Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Culture In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich Village to Lilith Fair
Sarah Seltzer’s debut novel is full of familial drama, rock music history and lots of Yiddishkeit
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Culture 20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023
From movie stars to politicians to Nobel Prize winners
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Fast Forward 7 men, some members of Hamas, are arrested as European police foil plots against Jews
German officials described the suspects as “longstanding members of Hamas" who "have participated in Hamas operations abroad”
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Fast Forward Kanye West’s album with antisemitic lyric and long list of famous collaborators on track to debut Friday
The album seems headed for a large audience on most major streaming platforms, despite his months in the spotlight over antisemitic comments
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Fast Forward Far-right lawmaker shocks Polish parliament by using fire extinguisher on menorah
Asked to explain the incident afterwards, he said, “Those who take part in acts of satanic worship should be ashamed"
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Fast Forward ‘I did not fact check’: Supermodel Gigi Hadid apologizes for claiming Israel abducts and rapes Palestinians
The Palestinian American also wrote to her 79 million Instagram followers that taking innocent people hostage is “NEVER OK”
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Fast Forward Israel summons Spain and Belgium ambassadors after they denounce Israel before hostage release
After Spain’s ambassador was summoned for a reprimand, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares summoned Israel’s ambassador to Spain
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Fast Forward In London, tens of thousands march in largest rally against antisemitism since WWII
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said Jews “will not be intimidated” by the spike in antisemitism since Oct. 7
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Yiddish זום־שמועס: האָבן די רבנים געקעמפֿט קעגן די משׂכּילים? Zoom event: Did the Rabbis wage war against the Enlightenment thinkers?
יוחנן לאָווען וועט רעדן וועגן דער אַנטוויקלונג פֿון די חרמות און קאַמפֿן קעגן די משׂכּילים מצד די פֿרומע קרײַזן
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Yiddish ווי איז שׂימחת־תּורה אַנדערש פֿון שבֿועות? How is Simchat Torah different from Shavuot?
דער עיקר־באַטײַט פֿון ביידע יום־טובֿים איז דאָס קריגן די תּורה, אָבער די שטימונג איז גאָר אַן אַנדערע.
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Fast Forward Lufthansa ordered to pay $4M penalty for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers in 2022
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