Tag: Jewish
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My Talk About MTV Scratch With The ROI Group Last Week
Thanks to Jacob Shwirtz and ROI for having me last week. I enjoyed sharing the mission of MTV Scratch with such a progressive group. Great questions, and nobody made fun of my new sweater vest. For more on the event, click here. And what does Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks have to do…
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The “Miniature NYC” Video
Pretty amazing video via Alana Newhouse… The Sandpit from Sam O’Hare on Vimeo. (By the way, if you’re not reading Alana’s magazine, Tablet, you’re missin’ out.)
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Sergey Brin’s Donation Might Help Us Find Bolislav
Did you read the NY Times story about Sergey Brin’s $1MM donation to the organization that saved him and other Jews from death at the hands of Russian anti-semites? Maybe the money I sent to Bolislav Vainman, my “Russian Twin,” in 1986, did find its way to him, after all. Maybe my mom was wrong,…
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My Mom Responds To The Search For Bolislav
My mother weighs in on the post about my search for the kid I gave half my Bar Mitzvah money to… “Actually, Ross, I don’t think Bolislav has any idea who you are or what you did. The Russians intercepted your letters, and he never received anything. It was all in vain. Like his name. You…
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My Russian Twin: I Will Find You, Bolislav Vainman
Twenty-two years ago, I gave half my Bar Mitzvah money to a Russian Jew I didn’t even know. At the synagogue, I made a poster with his name on it, drew some six-pointed stars with a red sharpie, threw a tallis over the top, and propped up the poster on its own chair on the…