Dr. Ruth scores at 9/11 benefit, Winehouse statue on hold, Portman’s French wish

September 18, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon) — A-listers such as Billy Crystal, Jamie Foxx, Julianne Moore and Jon Hamm attended this year’s Cantor Fitzgerald and BCG Partners 9/11 Charity Day. But it was Dr. Ruth Westheimerwho got...

Celebrity Rosh Hashanah roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow, Woody Allen, Zach Braff

September 11, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon Staff) — From Shanah Tovah shoutouts to on-set shofar blowing, here’s how some of the more famous and attractive among us recognized the new year.

1. What to do when filming...

Spanish festival bans jazz player for attending pro-Israel event

September 11, 2013

(JTA) – Organizers of a music festival near Barcelona prevented a local jazz musician from performing because of his support for Israel.

The organizers of the Fiesta Major Alternativa told Eric Herrera that he could not play with his band,...

Italy delays sending 15th-century Botticelli to Israel over Syria threat

September 08, 2013

ROME (JTA) – Concerned by war clouds over Syria, Italy is holding off on loaning a 15th-century masterpiece by Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli to Israel.

But citing the importance of cultural relations between the two countries, the Italian Culture Ministry...

Refaeli seduces Cowell, new Moses film, East Village vs. Schwimmer

September 04, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon Staff) — The Israeli version of “X Factor” won’t air until after the High Holidays, but one promo is sure to amp Israelis for their edition of the American...

Drake undercut by stylist, revelry at Franco roast, One Direction’s Harry goes kosher

September 01, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon Staff) — Drake’s smooth look doesn’t come cheap — especially if you’re the one dressing him.

According to papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the Canadian rapper owes former stylist Michael...

Broadway review: A call from the ‘Soul Doctor’

August 26, 2013

By BEN HARRIS

NEW YORK (JTA) — Few figures in the last hundred years — if any — have had as broad an impact on Jewish life as Shlomo Carlebach. Despite the controversies that dogged Carlebach in his lifetime, today...

Obama golfs with Larry David, Kathie Lee’s rabbinical aspirations, Rivers’ reality romance

August 22, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon Staff) — President Obama closed out his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard with what was likely a very funny round of golf.

According to CNN, the president teed off on Saturday at...

Open letter from Roger Waters calls on musicians to boycott Israel

August 20, 2013

(JTA) — British rocker Roger Waters published an open letter calling on fellow musicians to join a boycott of Israel.

The letter, which condemns Israel for apartheid and ethnic cleansing, has been expected for several months, according to the Electronic...

Jennifer Snukal brings energy and English to Israeli version of ‘Real Housewives’

August 13, 2013

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — The show was supposed to be a celebration of glamor and glitz, but in the second episode it dropped a bombshell: One of the protagonists’ husbands died of cardiac arrest.

The five stars...