Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

With Jack Lew’s appointment, Jewish community again has a White House address

Lew, an Orthodox Jew, is close to the community
By RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — @JewishWhiteHouse is back.
President Obama on Monday announced that Jack Lew, his director of the Office of Budget and Management — a Cabinet-level position — would replace William Daley as White House chief of staff.
Lew, 56, was chosen for his long [...]

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Safran Foer’s ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ opens nationwide on Jan. 20

Adapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Jewish writer Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell, an inventive 11-year-old New Yorker. The film opens nationwide on Jan. 20.
Oskar’s discovery of a key in his deceased father’s belongings sets him off [...]

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Six Degrees (No Bacon): Jewish Celebrity Roundup

Lambert as Super Bowl Idol? Lea Michele threatens N.Y. boycott, Jonah Hill and Dustin’s daughter
By SIX DEGREES (NO BACON) STAFF
NEW YORK (6nobacon.com) — Adam Lambert seems to have quite the Twitter following. His fans recently started a “twitition” calling for Lambert to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl next month.
Their reasons? [...]

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