Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward ‘The Holocaust Is A Lie’ Graffiti Found On Busy California Bridge
Graffiti calling the Holocaust a “a lie” was found on a bridge in southern California, the Jewish Journal reported. “Why have Jews been kicked out of 109 countries?” and “Nationalism or extinction” were written in Santa Monica on the corner of Idaho Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, and the “Holocaust is a lie” was found…
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Fast Forward Marianne Williamson: ‘I Am Not A Cult Leader’
“I am not a cult leader,” Marianne Williamson tweeted. On Tuesday, the 2020 presidential candidate sought to refute claims that she was against vaccines. She suggested that she can’t be anti-science because she often quotes Albert Einstein. I am not a cult leader. I am not anti-science (that one is almost funny, given how much…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Opens Up About His Struggles Growing Up In Brooklyn
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said he was encouraged to fight for equal access to health care after his mother’s early death, the Associated Press reported. Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, rarely talks about any personal connections to his policies. But in a recent interview with the AP, he shared how losing his mother Dorothy at…
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Fast Forward Al Franken Regrets Resigning — And 7 Senators Regret Telling Him To
Seven senators regret calling for former Senator Al Franken to resign for sexually inappropriate behavior, saying that their decision was made in haste. A New Yorker story questioned the account of the first woman who accused the Minnesota senator of indecent contact. In November 2017, a photo was released of Franken pretending to grab talk-radio…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Kamala Harris Tells Hilarious Story Of Meeting Her Jewish In-Laws
While promoting her autobiography at the 92nd Street Y last month, California Senator Kamala Harris shared an anecdote that didn’t make it in the final product: Meeting her Jewish in-laws. Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, is married to Douglas Emhoff, who works in entertainment litigation. His Twitter feed is dedicated to supporting her, and he’s…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller: ‘As A Jew, I Am Outraged’ Over AOC’s Concentration Camp Comment
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller condemned Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez for her “sinful comment” comparing detention facilities on the United States-Mexico border to concentration camps. On Fox News on Sunday, Miller explained that he was especially insulted by the “historical smear” because he is Jewish. “As a Jew, as an American Jew, I am profoundly…
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Fast Forward Kippah-Wearing Orthodox Jew Wins Obstacle Course TV Show
Michael Neuman’s yarmulk stayed perfectly in place as he went on to win his episode of the CBS show “Million Dollar Mile.” Neuman outran pro athlete Veejay Jones for more than a half a mile and through three obstacles, winning $25,000, the Jewish Journal reported. He proudly wore his yarmulke, a traditional Jewish head covering….
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Introduces Pro-BDS Congressional Resolution
Representative Ilhan Omar introduced on Tuesday a Congressional resolution defending the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The resolution does not explicitly mention Israel, but does state that “all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad” and criticizes anti-boycott legislation that has…
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Yiddish קונסט פֿון פֿרויען וואָס שילדערט זייערע איבערלעבונגען אין קאָנצענטראַציע־לאַגערArt by women portraying their experiences in the concentration camps
אַן אױסשטעלונג אין בראַנדײַס־אוניװערסיטעט פּרעזענטירט צען אַלבאָמען בילדער וואָס די פֿרויען האָבן געשאַפֿן נאָך דער באַפֿרײַונג.
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Fast Forward Swiss broadcaster removes footage of host criticizing Israeli bobsled team during its first Milan runs
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Yiddish איז דער דראַמאַטורג אַבֿרהם גאָלדפֿאַדן געװען אַ ציוניסט?Was playwright Avrom Goldfaden a Zionist?
אין זײַן ניט־פֿאַרעפֿנטלעכער לעצטער דראַמע „בן עמי“ האָט גאָלדפֿאַדן אױסגעלײגט אַ פּלאַן פֿאַר ייִדן צו פֿאַרנעמען ארץ־ישׂראל
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Culture Forever curious, never daunted, Frederick Wiseman sought to repair the world through film
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