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Mazel Tov, James Franco, 37-Year-Old Bar Mitzvah Boy!

Miley Cyrus wore a Star of David (or did it wear her?) and a leotard that would have made your bubbe blush. The guest of honor looked decidedly uncomfortable when lifted in the air by his guests — not to the strains of Hava Nagilah, but to “Superfreak.” (Contrary to his stated desires, we’re pretty […]

By Leah Falk

Remembering the Foul-Mouthed Jewish Agent Who Made Hollywood History

What do Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Michael Caine, Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen have in common? They aren’t all Jewish, but their agent was. Sue Mengers, who died four years ago this week, was a brassy, foul-mouthed, wisecracking superagent, who hustled her way from the secretarial pool to the top of Hollywood’s power elite. […]

Girl Holocaust Survivor Becomes Hi-Tech Hero

In 1939, a little girl named Vera Buchthal said goodbye to her parents as they got her on the kindertransport to England. In 2000, she was named Dame Stephanie Shirley – aka “Steve.” “The fact that I nearly died in the Holocaust means that I’m very motivated to make sure … that my life was […]