Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation who met with the Dalai Lama, dies at 89
He looked to infuse Jewish practice with techniques and insights drawn from Eastern religions
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Fast Forward Hadar Institute to open California outpost, bringing its egalitarian Jewish learning to the West Coast
The group tapped a rabbi from Ikar, the nondenominational synagogue in Los Angeles, to lead its efforts
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Fast Forward ‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman proposes to singer girlfriend Ari Dayan in Jerusalem
The couple, together since 2019, announced their engagement on Instagram
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Fast Forward Barbra Streisand is getting the next ‘Jewish Nobel,’ in prize’s return to celebrity tradition
Streisand will donate her $1 million Genesis Prize winnings to groups that aid the environment, advance women’s health, combat disinformation and aid Ukraine
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Fast Forward Switzerland to erect first national memorial honoring Nazi victims
While there are about 60 private memorials spread throughout the country, there are no official federal sites to commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime
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Fast Forward Dutch archives on accused Nazi collaborators to open to the public in 2025
The archive will be searchable by key words and names
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Fast Forward German man who was oldest-ever person tried for Nazi crimes has died at 102
Josef Schütz was convicted in 2022 on more than 3,500 counts of accessory to murder
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Fast Forward Citing ‘outpouring of interest,’ Yeshiva U restores women’s Talmud classes whose cancelation incited an uproar
After a student-led petition collected more than 1,400 signatures, the administration at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women has added Talmud classes back to the course schedule
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