Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Montana Official Says Neo-Nazi Marchers ‘Likely Can’ Get Permit
NEW YORK (JTA) — The city manager of Whitefish, Montana, says that although a neo-Nazi march scheduled for next week has been canceled, the marchers can likely receive a permit to march at a later date. In an email to residents of the 6,000-person town Wednesday, City Manager Chuck Stearns confirmed that the march, scheduled…
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Fast Forward Obama Lists Iran Deal Among Signature Accomplishments in Farewell Speech
(JTA) — In his farewell address, President Barack Obama urged Americans to unite despite their differences, and defended the accomplishments of his administration. Among the successes Obama listed was the 2015 agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. The agreement, negotiated between Iran and six world powers led by the U.S., froze Iran’s nuclear activities in return for…
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Fast Forward President Obama Defends UN Vote and Iran Deal in Israeli TV Interview
(JTA) — President Barack Obama defended his record on Israel in a wide-ranging interview on Israeli TV, and said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he has clashed, “had a good friend” in the White House. Speaking with Channel 2’s Ilana Dayan in an interview aired Tuesday, Obama defended the Iran nuclear agreement,…
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Fast Forward After Day of 16 Bomb Threats, FBI To Coordinate With JCCs in ‘New Reality’
(JTA) — The FBI and Department of Homeland Security will be assisting local Jewish community centers in bolstering security after 16 JCCs received bomb threats on the same day. On Wednesday, officials from the FBI and Homeland Security will conduct a conference call with U.S. Jewish communal leaders to discuss Monday’s incidents, what they stem…
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News For Black Jews, Barack Obama Personified Their Multicultural America
NEW YORK (JTA) — On Election Day 2008, Marcella White Campbell remembers her 4-year-old son playing in front of the TV, repeating the name of the man who would soon become the first African-American president of the United States. “He was running around and rolling the name Barack Obama on his tongue,” said Campbell, managing…
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Fast Forward Vandal Scrawls Swastikas on New York Jewish Museum Poster
(JTA) — Swastikas were scrawled on a poster in a Manhattan subway station advertising an exhibit at New York’s Jewish Museum. The poster, hanging in the Dyckman Street station on the A train line, was found to be defaced with four swastikas, drawn in black marker, on Monday night and “Jewish Museum” crossed out. In addition,…
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Fast Forward Hubby Outshines Wife To Win International Adult Bible Contest
(JTA) — Yair Shahak of New York City was one of two winners of the International Adult Bible Contest in Jerusalem. Shahak, 28, representing the U.S., shared the honor with Israeli Yafit Silman, according to Ynet News. Shahak’s wife, Yaelle Frohlich, was also a finalist in the competition, representing Canada. The contest ended on Dec. 28….
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News At 15, This Orthodox Girl Is a National Pingpong Champion
(JTA) – She’s beaten a table tennis Hall of Famer. She’s beaten Jewish philanthropists in suits and high heels. She’s beaten tennis champion Rafael Nadal. And she’s only 15. Like many Orthodox Jewish teens, Estee Ackerman was raised around a basement pingpong table, a traditional gathering spot for Sabbath-observant kids on long Saturday afternoons. But…
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