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Anthony Bourdain, the famous celebrity chef and writer, died last week after a long struggle with mental illness. There was an outpouring of support by friends, peers, and those whose lives Bourdain… impacted. One particularly touching tribute was from Barney Greengrass, the iconic Jewish deli on the Upper West Side New York. Bourdain was a breakfast regular at the old-school eatery, so in his honor, an empty table — the same one Bourdain sat in a 2002 episode of his Food Network show, "A Cook's Tour" — was… >> Read More

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Jay-Z Adored His Jewish Sixth-Grade Teacher

Lisa Keys

As the school year draws to a close, chances are you're busy with end-of-year performances, ordering items to check off the summer camp packing list, and finalizing vacation and childcare… arrangements. But before school's officially out for summer, please be sure to properly thank your child's teachers. In addition to, you know, caring for and educating your kid, a teacher may have touched your child's life in ways you may not even know. Take the story of one Brooklyn boy, Shawn Carter — who's better… >> Read More

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Meghan Markle’s Jewish Ex-Husband Is Engaged

Emily Burack

Perhaps insecure about the new royal status of his ex-wife, Meghan Markle, producer Trevor Engelson has popped the question to his girlfriend, dietitian Tracey Kurland. According to The Daily Mail,… he announced his engagement on his private Instagram account last week. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'XAtLciJ5RrljKwEa26SMsw',sig:'FbW-KuKT5oINzr0xmoIGH5hmBuwXgake_ApR3Q8IokE=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'947949962',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Engelson, 41, and Kurland, 31, are thought to have begun dating in 2017. We don't know much else. Engelson (Jewish) married Meghan Markle (NOT Jewish, despite rumors to the contrary) in 2011. They divorced in 2013. And,… >> Read More

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Meghan Markle’s New Advisor Samantha Cohen Is Not Jewish

Emily Burack

Meghan Markle, newly named Duchess of Sussex, will be supported in her first six months by a top advisor to the Queen, Samantha Cohen. When we saw the news, we were excited: a Jewish mom! Advising… the Duchess! But we were sadly mistaken. Cohen, from Australia, started working for Buckingham Palace in 2001, and was appointed press secretary to the Queen in 2007. As the Jewish Chronicle reported back in 2007, they telephoned Cohen to congratulate her on the role, but Cohen apologized and told them she was not Jewish. She explained… >> Read More

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Yes, Kate Middleton Looks Amazing After Giving Birth. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter.

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Can we talk about childbirth for a minute? It's hard. Really hard. Whether you give birth in a meadow with butterflies and singing deer, or in an operating room, or anywhere, it's really fucking hard.… When I gave birth to my first kid, I was a leaking, sagging mess. Instead of underwear, I wore these stretchy, net-like thingies with the biggest pad I had ever seen — basically a diaper — tucked inside. My breasts looked like Beyonce's ass. And because I had lost an insane amount of blood, I… >> Read More

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