Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward 2 years into war, major Jewish fundraising for Ukraine has slowed to a trickle
Donor fatigue set in as the war dragged on. Then Oct. 7 happened
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Fast Forward American Jewish University completes deal to sell its Los Angeles campus to nearby Jewish school
The announcement puts to rest concerns that the 22-acre hilltop property would go to an entity outside of the Los Angeles Jewish community
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News How do Biden’s new sanctions affect Jewish charities that donate in Israel?
The Biden administration could expand its list of sanction targets beyond the four settlers it named
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Fast Forward Victims of antisemitism give much more to charity, survey finds
One of the largest surveys of Jewish household giving ever conducted is based on data from March 2023 and does not reflect the deluge of giving following the Oct. 7 attack
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Fast Forward TikTok’s pro-Israel investors face conundrum as platform is blamed for fueling antisemitism
If Arthur Dantchik and Jeff Yass have pushed for a greater effort to rein in antisemitic content, it’s not known. But it’s clear that they have both the potential to force a conversation about Jewish concerns within the Chinese company — and incentives not to
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Fast Forward Search this new list of Jewish family names from Cairo, Alexandria, Baghdad, Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut
Retired diplomat’s passion project yields searchable database of Jewish last names from the Arab world
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Fast Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar
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Fast Forward Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
An Instagram post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial stayed up despite six complaints from users that generated four automated reviews and two human assessments
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Music How a swaggering Jewish kid from East London became (albeit briefly) Britain’s greatest rock star and poet
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News That whites-only, no Jews allowed Arkansas community is legal, says state’s attorney general. How?
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Opinion As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here’s what changed my mind
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News In a first, Orthodox rabbinical school ordains an out gay rabbi
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Fast Forward Israel approves plan to take over Gaza City, setting Oct. 7 deadline for civilians to leave
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Antisemitism Decoded A Florida college student said ‘F— Israel.’ Now she’s under federal investigation
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Fast Forward Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike
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Opinion In that horrific video of a man digging his own grave, Israelis are seeing something that Americans aren’t
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