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By Forward Staff
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The Schmooze Woody Allen Vies With Ex-Collaborator for Tony
As our contributor Joshua Furst has pointed out, of the odder things about the musical adaptation of “Bullets Over Broadway” was the conspicuous absence of credit for the original film’s co-screenwriter Douglas McGrath. One would like to speculate that there were creative differences between the pair. Or that McGrath didn’t want his name associated with…
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The Schmooze Donald Sterling’s Disgraceful Racist Rant
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches game with girlfriend V. Stiviano. / Getty Images Until recently, Donald Sterling was mostly known (if at all) as the owner of the ‘other’ basketball team in Los Angeles. It’s bad enough that his Los Angeles Clippers have long lived in the shadow of the iconic Lakers. Now…
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Fast Forward Killer of Baltimore Jewish Girl Will Stay in Jail in 1969 Slay — For Now
A Baltimore judge has refused to order a new trial for the man found guilty of killing an 11-year-old Jewish girl in 1969. The ruling means Wayne Stephen Young will remain in prison for the abduction and murder of Esther Lebowitz, a case that has roiled the city’s Jewish community on edge through years of…
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Fast Forward Hundreds Protest ‘Price Tag’ Attack on Mosque
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Israel Monday evening to protest the recent vandalism of a mosque in a largely Arab town. Protesters held signs denouncing anti-Arab “price tag” attacks as hate crimes, Haaretz reported. Police were on hand in force in the town of Umm al-Fahm, but there were no confrontations. Early Friday morning, assailants…
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Fast Forward London Synagogue Worshippers Pluck Baby From Burning Car
A baby was saved from a burning car outside a London synagogue when two men rushed out of a Passover service to rescue him moments before the vehicle turned into a fireball. The family of four was trapped inside their Peugeot when it caught fire on a street in north London’s Tottenham section Sunday, according…
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Fast Forward Overland Park Rampage Killer Ranted to Rabbi About ‘You Jews’
The notorious white supremacist charged with fatally shooting three people outside of Jewish community centers near Kansas City reportedly called a Jewish hotline weeks earlier to rant to a rabbi about “getting rid of every Jew.” Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, was connected to Rabbi Menachem Siegal, director of the United Jewish Communities of Eastern Europe…
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News Did Smirking ‘Nazi’ Gunman Single Out Jews for Death in Kansas City Rampage?
A smirking gunman who reportedly shouted Nazi slogans opened fire at a Jewish community center and an old-age home in a suburb of Kansas City, killing three people. The gunman, later identified as notorious white supramacist Frazier Glenn Cross, singled out Jewish victims for death, Rabbi Herbert Mandl, a chaplain with the Overland Park Police…
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News Kansas City Jewish Community Stunned by Rampage On Eve of Passover
Jewish community leaders were stunned by the shooting rampage at two suburban Kansas City Jewish institutions on the eve of Passover — but urged Jews to continue with their preparations for the holiday. “Our hearts go out to the families who have suffered loss on this tragic day,” the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas…
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