Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Culture Genetic Screening Is Increasingly Complicated
One in four people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry is a carrier of at least one Jewish genetic disease. If both parents carry a recessive gene for the same disease, such as Tay-Sachs, each child has a 25% chance of having that disease. With such high risk factors in the Jewish community, many couples choose to…
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Fast Forward Weiner and Huma Live in $12K-a-Month Pad
Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife have moved into a swank Park Ave. apartment that rents for at least $12,000 per month and is owned by a big Democratic donor, the New York Post reported. It’s not clear whether Weiner and State Department official Huma Abedin actually pay that much for the 2,100-square-foot, four-bedroom,…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman’s Jewish Wedding
She’s a bride! Natalie Portman got married on Saturday night to her fiancé of two years, French dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, in a small Jewish ceremony in the California resort town of Big Sur, People magazine reported. The Oscar winner and her new hubbie were surrounded by family and friends, including Ivanka Trump. The…
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Fast Forward Mt. Sinai Doctor Accused of Peeping Up Skirts
An award-winning surgeon at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital was charged with using a secret pen camera to take pictures up women’s skirts on the subway. Dr. Adam Levinson, 39, a top urologist and assistant professor at the hospital’s school of medicine, allegedly used a folded newspaper to disguise the tiny camera as he rode…
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Fast Forward Israel Museum Denies Gender Segregation Plan
The Israel Museum vehemently denies a report that it plans to introduce gender-segregated viewing hours. The venerable Jerusalem institution says it will remain open to all during regular hours, but may consider requests from single-sex private groups to visit after closing time or on Tuesdays, when it is normally shut. “The Israel Museum does not…
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Fast Forward Hunt American as Bomber Accomplice: Report
Authorities are hunting for an American suspected of helping a suicide bomber carry out the deadly attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, multiple news sites reported. The reports claimed that Bulgarian and other police were searching for an American citizen named “David Jefferson” who may have helped the terrorist widely depicted in security footage just…
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News Munich Widow Praises Obama for Support
The widow of an Israeli athlete slain in the 1972 Munich massacre praised President Obama’s decision to join her campaign for a moment of silence at the London Olympic Games. Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andrei Spitzer, said she was “overwhelmed and thrilled” that Obama joined the growing campaign to honor the 11 victims of the…
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Fast Forward Bomber Was Taking Revenge for Iran Killings
The suicide bomber who attacked Israeli tourists in Bulgaria earlier this week was an Hezbollah operative, U.S. officials told the New York Times, adding that the bombing was ordered by Iran in order to avenge assassinations targeting its nuclear scientists. On Thursday, in what seems like the first confirmation of Israel’s suspicions concerning the source…
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