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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward Reform movement voices support for impeachment, says Trump needs ‘teshuva’
The Union for Reform Judaism, the governing body that represents the largest sect of American Jews, has voiced its support for the House of Representatives vote to impeach President Donald Trump. “We applaud the House of Representatives’ bipartisan vote to hold President Trump accountable for his incitement of violence against the United States government and…
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Fast Forward Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump’s eccentric Jewish doctor, dead at 73
Dr. Harold Bornstein, the Jewish doctor who cared for President Trump and his family has died. Bornstein rocketed to fame during Trump’s election campaign for signing a letter which claimed “unequivocally” that despite being the oldest president in American history, Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” In addition to being…
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Fast Forward Capitol rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested
Robert Keith Packer, the rioter pictured wearing the “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt” has been arrested, the New York Times reported. In widely circulated photos, Packer could be seen in a Capitol atrium wearing a sweatshirt that read Camp Auschwitz, above a picture of a skull and the slogan “work brings freedom”– a loose translation of “Arbeit…
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News ADL calls for FBI investigation into Gab, social media platform rife with antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League is calling on the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department to conduct an investigation into Gab, the alternative social media outlet which once hosted the antisemitic rants of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, to see whether it had a role in planning the January 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol. “The January 6…
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Fast Forward Jewish groups speak out against more Holocaust references from conservative figures
Like so many others in the past week, Glenn Beck is seeing shades of the Holocuast in current events. But he’s not referring to the mob – sometimes tinged with antisemitism – who marched on the Capitol. He’s talking about the shutdown of the social media platforms on which they organized – namely, Parler. “This…
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Fast Forward Before Sheldon Adelson’s death, his relationships soured with both Netanyahu and Trump
Sheldon Adelson — the billionaire casino magnate, philanthropist, and Republican mega-donor –– fractured his relationships with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump in the final months of his life. His death from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was announced on Tuesday morning. The 87-year-old Boston native and son of immigrants became synonymous…
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Fast Forward Jewish community confounded by comparison of Parler shutdown to Kristallnacht
The scene in Washington D.C. last week has left many comparing the riots to Kristallnacht, the so-called “Night of Broken Glass,” the Nazi pogrom which served as a prelude to the Holocaust. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, made the connection in a powerful video message, speaking about his father’s alcoholism and the abuse…
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Fast Forward Jared and Ivanka take heat for a birthday celebration amidst chaos in D.C.
While Senate leaders were considering drawing up articles of impeachment, and the Capitol police were still clearing the debris left behind by Wednesday’s mob, the president’s family was receiving flak on Sunday for something they posted to social media. Ivanka Trump, the president’s Jewish daughter, posted a photo to Instagram celebrating the 40th birthday of…
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