Jewish Community protests Hitler Shampoo Ad [BusinessWeek]
Turkey’s Jewish community is up in arms after an advertising agency used old film footage of the Nazi dictator to promote a woman’s shampoo. The video created for Biomen shampoo, embedded above, has sparked international outrage.
“The Jewish community and the Chief Rabbi’s office on Monday called Hitler “the most striking example of cruelty and savagery” and said using his image in a commercial was unacceptable.”
Dominique Strauss-Kahn embarrasses Jews everywhere…again [CNN]
The former IMF chief, famously detained in New York last year on rape and sexual assault charges, has struck again. He is under investigation for charges of ‘aggregated pimping’ for his alleged involvement in a French prostitution ring. Some people just don’t learn.
“Strauss-Kahn faces allegations of habitual involvement in a prostitution racket. Specifically, “aggravated’ means on a regular and involved basis, and “pimping” means actually facilitating a prostitution operation, not just being a customer.”
Old media becomes new media [The Atlantic]
As print media struggles to digitize and remain relevant in today’s technology obsessed world, “old media” outlets such as the New York Times and 60 Minutes up their online content, proving that in today’s world, it pays to teach old dogs new tricks, Peter Osnos argues.
“It was the Wall Street Journal‘s Alan Murray who summarized the challenge for the venerable brands in this time of intense competition with a fundamental insight: “What we are trying to do is serve our readers in any media and on any platform that they want us on.” The survivors will be those who learn how best to make that happen.”
Shekel now worth $1.1 million [Forward]
An old Shekel – a single unit of Israeli currency roughly equivalent to the dollar – from the days of the Bar Kokhba rebellion sold for a cool $1.1 million at a recent New York auction. The rare coin represents a symbol of Jewish nationalism, writes Lisa Amand:
“As for the shekel that went for $1.1 million, it was struck in Jerusalem during the First Revolt, which ended with the Romans’ destruction of the Second Temple, in 70 C.E. One side shows a ceremonial chalice; the other displays three pomegranate buds. The legend, which reads “Shekel of Israel” and “Year 1” on one side and “Holy Jerusalem” on the other, has provoked controversy since the auction, because of its mute testimony to the existence of Jewish nationalism dating back to Roman times. Only two prototype “Year 1” shekels are known to exist, and the other one is in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum.”
