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News Noah Pozner Recalled as Jewish Boy With Big Heart
Noah Pozner, the Jewish boy killed in the Newtown school massacre, was laid to rest Monday in the first of a wrenching string of funerals for the victims of the senseless rampage. The slain boy’s mother, Veronique Pozner, led scores of mourners at a packed funeral home in Fairfied, Conn. that was festooned in white…
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Fast Forward Newtown Synagogue Starts Fund for Noah Pozner
As the family of Newtown massacre victim Noah Pozner prepared for the 6-year-old’s funeral, the family’s synagogue began collecting money for the Pozners. Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown, Conn., posted a notice on its website announcing that it was accepting money to help support the Pozners “during this terrible time.” It also recommended two charities…
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Opinion Newtown Rabbi’s Prayer for the Fallen
Rabbi Shaul Praver moved many to tears when he recited El Maleh Rachamim, a prayer of mourning, at last night’s vigil for those killed in the deadly rampage in Newtown, Conn. Today, he will oversee the funeral of Noah Pozner, the youngest victim of the shooting.
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The Schmooze Forward Fives: 2012 in Music
In the annual Forward Fives selection we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in music, performance, exhibitions, books and film. Here we present five of our favorite Jewish music releases of 2012. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments. Sarah Aroeste, “Gracia” The…
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Fast Forward Jewish Boy’s Funeral Is Set for Monday
A funeral for Noah Pozner, the 6-year-old Jewish boy killed in the Newtown school massacre is being planned for Monday. Pozner’s uncle, Alexis Haller, says the funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Conn., the Associated Press reported. Noah had a twin sister, Arielle, who…
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Fast Forward Newtown Rabbi Decries ‘Culture of Violence’
The rabbi of the only synagogue in Newtown, Conn., decried the “culture of violence” that led to the deadly rampage, as President Obama prepared to speak at a vigil for the 28 victims. Shaul Praver held a community prayer session on Saturday at Adath Israel, and told Israel’s Army Radio Sunday that he castigated the…
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News Jewish Child Shot Multiple Times in Newtown Rampage
At least one of the 20 children killed in the Newtown school massacre was a 6-year-old Jewish boy, whose twin sister and older sibling escaped the rampage at the Sandy Hook School. Noah Pozner was identified by the coroner as the youngest of the victims. He was shot multiple times. Rabbi Shaul Praver of Adath…
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Fast Forward Jewish Rampage Survivor Issues Gun Control Call
Joshua Stepakoff was just 6 years old when he was shot and wounded in a 1999 shooting rampage at his suburban Los Angeles preschool. Now 19, he wants to know why more hasn’t been done to curb gun violence in America. “If now is not the right time, when is? People are shot every day……
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