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Fast Forward The California Jewish Caucus announces an ambitious 2021 legislative agenda
The California Legislative Jewish Caucus has announced new legislation that seeks to address key Jewish community issues and priorities. Selected by Caucus members , who ensure the Jewish community has a voice in California’s policy-making processes, the bills proposed includes four “Jewish Caucus Priority” bills and nine “Tikkun Olam” bills, which emphasize core Jewish values…
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Fast Forward Florida sees drastic increase in antisemitic incidents in 2020
From antisemitic Zoom-bombing at Florida International University to graffiti at a Broward County construction site reading “The Jews did 9/11,” Florida saw a troubling 40% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2020. While the United States saw an overall decrease in antisemitic incidents last year, Florida was the site of 127 antisemitic incidents involving harassment and…
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Fast Forward French court ruling on the killing of Sarah Halimi sparks global protests
The French high court’s decision to acquit the man who killed Sarah Halimi, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish woman, has triggered a wave of international outcry. Protesters in Los Angeles and New York City stood outside their city’s French Consulates on Thursday demanding justice for Halimi and showing their support for France’s Jewish community. London,…
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News This Jewish filmmaker with autism has one big question for Jews with disabilities
Benjamin Rosloff, an aspiring Jewish filmmaker living with autism, was filming a bar mitzvah in Port Washington, NY. But the young boy getting bar mitzvahed didn’t say the prayers or read the Torah with his own voice. He also had autism, and relied on an augmentative speech device to communicate. “I couldn’t tell whether the…
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Fast Forward Florida Jewish day school teacher dies after long battle with COVID-19
The faculty and students at David Posnack Jewish Day School in Broward County, FL are mourning the loss of 34 year-old teacher Adam Fraum, who died last Wednesday after a 111 day-long battle with COVID-19. Fraum taught performance and visual arts at Posnack for six years and was a beloved member of the community. “All…
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News Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomes back in-person guests
It’s been over a year since Vic and Linda Milhoan were in a museum. This week, they were some of the first visitors to step foot in the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco since the pandemic forced it to close last year. “It’s such an opportunity,” said Linda Milhoan, who’s been a member of…
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News Your guide to 2021 (virtual) Yom HaShoah commemorations
Despite a year of isolation and pandemic restrictions, Jewish communities around the country are finding ways to come together for Yom HaShoah, the annual commemoration to honor the more than six million Jews murdered by Nazis and Nazi collaborators during the Holocaust. From coast to coast, synagogues, cities, museums, Jewish community centers, and others are…
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Fast Forward The Miami Jewish Film Festival goes hybrid for 2021
The world’s largest Jewish film festival will get even larger this year. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Miami Jewish Film Festival will be a hybrid live and virtual event this year. This new format will enable a potentially nationwide audience the opportunity to view some of the festival’s 145 selected films online for free. Miamians…
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Yiddish װי האָבן סאָװעטישע ייִדישע שרײַבער געשריבן װעגן דעם חורבן?How did Soviet Yiddish authors write about the Holocaust?
די קאָמוניסטישע פּאַרטײ האָט געפּרוּווט דערשטיקן דעם חורבן־זכּרון אָבער ער האָט זיך אָפּגעהיט אין װערק אױף ייִדיש און רוסיש.
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Film & TV An idyllic Jewish village, full of life and hope, just hours before its utter annihilation
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Fast Forward Pardoned Jan. 6 protester Jake Lang throws chocolate coins, Nazi salute during anti-AIPAC demonstration in DC
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News She helped rescue the Torahs from their burning synagogue. A year later, the congregation is thriving.
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