Barbara Goldberg
By Barbara Goldberg
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Fast Forward Elie Wiesel Recalled at Funeral by Mourning Family and Leaders
The death of World War Two concentration camp survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was mourned on Sunday by admirers worldwide who honored his life-long fight for millions of Holocaust victims. “My husband was a fighter,” Marion Wiesel said in a statement. “He fought for the memory of the six million Jews who perished in…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Gives Birth to Boy — No Word on Bris for Aiden Clinton Mezvinsky
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, announced on Saturday the birth of her second child with husband Marc Mezvinsky. Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky was born on Saturday to Clinton and her investment banker husband, according to a statement released by the proud grandparents. His older sister, Charlotte…
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Food With Kitniyot Ban Lifted, Could Sushi on Passover Be Kosher?
This year, the Passover menus of many American Jews may feature rice and beans — or even sushi — for the first time, thanks to new rules taking them off the list of foods forbidden during the elaborate meals prepared for the long holiday, which begins on Friday. Related Conservative Movement Overturns 800-Year-Old Passover Ban on Rice…
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News Miniature ‘Therapy Horses’ Prove To Be Strong Medicine for Sick Kids
Some of the most powerful medicine delivered to young patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Wednesday came in a package less than 32 inches tall and with a tail. Honor, a 10-month-old colt with , trotted into the hearts of dozens of children and teens being treated at the Jewish hospital…
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Fast Forward Scarsdale Hubby Allegedly Stabbed Pediatrician Wife 22 Times in the Shower
A New York finance executive pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday in the slaying of his pediatrician wife, who was stabbed 22 times with a kitchen knife as she showered in their suburban Scarsdale home, authorities said. Jules Reich, 62, who at the time of the Jan. 20 crime was listed as a partner…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Action Figure Rocks Kickstarter
Orders for a Bernie Sanders action figure, complete with the U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful’s signature slouch, open mouth and accusatory pointed finger, were flooding in from fans on Thursday, months ahead of the toy’s delivery date in July. Brooklyn product design company FCTRY created a prototype for the 6-inch (15-cm) tall plastic version of the…
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Fast Forward Delaware’s First Jewish Governor Apologizes for Slavery
Delaware Governor Jack Markell, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery in the United States, announced on Sunday a resolution to officially apologize for his state’s role in slavery. “We must publicly and candidly acknowledge the lasting damage of past sins – damage that continues to reverberate more than 150 years after…
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Fast Forward Delaware’s Jack Markell Issues Pardon to Abolitionist — 168 Years Later
Delaware Governor Jack Markell issued a posthumous pardon for Samuel Burris on Monday in the same courtroom where the free black man was convicted 168 years ago of helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. Burris’ descendants gathered in a courtroom in Dover, Delaware, to accept the pardon that set aside his 1847 criminal record…
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