Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent
'We do not need to look too far back into our history to see what has happened when this country has turned its back on people,' said a HIAS official
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Fast Forward Hulu’s ‘Clipped’ dramatizes the real story of Jewish LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s sordid downfall
Sterling’s Jewish identity was a focal point of the 2014 racism scandal that led to his lifetime ban from the NBA.
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Sports Jewish Sports Report: Is this the year Max Fried finally wins the Cy Young?
This season, Fried has taken his dominance to a new level
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Sports The Jewish Sports Report: Israeli basketball team reunites in NYC after being torn apart by Oct. 7
One member of the team was taken hostage and returned to Israel with his sister as part of a ceasefire deal and hostage release in November
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Culture LA’s Academy Museum initially excluded Hollywood’s Jewish origins. A new exhibit on Jewish film pioneers fixes that.
The museum's opening more than two years ago sparked controversy for not including the industry’s Jewish beginnings
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News How US Jews are marking Israel’s war-torn Independence Day in their own communities
Many communities are incorporating Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war into their holiday events
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Fast Forward Robert Kraft’s foundation to air ad slamming antisemitism at campus protests during NBA playoffs
“Scream until you’re red in the face, but don’t scream at the Jewish kid walking to class,” the ad says
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Fast Forward How Jews plan to mark Yom Hashoah 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
For Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial and museum, the theme of this year’s Yom Hashoah commemoration, which was planned prior to Oct. 7, has taken on a new meaning
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