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Fast Forward Rabbi Barry Freundel Set for Court Date
Rabbi Barry Freundel is expected to appear in a Washington D.C. court today to face charges he used a hidden camera to peep on women in the mikveh of his Orthodox synagogue. The disgraced cleric faces six counts of voyeurism, a misdemeanor, and could face up to six years in prison. Prosecutors might outline any…
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Forward 50 2014 Lizzy Caplan
Before she was a “Master of Sex,” Lizzy Caplan was a Russian dancer in her elementary school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The actress, who was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for her performance as sex research pioneer Virginia Johnson in Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” has come a long way since her…
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Forward 50 2014 Nigel Savage
“If you asked many of our participants and our leaders, ‘Which is more important to you, having a Jewish impact or having an impact in terms of sustainable food systems or the environment?’ people scratch their head and say, ‘Why do I have to choose?’” That’s Nigel Savage talking to the Forward in March about…
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Forward 50 2014 Idina Menzel
Not Letting Go Of Jewish Actress Idina Menzel
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Forward 50 2014 Angela Buchdahl
As senior cantor at New York’s Central Synagogue, Angela Buchdahl was known to team up with one of her colleagues to perform a “mash-up” — an artful blending of two thematically linked but musically distinct songs. “Hatikvah” was woven into “America the Beautiful.” For Passover, the two cantors combined “Dayeinu” with the spiritual “Oh, Freedom.”…
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Fast Forward Jewish Yale Doctor Accused in Pre-Valentine’s Day ‘Love Note’ Harassment
A prominent Jewish Yale doctor is reportedly at the center of an explosive sexual harassment case involving a younger colleague — and a pre-Valentine’s Day love note written in broken Italian. Dr. Michael Simons, who was until recently head of cardiology at Yale, stepped down as The New York Times prepared a damning story about…
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Fast Forward Israeli Paper Stands by 9/11 Plane Cartoon
Israel’s Haaretz newspaper has strongly backed a cartoonist who sparked a storm of controversy by depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a 9/11 terrorist flying toward the World Trade Center. Editor-in-chief Aluf Benn said critics were “misreading” the comic by senior cartoonist Amos Biderman — and pointedly refused to apologize or retract the explosive work….
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Senior Citizen Caught With 221 Kiddie Porn Videos
A Brooklyn senior citizen was hit with child pornography charges after police found 221 explicit videos on his computer, authorities said. Harvey Epstein, 68, was busted after a probe into so-called “peer-to-peer” sites, which pedophiles often use to trade and download child pornography, said Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson. “It is shocking that anyone ……
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