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Fast Forward Leiby Kletzky’s Family Sues Accused Killer for $100M
The father of slain Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky is reportedly suing his confessed killer for a whopping $100 million. Kletzky’s father filed the suit against Levi Aron, 35, who told cops he killed the boy after snatching him off the streets of Boro Park, the New York Daily News reported. The civil suit filed in…
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Fast Forward Strauss-Kahn Ready To Say ‘Au Revoir’ to U.S.
Banker Dominique Strauss-Kahn plans to return home to France within a week now that the sex assault charges against him have been dropped, the New York Daily News reported. The ex-IMF chief’s passport was returned to him after the case was dismissed and he is now free to travel. A representative told the paper he…
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News Jewish Art for the New Millennium: Avant-Garde Poetry, Music and Politics
Thursday November 3rd, 7pm Jewish Art for the New Millennium Living Theater @ 21 Clinton Street, New York City Frank London, Judith Malina and Jerome Rothenberg Curated by Jake Marmer Series designed by Dan Friedman The Jewish Daily Forward presents the fourth installment in a new series of innovative arts programming. “Jewish Art for the…
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Fast Forward ‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ Faces Fraud Case Over Torahs
A man who dubbed himself the ‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ and claimed to have rescued Torah scrolls lost in the Holocaust was charged with fraud by federal authorities on Wednesday. Menachem Youlus, 50, of Wheaton, Md., faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly concocting the bogus stories to raise money for his Save a…
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Fast Forward Jewish Museum Picks Claudia Gould as New Director
Claudia Gould, director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, has reportedly been picked as the new director of the Jewish Museum in New York. The New York Times reports that Gould will succeed Joan Rosenbaum, who is retiring after 30 years at the helm of the century-old institution…
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Fast Forward Prosecutors Move To End Case Against Strauss-Kahn
Prosecutors have filed papers asking a judge to set aside the sex assault charges against former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn, several news organizations reported. In a 25-page submission, Manhattan prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to prove the assault took place in a hotel room in May, the New York Times reported. The…
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Fast Forward Reports: Strauss-Kahn Case Set To Be Dismissed
New York prosecutors plan to ask a judge Monday to dismiss the sex assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, several news outlets reported. Manhattan District Attorney plans to withdraw the charges after questions rose about the credibility of the Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel maid who accused him of assaulting her in his plush…
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Fast Forward Libyan Rebels Enter Tripoli as Gadhafy Regime Crumbles
Libyan rebels captured two of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi’s sons, and his presidential guard has surrendered as most of the capital city of Tripoli fell, news agencies reported Monday. Gadhafi’s eldest son, Mohammed al-Gadhafi, surrendered to Libyan rebel forces, rebel National Transitional Council Coordinator Adel Dabbechi told Reuters. He also confirmed that Gadhafi’s better-known younger…
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