Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward Michigan university fires professor for antisemitic, racist social media posts
(JTA) — Ferris State University, a public research school in Big Rapids, Michigan, fired a professor last week for using antisemitic, racist, homophobic and other inflammatory language on social media. Thomas Brennan, a physical sciences professor, had tweeted about a “Jewish mafia” and called the COVID-19 pandemic a “Jewish revolution,” according to an article last…
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The Schmooze Shira Haas to play Golda Meir in Barbra Streisand-produced series
(JTA) — Israeli actress Shira Haas, best known internationally for her star turn in Netflix’s “Unorthodox,” will portray Israel’s only female prime minister, Golda Meir, in an upcoming TV series. “Lioness,” produced by MGM/UA Television and not yet sold to a TV service or channel, is based on the book of the same name by…
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Fast Forward NJ teen confesses to spearheading plot to vandalize Midwestern synagogues
(JTA) — A 19-year-old from New Jersey admitted he coordinated members of the neo-Nazi group The Base in attacks on at least two Midwestern synagogues. Richard Tobin, of Brooklawn, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges, the Associated Press reported. He faces up to 10 years in prison. In the Sept. 2019 attacks, a synagogue in…
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Fast Forward Sacha Baron Cohen says his days of disguise pranks are over
(JTA) — Sacha Baron Cohen says his days of dressing up as characters such as Borat Sagdiyev, the anti-Semitic Kazakh journalist that made the Jewish actor a star, are behind him. He said he has been sued and nearly arrested over the course of filming his movies and shows, most of which involve a disguised…
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Fast Forward Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam? The internet wants to think so.
(JTA) — The heartwarming story has been hard to miss: A law professor is shopping at his local grocery store when sees an elderly woman struggling to get her favorite jam from a high shelf. Why is it her favorite? “I am a Holocaust survivor,” she says. “During the war, the family that owns the…
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Fast Forward ‘Who are we?’: Asian American Jews explore their identities in a new video project
(JTA) — When Maya Katz-Ali saw the ad on Facebook recruiting Asian Jews to participate in a new video project about identity, she scrolled through her list of friends to figure out who might be a good fit. The daughter of a Jewish mother from New York and a Muslim father from India, it didn’t…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire travels everywhere with an antique golden menorah
(JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire is deeply connected to his Jewish faith and likes to travel in style. So it makes sense that the former NBA star brings a token of his spirituality with him on the road. In an interview with Bloomberg published Wednesday, Stoudemire said he brings an “antique gold menorah” with him wherever…
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Culture Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community
(JTA) — At the start of the film “Leona,” an indie drama set in Mexico City, protagonist Ariela watches her close friend immerse in a mikvah, or ritual bath, with a group of other family and friends. It’s an awkward but festive occasion, as the friend’s wedding is fast approaching. After leaving, as soon as…
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