Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Jewish Family Names Newborn After Poway Victim Lori Gilbert-Kaye
A couple from Pittsburgh named their newborn daughter after Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, COLlive reported. Judah and Chaya Cowen, who are affiliated with the Chabad movement, welcomed Noa Leah into the world on Friday, utilizing Gilbert-Kaye’s Hebrew name, Leah. The couple told COLlive that the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Family Sues Spirit Airlines Over Alleged Anti-Semitic Abuse
A Jewish family from New York is suing Spirit Airlines, claiming they were harassed by flight attendants on their way to Florida in a “discriminatory campaign,” Law.com reported. The situation began over a question about safety regulations and allegedly resulted in one flight attendant labeling the family as “retarded Jews.” In January, Yisroel Sternberg and…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Heads To Prison — But Not Without A Last Jab At Trump
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, began his three-year prison sentence Monday. He arrived two hours early to FCI Otisville in upstate New York, the New York Post reported. Otisville has many Jewish-friendly amenities, including kosher vending machines and a full-time Orthodox chaplain. Before he left his home in Manhattan, Cohen took one…
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Fast Forward Anti-Circumcision Candidate Qualifies For Democratic Debates
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who recently revealed he is against circumcision, has met both the poll and donor requirements to qualify for the Democratic debates, The New York Times reported. Yang confirmed in March that if he were elected, he would work his views on circumcision —the practice of cutting a newborn’s foreskin, which is…
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Fast Forward Instagram For 13-Year-Old Holocaust Victim Aims To Reach Younger Generation
A new Instagram account is dedicated to educating younger generations about the Holocaust, the Associated Press reported. Eva. Stories is based on the journal of real 13-year-old Jewish victim Eva Heyman, one of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Mati Kochavi, an Israeli high-tech billionaire and descendent of victims, survivors and educators,…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Mayor Advised Resident To ‘Call Police’ On Jewish ‘Invaders’
When a New Jersey resident complained on Twitter about Jewish “invaders” in her town, the mayor responded with advice to “call the police,” drawing concern from other constituents, Huffpost reported. On Tuesday, user @simms10471 tweeted at John Ducey, mayor of Brick Township, New Jersey, with an anti-Semitic question: “can we please do something about our…
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Fast Forward Steve King Compares Backlash Over Racist Comments To Jesus’ Suffering
After receiving congressional criticism for making white nationalist comments, Representative Steve King said he found common ground with Jesus Christ. The Iowa Republican said the situation has given him a new understanding of Jesus’ suffering, The Washington Post reported. At a town hall in Cherokee, Iowa, an elderly pastor told King that “Christianity is really…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Anderson Cooper Mocks ‘Kushner’s Notes’ Version Of Mueller Report
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said there wasn’t much to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — so CNN’s Anderson Cooper called him out on it. Cooper said Kushner, who also is President Trump’s son-in-law, was “gaslighting” Americans when he broke down the Russian election interference at the heart of the 448-page inquiry into “a couple…
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