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The News Shticker: Jewish 101 for Lindsay Lohan and Helen Mirren

Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism in a bid to prove her devotion to Jewish girlfriend Samantha Ronson. Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren is learning Hebrew and reading up on Nazism, Israeli history and the Mossad in preperation for "The Debt," in which she’ll be playing a Jewish spy. Did you see ABC’s White House correspondent […]

By Ami Eden March 2, 2009 8:57 pm

Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism in a bid to prove her devotion to Jewish girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren is learning Hebrew and reading up on Nazism, Israeli history and the Mossad in preperation for "The Debt," in which she’ll be playing a Jewish spy.
Did you see ABC’s White House correspondent Jake Tapper beating up on Barack Obama’s spokesman? To find out which Jewish day school he went to, read Howard Kurtzer’s column.
A Reform temple in Alabama wants you — and is willing to pay.
Ynet examines the key question facing the Middle East: How many camels fit into a Subaru?

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