Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward How a standup show at a Chinese restaurant turned into a 30-year Jewish comedy tradition
Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, which has featured the likes of Marc Maron, Henny Youngman and Ophira Eisenberg, is moving from a Chinese restaurant into a synagogue this year
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Fast Forward Adam Sandler to receive Mark Twain Prize for American humor
The eight crazy nights of Hanukkah came early for the Sandman
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Fast Forward Jewish passengers booted off Lufthansa flight in May are getting $20,000 payouts
The German airline company is making payments to more than 100 Hasidic passengers who were denied boarding back in May
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Fast Forward Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture
Jewish comics are navigating a tricky social climate by leaning into their Jewishness
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Fast Forward Jewish community groups host Afghan, Ukrainian evacuees for Thanksgiving meals
In California, a halal turkey will be on the table for an Afghan family’s first Thanksgiving
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Fast Forward Shalom Hartman Institute hires ex-Ramah Berkshires director for education position
Ethan Linden was named in a lawsuit filed by a former camper who alleged the camp had 'acted with deliberate indifference' in response to a sexual assault claim
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Fast Forward In a Super Bowl ad, Larry David joked about cryptocurrency. Now he’s getting sued for promoting FTX.
An Oklahoma man who says he lost money in FTX’s collapse is suing David and several other celebrities who were ambassadors for the failed cryptocurrency exchange
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Fast Forward Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis for his work on Jewish-Catholic relations
A. James Rudin will become only the ninth Jewish person to be knighted under the Papal Order of St. Gregory
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