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 Long Islanders have Adam Sandler to thank for IHOP’s all-you-can-drink milkshakes today
It’s “Milkshake Monday” at Long Island’s IHOPs, and it seems that Jewish comedian Adam Sandler is responsible for the endless supply of the decadent drink . Last week, a Tik Tok video went viral showing an exchange between Sandler and a hostess at the International House of Pancakes’ Manhasset, Long Island location. @dayanna.rodas Pleaseee come…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Avraham Hamra, last chief rabbi of Syria, dies at 78
Rabbi Avraham Hamra, a major leader in the Syrian Jewish community and the last chief rabbi of the country, died Friday in Israel at the age of 78. Hamra had spent most of his life in Syria where he was a one of the few remaining spiritual leaders for the remaining Jewish population following the…
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Fast Forward In San Francisco, a kosher baker offers convicts a second chance
At San Francisco’s Frena Bakery, Jewish thought doesn’t just dictate the ingredient of its doughs. It also inspired owner Issac Yosef to make it a place of second chances for the formerly incarcerated, he revealed in an interview on the podcast Ear Hustle. At Frena, an Israeli bakery whose delectables are inspired by Yosef’s grandfather…
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Fast Forward This week’s stampede wasn’t the first tragedy to strike Jewish pilgrims at Mount Meron
Tragedy has struck before on Lag Ba’Omer at Mt. Meron. On Thursday, at least 45 Jews died and more than 150 were injured in a stampede at the mountain in northern Israel. In 1911, an estimated 10,000 people gathered to sing and dance before the traditional Lag Ba’Omer bonfires on the mountain, not far from…
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News In Belarus, firing of Jewish museum curator linked to anti-government protests
Though British actor Daniel Craig popularized the story of the Bielski partisans in the 2008 film “Defiance,” preserving the history of their heroics in the region where they operated has long been the passion of Belarussian historian Tamara Vershitskaya. She carried out her mission as the head of the Museum of Jewish Resistance, which she…
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News In Yemen, antisemitism is rampant even though few Jews actually live there
“Death to America. Death to Israel. A curse upon the Jews. Victory to Islam,” reads the banner of the Ansar Allah — the Partisans of God — more commonly known as Yemen’s Houthi militia. The Iranian-backed force, which has been embroiled in a six-year civil war for the control of Yemen, has often taken it…
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News Boris Volynov was the first Jew in space. Antisemitism nearly prevented him from going.
Sixty years ago this week, for the first time in human history, one of our species ventured beyond the atmosphere. That man was Yuri Gargarin, a young Soviet cosmonaut who manned the Vostok 1 spacecraft. On April 12, 1961, he became the first human being to orbit the planet. Despite rumors to the contrary, Gargarin…
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Fast Forward FBI’s new tactic to reach Jewish community? Yiddish ads
The FBI has released new ads in both Yiddish and Hebrew, calling on members of marginalized groups to report hate crimes committed against them. “Did you know many hate crimes are not reported? The FBI wants to help, but we need to hear from you. If you believe you’re the victim of or a witness…
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