Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Make America Great Again — With Dreidels?
Hanukkah comes early this year, and Amazon has an interesting gift for Jewish supporters of President Trump: a red Make America Great Again cap with a matching set of dreidels. Made by The Dreidel Company, the Make America Great Again Dreidel Set comes with four attached dreidels, each one labeled with the MAGA acronym: Shin…
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Fast Forward Cavemen Had Great Posture, Israeli Researcher Finds
An Israeli scientist led a team of researchers in completing the first 3D virtual reconstruction of a Neanderthal skeleton, discovering that “cavemen” had great posture, contrary to mainstream beliefs. Ella Been of Ono Academic College, along with researchers from Israel, Spain and the United States, found that Neanderthals in fact had straighter spines than humans…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller Key Figure Behind Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Election Push
Leading up to the midterm elections, President Trump ramped up his campaign against immigration with a push from Stephen Miller, his chief policy adviser on the issue, the New York Times reported. Remembering how stoking fears of immigration helped his 2016 presidential run, Trump looked to Miller these last two weeks for tactics in hopes…
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Fast Forward Trump Blames Pittsburgh Shooting For Killing GOP’s ‘Tremendous Momentum’
President Trump said Republicans have suffered ahead of the midterm elections in the wake of the recent mail-bomb threat and the mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue, which left 11 dead, the Washington Post reported. Continuing on his ongoing rally tour, Trump ended his speech in Columbia, Missouri, by encouraging people to vote. He touted…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen: Trump Said ‘Black People Are Too Stupid To Vote For Me’
President Trump repeatedly used racist language before he became president, his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen told Vanity Fair. Cohen said he’s heard the president make several racist comments over the years. He brought up the time he mentioned to Trump that the crowd at one of his 2016 campaign rallies was largely white….
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Fast Forward Ivy League Schools Get Heat After Pittsburgh Statements Don’t Mention Jews
Two Ivy League universities got called out about their statements addressing the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, as they failed to mention the tragedy was an act of anti-Semitism. The leaders of Columbia University and Dartmouth College shared vague statements with their students earlier this week regarding the shooting, where 11 people were killed…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Newspaper Honors Victims With Mourner’s Kaddish On Front Page
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette opened its Friday morning paper with a bold Hebrew (well, Aramaic) headline: the first words of the Mourner’s Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning. “Magnified and sanctified be Your name” These are the first words of the Jewish mourners’ prayer, which will be recited tonight on the first Sabbath since the Tree…
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Fast Forward Voting Rally Cancelled After ‘Kill All Jews’ Drawn Inside Brooklyn Synagogue
A political event at a historic Brooklyn synagogue was cancelled Thursday after “Kill all Jews” was found scrawled inside, the New York Post reported. “Hitler,” “Jews better be ready” and “Die Jew rats, we are here!” were among the hateful messages scribbled in black marker at Union Temple in Prospect Heights, the New York Daily…
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