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News Search Halted for Missing Millionaire in Florida
Police called off the search for along the south Florida coast for Guma Aguiar, a Florida businessman and philanthropist who has given millions to Jewish nonprofit organizations. Aguilar’s 31-foot yacht, the T.T. Zion, washed ashore Wednesday in Ft. Lauderdale with its motor running and lights on. The owner was nowhere to be found, the Sun-Sentinel…
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Fast Forward Widow Set Up Miami Hotel Heir’s Brutal Murder
A Miami ex-stripper was reportedly found guilty of helping set up the murder of her hotel heir husband in Westchester County and his mother in Florida in a bid to snatch the family fortune. In a split verdict, Narcy Novack of Fort Lauderdale was convicted of some counts related to the savage 2009 beatings of…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Jewish ‘Hooker’ Living in Israel
The Jewish woman whose half-baked prostitution claim sent four Brooklyn men to jail is living in Israel, where she is taking self-defense classes, the Daily News reported. The paper published photos of the 22-year-old red-haired woman taking target practice with an Uzi assault weapon and said she is perfecting her martial arts skills. The woman,…
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The Schmooze Folksbiene Announces Festival of Jewish Arts
The National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene has announced that it will be creating a new, bi-annual international festival of Jewish performing arts, the New York Times reports. “Kulturfest,” which will also be named after Yiddish preservationist and anthologist Chana Mlotek, will begin in 2015, to coincide with the Folksbiene’s 100th anniversary. It will be officially presented at…
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Fast Forward Walters Helps Assad Aide Get Into Columbia: Report
Barbara Walters reportedly helped a Syrian press aide who arranged her exclusive interview with dictator Bashar al-Assad win admission to Columbia University’s prestigious School of International and Public Affairs. The New York Post reported that the legendary newswoman wrote to pal Richard Wald, an official at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, to boost the application…
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News Forward Scoops Two Deadline Club Awards
The Forward won awards for reporting and opinion writing in the Deadline Club’s 2012 contest sponsored by the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Staff writer Paul Berger and Editor-in-Chief Jane Eisner both won Deadline Club awards, marking the fourth consecutive year the Forward has won prizes in the prestigious competition. “Jane…
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Fast Forward Conservative Jews Praise Obama After Meeting
A group of leaders from the Conservative movement praised President Barack Obama after holding an informal meeting May 29 at the White House. The 20 Conservative rabbis and lay leaders, who also met with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew, said Obama emphasized his support for Israel and deep “appreciation of Jewish tradition.” “He…
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Fast Forward Barney Frank’s ‘Trayvon’ Graduation Quip Falls Flat
Congressman Barney Frank’s joke about a hoodie and a black recipient of an honorary degree fell flat at a college graduation. The crowd gasped as retiring Jewish congressman made the crack at the University of Massachusetts graduation, which honored civil rights leader Hubie Jones, the Daily News reported. “When you get an honorary degree they…
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