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Fast Forward Documentary on Holocaust Survivor Alice Herz-Sommer Wins Oscar — Week After Her Death
A documentary about Alice Herz-Sommer, the 110-year-old Holocaust survivor who died last weekend, has won the Academy Award for best short documentary. “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” is a 38-minute film about Herz-Sommer’s use of music to survive the death camps. In accepting the Oscar, the film’s director, Malcolm Clarke, said…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Jews Pay $7K for ‘Beard-Transplant’ Therapy
Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn are reportedly paying thousands of dollars for facial hair transplants that allow them to have fuller beards. New York City plastic surgeons say observant Jewish men are among the prime markets for their procedure that runs up to $7,000, DNAinfo reported. “Whether you are talking about the Brooklyn hipster or the…
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Fast Forward Ramaz Explains Why It Banned Rashid Khalidi
More than 230 Ramaz students have signed a petition protesting the decision of their school to ban a program with Rashid Khalidi, a Columbia University professor who is know for his sharp criticism of Israel. Explaining their position, Paul Shaviv, the head of school issued a letter to parents and faculty on Friday, stating: When…
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Fast Forward Next-Door Neighbor Quizzed in Pittsburgh Double Murder of Jewish School Aide and Sister
The next-door neighbor of slain Jewish day school teacher’s aide Susan Wolfe was reportedly questioned by Pittsburgh detectives in connection with the double murder of Wolfe and her sister, Sarah. Police said the neighbor was identified as the man who was with Susan Wolfe at a gas station shortly before the murder took place, the…
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Fast Forward Cops Seek Mystery Man No. 2 in Slaying of Pittsburgh Jewish School Teacher
Pittsburgh police are seeking a second mystery man who may have had contact with Jewish day school teacher’s aide Susan Wolfe on the night she was murdered along with her sister. Cops have reportedly already identified a man who apparently rode a bus home with a slain Jewish day school teacher’s aide — and insist…
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Fast Forward Naftali Bennett Stakes Israel’s Claim to Temple Mount
Right wing leader Naftali Bennett reportedly told American Jewish leaders Monday that Israel wants more control over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a holy site that has long been a contentious point with the Muslim world. Bennett, who is a key player in Benjamin Netanyahu’s shaky coalition government, told the Conference of Presidents of Major…
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Fast Forward Portugal To Offer Passports To Sephardic Jews
Following Spain’s lead, Portugal announced this weekend that it will grant citizenship to descendants of Portuguese Jews who were expelled during the Inquisition. The drafted legislation is identical to Spain’s, according to Haaretz. While the principles of the bill are set, the specific wording and criteria still need to be finalized. Spain’s bill provides a…
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