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Fast Forward Israeli Army Commander Suspended For Stealing Fruit From Palestinian
An Israeli Defense Forces officer has been suspended after being filmed stealing from a fruit stand in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. The video showed the soldier taking apples from a cart that that had been left unattended when the owner hid inside during a violent demonstration. The soldier then distributed it…
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer’s Lawyer Tells U. Of Michigan: Let Him Speak Or We’ll Sue
The lawyer representing white supremacist leader Richard Spencer is threatening to sue the University of Michigan if it does not let Spencer speak on campus. “A date will be selected by January 15, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., or else suit will be filed; I will not grant another extension as a professional courtesy,” Kyle Bristow,…
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Fast Forward Rutgers Demotes Professor Who Wrote Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts
A tenured professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey has been removed from teaching and leadership positions after he was found to have written or shared several anti-Semitic remarks on his Facebook page. An internal investigation found that Michael Chikindas, a professor in the Department of Food Sciences, “posted extensive bigoted, discriminatory, and anti-Semitic material…
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Fast Forward Florida Synagogues Sue FEMA After Being Denied Hurricane Aid
Two Florida synagogues that were hit by Hurricane Irma are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency for denying them disaster-relief grants because they are houses of worship. Chabad of Key West and Chabad of the Space Coast argue that FEMA’s regulation against giving aid to religious institutions violates the First Amendment. FEMA gives repair funds…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Holding ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Screening To Honor Late Congregant
A synagogue in Arizona is holding a screening of the upcoming “Star Wars” movie to honor the memory of a congregant who loved all things Jewish and Jedi. Congregation Or Tzion, a Conservative synagogue in Scottsdale, will sponsor the screening on Tuesday, December 19, four days after the movie opens in theaters. That date is…
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Fast Forward L.A. Synagogue Takes In 23 Torah Scrolls From Shuls In Path Of Raging Wildfires
A Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles has taken in Torah scrolls from other Jewish institutions that are in the path of a major fire sweeping through the city. Scrolls from Leo Baeck Temple, Stephen Wise Temple, the American Jewish University, the Skirball Cultural Center and the Milken Community Schools were relocated to Valley Beth Shalom…
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News After Franken’s Resignation, Jewish Women Hope For ‘Wake-Up Call’
Laura Monn Ginsburg cried when she watched her U.S. senator announce his resignation. But she also said that Al Franken did the right thing by stepping down. “I’m sad for Minnesota. We’ve lost a good senator,” Monn Ginsburg, the incoming president of the National Council of Jewish Women’s Minnesota section, told the Forward. “But there’s…
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Fast Forward Former USY Director Admits To Sexual Misconduct
A popular former regional director of Conservative Judaism’s youth group admitted to “improper behavior” with teenage boys in an interview with the New York Jewish Week. Two former youth group leaders accused Robert D. Fisher, who ran the Pacific Southwest Region of United Synagogue Youth, of coercing them into sleeping in his bed in the…
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