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Fast Forward John Podhoretz Slams Steve Bannon for ‘Foul Extremist’ Worldview
Neo-conservative editor John Podhoretz slammed newly minted White House supremo Steve Bannon for promoting bigotry at Breitbart News. Writing in the journal Commentary, Podhoretz detailed how Bannon turned a conservative news outlet into a purveyor of hate speech. “He is an aider and abetter of foul extremist views, including anti-Semitic ones,” Podhoretz said. “He used…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Groups J Street and AIPAC Split on Steve Bannon Appointment
Pro-Israel groups were split on their approach to the incoming Donald Trump administration, with AIPAC resisting pressure to criticize the appointment of far right wing firebrand Stave Bannon to a top White House position. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee declined to weigh in on Bannon, perhaps in hopes of keeping open a pipeline of…
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Fast Forward Deborah Lipstadt ‘Flabbergasted’ by Appointment of Hatemonger Steve Bannon
Historian Deborah Lipstadt has denounced Donald Trump’s appointment of right wing firebrand Steve Bannon to a top White House position, saying she is “flabbergasted” that a purveyor of hate has made it to the president’s inner circle. “I’m flabbergasted. I’m almost at a loss for words,” Lipstadt, a Jewish historian based at Emory University, told…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Natalie Portman
Black Swan Actress Comes of Age as a Director Israeli-American Natalie Portman, 35, has long been a darling of screens small and large. She’s also been a major Jewish icon, publicly celebrating her identity as a member of the tribe. This year, her exploration of what it means to be a Jew, as well as…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump – The Jewish Trump Card Donald Trump’s now Jewish daughter, Ivanka Trump, used to seem like a different kind of Trump. Sure, Ivanka, 35, worked for her dad at the Trump Tower in NYC. And sure, just like her father, Ivanka capitalized on the Trump name, spinning off the Ivanka Trump lifestyle brand…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Geza Rohrig
Plaudits Flood in for Son of Saul Actor Géza Röhrig, 49, a Hungarian-born Hasidic Jew and star of “Son of Saul,” rocketed to fame this year after winning acclaim for his performance in the film, which scored the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. As we soon learned, the man was as remarkable as…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Julia Ioffe
Target of Anti-Semitism and a Fiery Responder The rise of the anti-Semitic “alt right” this year sent chills through the Jewish world and beyond. And no one was more affected or more spirited in her response than Julia Ioffe. Instead of huddling in fear, Ioffe pushed back against the trolls. The virulent Jew hatred was…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Edited the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary for the 21st Century Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, 58, was born into a legendary Yiddishist family. And with the completion of the “Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary” — co-edited with Paul Glasser — she has become a part of the legend herself. The fruit of their labor, a monumental work featuring more than 83,000…
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