Shira Hanau
By Shira Hanau
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Fast Forward Wine from a West Bank settlement was served at this year’s White House seder
(JTA) — Wine from a West Bank settlement was on the menu at this year’s White House seder hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Dough Emhoff. But a spokesperson for Harris said the choice should not be construed as a political statement about Israeli settlement in the West Bank. “The wine served…
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Fast Forward 2 Jews shot and wounded while trying to visit Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus
(JTA) — Two Hasidic Jews were shot and wounded while trying to visit Joseph’s Tomb, a shrine in the West Bank city of Nablus believed by some to be the burial site of Joseph, the son of the biblical patriarch Jacob. The two men did not coordinate their visit with Israel’s army, which typically escorts…
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Fast Forward Lakewood, NJ reels after string of attacks on Jews; suspect made antisemitic comments during arrest
(JTA) — The heavily Orthodox town of Lakewood, New Jersey, is reeling after a string of violent attacks on Friday afternoon and evening, which included the stabbing of a Jewish man. The alleged perpetrator of the attacks, Dion Marsh, 27, was arrested at his home Friday night and charged with murder, weapons possession and bias…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Yair Lapid condemns ‘horrific images’ emerging from Bucha, as Israeli balancing act on Ukraine continues
(JTA) — Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has joined an international chorus condemning what appears to be mass civilian casualties in areas of Ukraine where Russian troops are pulling out. Lapid’s comments came hours after his ministry downplayed similar condemnation from Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine amid ongoing efforts by Israel to navigate a fine line…
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Fast Forward 2022 Grammys: Zelenskyy’s video address and other Jewish moments
(JTA) — While the Oscars had a moment of silence for Ukraine and various onscreen messages, Sunday night’s Grammy Awards went further — with a video address from Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “What is more opposite to music? The silence of ruined cities and killed people,” he said in the prerecorded video. “Our musicians…
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Fast Forward Shooting at Miami-Dade JCC leaves 1 dead in what police called an act of domestic violence
(JTA) — A woman was killed at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Florida’s Miami-Dade County Sunday in what police are calling an act of domestic violence. Police said the woman was killed by her husband while she attended her daughter’s swimming lesson. In a statement, the JCC said police believed there to be “no…
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Fast Forward Security guard at Ohio Jewish school arrested after threatening to terrorize students
(JTA) — A security guard at a Jewish day school in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested and charged with making terrorist threats against the students and parents at the school. Thomas Develin, 24, worked as a security guard at Columbus Torah Academy, a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school for students from kindergarten through high school, until…
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Fast Forward Estelle Harris, actress who played George’s mother on ‘Seinfeld,’ has died at 93
(JTA) — Estelle Harris, the actress who played George Costanza’s mother on the sitcom “Seinfeld,” died Saturday at the age of 93. Harris played the role of Estelle Costanza, the always shrill and frequently apoplectic mother to George Costanza, on the sitcom from 1992 until the show’s finale in 1998. According to Deadline, the character…
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