 17 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jewish Journal
November 16, 2015
Jewish celebrities Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim and Itzhak Perlman will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award given by the United States.
High Holy Days 5775: Jewish community shares life advice
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2014
As we look inward over the course of the High Holy Days, we also seek wisdom that might guide us forward in our lives. The Journal sought life advice from thoughtful people in our community and elsewhere, including a few no longer with us, all of whose words are worth remembering.
Rosanna Arquette gets married
Jewish Journal
August 21, 2013
Mazel tov to Rosanna Arquette and her brand-new husband, investment banker Todd Morgan.
Peres lauded in star-studded ceremony
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2013
World leaders praised and serenaded Israeli President Shimon Peres in honor of his upcoming 90th birthday.
Happy 90th, Shimon Peres!
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2013
Dignitaries from around the world gathered in Jerusalem today to celebrate the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres. Bill Clinton, Sharon Stone, Tony Blair, Dr. Ruth, Robert DeNiro and Barbra Streisand (who sung the traditional song “Avinu Malkeinu”) joined thousands of well-wishers at the capital’s International Convention Center.
Barbra Streisand receives Honorary Doctorate from The Hebrew University
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2013
Barbra Streisand, after receiving an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University, stands in front of the plaque of the Institute of Jewish Studies Building, established in 1984 in honor of her father, Emanuel Streisand, who was a scholar, and lover of literature and Israel.
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