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Fast Forward Stephen Miller Interviewed In Mueller Probe
White House aide Stephen Miller has been interviewed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian involvement in the 2016 election, becoming the highest-ranking current White House figure to be questioned. CNN reported that one of the topics discussed was Miller’s role in the firing of FBI director James Comey earlier this year,…
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Fast Forward Thieves Steal, Damage Penn State Chabad Menorah Statue
A giant menorah statue was stolen from outside Chabad of Penn State and was found damaged the next day in front of the building of the Sigma Alpha Mu Jewish fraternity. The theft took place sometime on Friday, October 27, Chabad co-director Rabbi Hershy Gourarie said in a statement. A security camera reportedly showed four…
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Fast Forward Ramah Alumni Protest Camp’s Occupation Education
Around 20 young people held a rally on Tuesday outside the New York headquarters of Camp Ramah, the Conservative movement’s summer camp system, to protest what they saw as the camp’s inadequate discussions of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. The protest and teach-in was organized by IfNotNow, a left-wing Jewish activist group that has started…
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Fast Forward Fire Princeton Hillel Director, Michael Oren Demands
Israel’s former ambassador to the United States has demanded that Princeton University’s Hillel fire its executive director after they cancelled a speech by the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister under pressure from left-wing students. In an interview with the Times of Israel, Michael Oren, who was born in New Jersey and earned his M.A. and Ph.D….
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Fast Forward Sebastian Gorka Hired By Fox News
Sebastian Gorka, the former Trump administration counterterrorism adviser who has been repeatedly criticized for his ties to far-right Hungarian groups, has been hired by Fox News, host Sean Hannity said on his radio show Wednesday. The news was first broken by researchers for the left-wing research group Media Matters, who reported that Gorka would be…
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Fast Forward Long Island Jewish School Evacuated After Bomb Threat
A Jewish high school in Long Island was evacuated on Wednesday after receiving a bomb threat. The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, a Modern Orthodox school, received a threatening message by fax, leading them to dismiss the high school and evacuate students away from the premises. Executive director Reuben Maron told the…
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Fast Forward This Time, Hillel Canceled A Right-Wing Israeli Speaker
In an unusual role reversal, a university Hillel canceled a speaker due to pressure from a left-wing Jewish student group — but now the Hillel has apologized for doing so. Princeton University’s Hillel decided not to host an event featuring Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely when the Alliance of Jewish Progressives claimed that Hotovely…
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Fast Forward Let There Be Light: Massachusetts Synagogue Gets Power From Solar Panels
A synagogue in Massachusetts has installed 265 solar panels on its roof, ensuring that 92% of its power needs are met with renewable resources. Temple Aliyah, a Conservative congregation in Needham, outside Boston, is expected to save $6,600 in electricity costs in its first year and nearly $245,000 over the course of 20 years, thanks…
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