David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at [email protected] and on Twitter @davidianklein.
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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward Trump wondered if he was “going out” like Jewish businessman friend who died of COVID-19
Donald Trump wondered on his way to Walter Reed Medical Center Friday whether he was “going out” like a Syrian-Jewish businessman friend who died of COVID-19 in April. The question highlights the likely severity of Trump’s case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, even as he has sought to project strength to his…
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Fast Forward On call to Hannity, Trump condemns white supremacy, equates it again with antifa
President Donald Trump condemned white supremacy during a televised phone interview with Sean Hannity on Thursday night, then quickly pivoted to equating white supremacists with left-wing activists. “I condemn the KKK, I condemn all White Supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys,” the president said, though he still maintained that he knows little about the group…
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Fast Forward ‘Pray for the wholeness of the nation!’ Orthodox social media groups pray for Trump
An image circulating in Orthodox social media groups is calling on Orthodox Jews to pray for a speedy recovery for President Donald Trump who announced that he and his wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 in the early hours of Friday morning. “Oh pray for the wholeness of the nation!” says the image in Hebrew,…
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Fast Forward Fight erupts on Jewish Twitter about prayers for Trump
Donald Trump says he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. Should we be sympathetic? That’s the question that some Jews are debating on Twitter, still only hours out from news breaking overnight about the positive test result, which has thrown a wrench of historic proportions into the final month of the…
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Fast Forward NYC has at most 5 Yiddish-speaking contact tracers despite COVID spike among the Orthodox
Read this article in Yiddish While New York City has hired thousands for its Test and Trace Corps in an attempt to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the city, there are no more than five Yiddish speakers on staff. The low number is especially striking as a second wave of the virus is breaking out…
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Fast Forward Why of all extremist groups did Trump namecheck the Proud Boys? Roger Stone’s the connection.
Only hours after President Donald Trump gave a debate-stage nod to the extremist group the Proud Boys he’s now claiming he doesn’t know who they are. “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are. You’ll have to give me a definition because I really don’t know who they are,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. However,…
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Fast Forward You heard correctly, Biden said ‘inshallah’ on the debate stage
During last night’s presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden uttered an unlikely phrase in response to the president’s declaration that he would, at least eventually, release his tax records. Biden said “Inshallah,” an Arabic phrase literally meaning “God willing.” Known for his stutter and not infrequent verbal gaffes, many thought Biden had said ‘in…
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Fast Forward Republican Jews on Twitter rush to Trump’s defense after white supremacy debate question
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” President Trump said in Tuesday’s presidential debate when asked if he would denounce white supremacy. A far-right group, the Proud Boys ally themselves with neo-Nazis. However, some notable Jewish Republicans came to the president’s defense, lashing out at Biden, Democrats and the media. 3. Where’s Biden’s record after…
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