Andrew Lapin
By Andrew Lapin
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Fast Forward Michigan pension fund sues Ben & Jerry’s owner over ice cream maker’s Israel policy
The suit alleges that the policy was improperly disclosed to shareholders, and is the latest in a new round of Israel-related developments for the ice cream maker.
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Film & TV Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?
A new dramedy starring Dakota Johnson tells the story of a “motivational dancer” for bar/bat mitzvah parties.
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Fast Forward Head of campus pro-Israel group loses Republican Congressional primary in Nevada
David Brog, a protege of the Adelsons, lost to a former military colonel.
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Fast Forward Two Ivy League presidents are stepping down. They leave different legacies on campus Israel speech and antisemitism.
Lawrence Bacow, at Harvard, and Lee Bollinger, at Columbia, will exit their posts in 2023
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Fast Forward The former Kutz Camp will be a set for Ben Platt’s new movie, ‘Theater Camp’
The filmmakers have also promised to fund improvements to the camp.
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Fast Forward Massachusetts Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley, condemn pro-Palestinian project mapping Boston Jewish groups
Members of Congress, including one critical of Israel, speak out against the project’s goal of mapping “Zionist leaders”
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News Boston Jews say a pro-Palestinian group’s map of local ‘Zionist leaders and powerhouse NGOs’ is a guide to antisemitism
“This project plays directly into #antisemitic myths of Jewish power and control,” said the ADL.
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Film & TV A lesbian Orthodox horror movie and other Jewish highlights of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival
A Leonard Cohen documentary, an Israeli comedy and a chat between Jewish comedy writers are among the festival’s offerings.
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