Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward René Slotkin, one of the few surviving ‘Mengele twins,’ dies at 84
Slotkin and his sister were among just 200 sets of twins to survive gruesome experimentation by the infamous Nazi physician Josef Mengele at Auschwitz
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News COVID came to Jewish camps this summer, sending staff and parents scrambling
'I don't think any of us were prepared,' said Jeremy Fingerman, head of the Foundation for Jewish Camp
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Fast Forward Groups launched to help Jewish couples with IVF face uncertain landscape after Roe reversal
The new legal landscape surrounding reproductive health threatens to affect organizations that emerged in recent years to help Jews fulfill the biblical mandate to be fruitful and multiply.
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Fast Forward Tennessee court dismisses Jewish couple’s lawsuit alleging religious bias in adoption law
Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram have successfully fostered a teenaged girl despite being turned down for training by a Tennessee adoption agency
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News Orthodox women built businesses and friendships online. They’re being told to sign off.
In the wake of rallies that drew tens of thousands and railed against social media usage, some say their communities’ expectations for women are getting more strict.
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Fast Forward Kosher certification agency sues JetBlue, saying they lied about a kosher snack
A kosher certifying agency sued JetBlue over a snack that was falsely labeled with their kosher symbol
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Fast Forward Texas rabbi who founded underwear nonprofit named CNN Hero
Rabbi Amy Weiss collects underwear for people in need, and went viral with the help of Brené Brown
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Fast Forward They set out to produce an ‘accessible’ Mishnah. The price tag: $645.
A new Oxford Annotated Mishnah makes the Oral Torah accessible— at a cost.
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Yiddish טשיקאַוועסן: שפּורן פֿון אַ געטאָ־בונקער אַנטדעקט אין בענדין, פּוילןTidbits: Traces of a ghetto bunker uncovered in Będzin, Poland
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon
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