Benjamin Gamson
By Benjamin Gamson
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Fast Forward Murder of Israeli grad student ruled homicide, not hate crime
The Israeli doctoral student murdered in Chicago was not the victim of an antisemitic attack, police have determined. Around 4 p.m. on June 19, Anat Kimchi, who was 31, was walking on the 400 block of South Wacker Drive in the area known as The Loop when she was stabbed three times. She was brought…
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Fast Forward Jewish causes, groups get big bumps in California and Florida state budgets
Legislators in California and Florida have directed major new funding to Jewish organizations and causes in their upcoming budgets. California’s proposed 2021-2022 budget includes $50 million to boost security for non-profit organizations such as synagogues and Jewish schools, while Florida is providing a $1 million dollar grant to the Jewish Federation of Sarasota- Manatee. Also…
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