Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward Variety to hold Hollywood summit on antisemitism with Fran Drescher, Marc Maron, Alex Edelman and other stars
The daylong conference will tackle topics ranging from the history of antisemitism in the industry to how social media content producers can combat hate
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Fast Forward UPenn to review event policies after Palestinian culture festival drew backlash
The university also pledged last month to add antisemitism awareness training to its equity and inclusion programs for faculty, staff, and students
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Fast Forward 85 years after Kristallnacht, Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg
'The Bornplatz Synagogue will rise again and become a monument of remembrance, serving as the visible center for the vibrant Jewish life in our city,' Rabbi Shlomo Bistrizky said
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News A Jewish cemetery in Belarus was destroyed by Nazis. Now its headstones are being made into a memorial.
The Jewish cemetery in Brest used to have tens of thousands of graves. Its headstones have been found in construction projects across the city
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Fast Forward Rice University LGBTQ group cuts ties with campus Hillel over support for Israel
The decision is the latest instance of student groups across the country distancing themselves from Hillel over its Israel policies
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Fast Forward A suburban NJ megamall is offering gender-segregated swimming to accommodate its Orthodox clientele
American Dream Mall has held separate swimming hours before — but Sukkot will be the first time that mixed swimming is canceled
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Fast Forward Who is Siggy Flicker, the woman behind Trump’s Rosh Hashanah message condemning ‘liberal Jews’?
Siggy Flicker deeply believes what she said: that liberal Jews are a malign presence in the United States
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Fast Forward In emotional ceremony, heirs to ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum take back 7 Egon Schiele works stolen by the Nazis
The paintings will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to support artists in underserved communities
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
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