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Fast Forward Silver and Koch Spar Over Weiner Seat
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) and former Mayor Ed Koch are locked in a war of words over the special election to fill disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat. Silver called Koch “totally out of line” for suggesting that Jews should vote for the Republican candidate in the Sept. 13 vote to elect…
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The Schmooze This Week in Forward Arts and Culture
Jake Marmer pores over two collections by the “poet’s poet’s poet” Louis Zukofsky. Olga Gershenson checks out the Jewish-themed films at the Moscow International Film Festival, including a documentary about the great Soviet director Mark Donskoy. Shaul Magid reviews Aryae Coopersmith’s personal history of Shlomo Carlebach’s House of Love and Prayer. Allison Gaudet Yarrow reviews…
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Fast Forward Accused Killer of Leiby Kletzky Says He Hears Voices
The accused killer of kidnapped Jewish boy Leiby Kletzky pleaded not guilty to murder during a brief appearance in a Brooklyn court Thursday. Levi Aron, 35, was placed on suicide watch and sent for psychiatric examination after his lawyer told a judge that the suspect heard voices, a claim that may set the stage for…
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Fast Forward Suspect Confesses to Grisly Murder of Missing Jewish Boy
A suspect was arrested after the body parts of a missing 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy were found in a Brooklyn dumpster and inside the suspect’s home early Wednesday morning, according to published reports. Leiby Kletzky, who disappeared on his way home from his Jewish summer camp on Monday, was discovered stuffed in a red suitcase…
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Fast Forward JDub Records To Close Amid Financial Strain
The Jewish music label JDub Records announced on July 12 that it would close under financial pressure. In a press release, the organization cited the decline of the music business and the recession as the reasons for its decision to shut its doors. “The decision to close was entirely financial, as the challenges facing our…
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News Fire Tears Through High-Profile Manhattan Synagogue
A four-alarm fire Thursday night engulfed Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a large and high-profile Modern Orthodox synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries fighting the blaze, which sent flames and billowing black smoke into the night sky. The fire was reported around 8:30 p.m. and was contained about an hour later, the…
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Fast Forward Weprin Picked By Democrats To Run for Weiner’s Seat
New York Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Queens), has been picked by Democratic leaders to run for ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s seat in a special election on Sept. 13. A Republican opponent has not yet been named. Weiner’s Ninth Congressional district includes areas of Brooklyn and Queens with large Jewish populations. High voter turnout is not expected in…
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News Elizabeth Holtzman Said To Be Interested in Weiner’s Seat
Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman is reportedly interested in taking ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s spot. Holtzman, who served four terms in Congress from 1973 to ‘81, told the New York Times that she “could hit the ground running” if picked to replace Weiner, who resigned in disgraced amid a scandal over explicit text m A special election…
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