Andrew Lapin
By Andrew Lapin
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Fast Forward Jews on California campuses stage statewide ‘sleep-in’ protests as Congress launches antisemitism probe into Berkeley
The sleep-in is inspired by Ron Hassner, the chair of Israel studies at Berkeley, who is staying in his office until the university takes steps to address antisemitism
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Fast Forward Man arrested after Fort Lauderdale Chabad center is damaged in apparent arson attack
Police are not charging the suspect with a hate crime, saying they believe he suffers from mental illness
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Fast Forward Washington Monthly publishes Israeli writer’s coexistence piece retracted by literary journal Guernica
Joanna Chen’s “From the Edges of a Broken World” touched off a larger debate over whether Israelis have a place in progressive circles
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Fast Forward Virginia school district will let students opt out of Holocaust lesson, citing Jewish students’ ‘trauma’
The district said the move had nothing to do with the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward ‘Zone of Interest’ producer calls Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech a ‘distraction’
Separately, the Auschwitz Memorial defended Glazer's remarks
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Fast Forward 80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military
The festival initially threatened the boycott’s organizers with legal action. But it also says it respects the protest
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Culture What to know about the fiery Jewish reactions to Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech criticizing Israel
Reactions to the speech point to a deeper division within the Jewish community, which has only grown since Oct. 7, over when and how to link the Holocaust to Israel
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Fast Forward Feds investigate Yonkers, NY, school district where girls basketball players yelled antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents
The district at the center of the new Title VI investigation has already fired its coach and disciplined players
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