Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Jewish Children’s Entertainer Arrested On Child Porn Charges
A children’s entertainer who performed at Jewish community centers, camps and synagogues for more than two decades was charged last week with receiving and distributing child pornography. Eric Komar, a 46-year-old music teacher and singer-songwriter from New Jersey, allegedly used file sharing software to acquire and disseminate photos of young children, including some being sexually…
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Fast Forward First Woman To Blow Shofar At Her Temple Used Late Husband’s Horn
A woman blew shofar at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in suburban Philadelphia for the first time in her congregation’s 70-year history — and she broke that barrier using the ram’s horn belonging to her late husband, who had long volunteered for that position. Sara Partiyeli Bloom took up the sacred instrument after the sudden…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Denier Sentenced To Visit Concentration Camps
A former member of parliament in Belgium who was convicted of Holocaust denial has been ordered to visit concentration camps and write about his experiences as part of his punishment. Laurent Louis, who has been expelled from numerous political parties, was also fined $20,000 for his comments questioning the number of Jews killed in gas…
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Fast Forward Most Jewish NFL Owners Condemn Trump Comments
Many owners of National Football League franchises have condemned President Trump’s statements that players who refuse to stand for the national anthem should be fired or suspended. At an Alabama campaign rally on Friday and in subsequent tweets over the weekend, the president has condemned the actions of “son of a bitch” players who have…
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Fast Forward Man Convicted Of Murdering Jewish Doctor After Botched Penis Surgery
A California man was sentenced Friday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering a prominent Jewish doctor who he blamed for a botched procedure that left him incontinent. In 2013, Stanwood Elkus, then 75, drove more than 50 miles to shoot Dr. Ronald Gilbert in his office after making an appointment the previous…
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Fast Forward Kosher Medical Marijuana Approved In Canada, Just In Time For High Holidays
The first kosher certification for medical marijuana in Canada has been awarded to a Quebec company, the Canadian Jewish News reported Tuesday. The Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut certification agency will place its mark on cannabis buds, powders and oils produced by the Hydropothecary Corporation of Gatineau. The agency’s director, Rabbi Levy Teitlebaum, praised his organization’s joint…
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Fast Forward Man Punched For Wearing Swastika Armband In Seattle
Seattle police said that they were responding to a viral video of a man wearing a swastika armband getting punched in the street. The Seattle Police Department said that they responded within five minutes to the scene, where they found the swastika-wearing man on the ground. The victim “declined to provide info about incident &…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Church Shooter Dylann Roof Barred From Firing Jewish Lawyer
The white supremacist who was convicted of shooting nine people in a South Carolina church as part of his plan to start a “race war” has been barred by a federal appeals court from firing his Jewish and Indian-American lawyers. Dylann Roof filed a hand-written motion to the court from his federal prison, arguing that…
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