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The Schmooze Lena, Larry and Mayim Scoop Emmy Nods
Mayim Bialik, Larry David and Lena Dunham are among the Jewish performers nominated for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. Jewish filmmaker and actress Lena Dunham was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Hannah Horvath on the HBO series “Girls.” The show has also been nominated for Outstanding Comedy…
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Fast Forward Hannah Rosenthal To Lead Milwaukee Federation
Hannah Rosenthal, the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, will become the president of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. The choice, announced Wednesday, comes after an almost two-year-long process of introspection and restructuring, according to the Federation. Rosenthal is expected to start in her new position in the fall. “We were looking…
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Fast Forward South Africa Backs Law on West Bank Labels
A South African government minister expressed strong support for a proposal to ban products from the West Bank from being labeled as originating from Israel. In a policy briefing on South Africa-Palestinian relations July 14 at the College of Cape Town, South African Deputy Minister of International Relations Marius Fransman said that economic diplomacy could…
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Fast Forward Mom Admits Anti-Semitic Attack on Lovitz Pal
The California mother accused of taking her teenage daughter and two friends to smear feces and scrawl swastikas and ?Jew? on homes in the San Fernando Valley in an anti-Semitic vandalism spree pleaded guilty to her actions. Catharine Whelpley pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor by driving…
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Fast Forward Bob Costas Will Call for Munich Memorial
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said he will call out the International Olympic Committee for denying Israel?s request for a moment of silence for the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Games. Costas, according to the Hollywood Reporter, will add his voice to the U.S. Senate, the German Bundestag, the Canadian and…
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Fast Forward Bend The Arc Opens D.C. Office
The Jewish social justice organization Bend the Arc announced the opening of a Washington office, as well as the creation of a political action committee and a non-profit arm. The group said Wednesday that it plans to use the new entities to promote a more rounded, progressive agenda and focus on domestic topics instead of…
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Fast Forward N.J. Hebrew Charter School Won’t Open in Fall
A Hebrew charter school in Bergen County, N.J., will not open as expected because the state said it failed to provide some needed documents. Shalom Academy, according to a letter written Monday by Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf to the school’s founder, Raphael Bachrach, did not provide a certificate of occupancy for educational use and…
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Fast Forward Israel Lawmakers Reject Bill on Universal Service
Israeli lawmakers voted down a bill that would have required all Israelis to enlist in the army or perform national service at the age of 18, including the haredi Orthodox and Arabs. The bill, submitted by Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beiteinu Party, was voted down Wednesday in a preliminary reading by a vote of…
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