Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Hasidic Man Convicted of Beating Black Student Gets Verdict Tossed
A New York appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Hasidic man who was found guilty for his role in the beating of a black man in 2013, The New York Times reported. Five Orthodox men were accused of beating and blinding Taj Patterson, a black fashion student in Brooklyn, on Dec. 1, 2013….
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Fast Forward Red-Faced Jared Kushner Seeks Answers On Disappearance Of Saudi Blogger
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner spoke to the Saudi crown prince to request information into the disappearance of a journalist from one of its diplomatic facility, Reuters reported. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, spoke with Mohammed Bin Salman on Oct. 2, the day Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, was declared missing after…
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Fast Forward Union For Reform Judaism Calls For Release Of Detained Pro-Palestinian Student
The largest Jewish movement in American has called for the release of the American student with Palestinian grandparents who has been detained at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport for the past week. Rabbi Joshua Weinberg, vice president for Israel and Reform Zionism of the Union for Reform Judaism, wrote in a statement that the organization is…
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Fast Forward California Man Charged With Setting Fire, Drawing Devil Outside Synagogue
A California man faces charges of vandalism and arson after setting a small fire outside a local congregation and drawing a devil on its walkway, the Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday. Police were alerted of a person, later identified as Brett Allen Bisnett, loitering around Congregation Beth Shalom in Modesto on Monday evening. Bisnett, who told…
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Fast Forward Jewish Camp Owners Sue Health Dept., Say They’re Targeted For Inspections
The owners of a Jewish summer camp in New York have sued the Rockland County Health Department for discriminating against their business because they are ultra-Orthodox Jews, The Journal News reported. The lawsuit, filed by camp owners Ephraim and Rivka Weissmandl, also includes a complaint accusing an agency inspector of making sexual comments toward her….
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Fast Forward Michael Bloomberg Profile Update: He’s A Democrat. Again.
Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg took to social media Wednesday morning to share news that he’s officially a Democrat, the Washington Post reported. In an early morning Instagram post, the Jewish billionaire announced that he re-registered as a member of the Democrat Party. He has run for office as a Republican and an…
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Fast Forward Hitler’s Great-Nephew Is Not A Fan Of Donald Trump
Some of Adolf Hitler’s last surviving relatives have been living a quiet, normal existence on Long Island — and are not in favor of the president, according to the New York Post. Germany’s Bild newspaper recently paid a visit to Hitler’s great-nephews: Alexander, Louis and Brian Stuart-Houston. They’re the sons of his nephew, William Patrick…
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Fast Forward Another U. Michigan Instructor Denies Student A Letter To Study In Israel
An instructor at the University of Michigan took back an offer to write a letter of recommendation for a student after learning it was for a program in Israel, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. This is the second such event to have happened at the university in the past month. Jake Secker, a 20-year-old junior…
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