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Fast Forward In Reversal, CUNY Will Grant Kushner Honorary Degree
Trustees of the City University of New York’s approved an honorary degree for playwright Tony Kushner, reversing an earlier decision. The executive committee of the CUNY board of trustees voted Monday night to award Kushner an honorary doctorate during commencement ceremonies next month. The committee can reverse decisions of the full board. CUNY’s board on…
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Fast Forward Glenn Beck To Broadcast From Israel
Glenn Beck will broadcast from Israel during a surprise visit. The right-wing talk show provocateur, who recently announced that he would be leaving the Fox News Channel, will air his syndicated radio show from Israel on Tuesday, his website announced. “What prompted Glenn’s sudden trip over to Israel? We’re told that details are coming soon,”…
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Fast Forward Israel Observes National Memorial Day
With a minute-long siren and moment of silence in memory of its war dead, Israel began its observance of Memorial Day, or Yom Hazikaron. The annual observance of Remembrance Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism is in memory of the nearly 23,000 men and women who have fallen in battle for the…
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Fast Forward Tom Cruise Honored by Wiesenthal Center
Wiesenthal Center honored actor and producer Tom Cruise with its Humanitarian Award. The award, presented at a national tribute dinner May 5, was given to Cruise for his longtime support of the center and its Museum of Tolerance, the organization said. It was presented to Cruise by Brad Grey, chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures….
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Fast Forward Kabbalah Centre Faces Federal Probe
The Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre is under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal division. The probe reportedly also involves two charities that are connected with Madonna, the nonprofit center’s most high-profile celebrity supporter. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Internal Revenue Service is looking into whether funds were diverted for the personal use…
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Fast Forward Koch to CUNY: Fire Trustee Who Attacked Kushner
Ed Koch called for the City University of New York to terminate its relationship with a trustee who engineered the denial of an honorary degree to Tony Kushner because of the playwright’s criticism of Israel. “I can’t think of a dumber academic action,” the former New York mayor and one of Israel’s most ardent supporters…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Agrees To Recognize All Orthodox Conversions
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has agreed to recognize all official Jewish conversions undertaken in the country, which are all Orthodox, JTA has learned. ITIM, the Jewish Life Information Center, and the Chief Rabbinate have reached an agreement under which the rabbinate will recognize all conversions conferred under the auspices of Israeli conversion programs, including the military….
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Fast Forward CUNY Nixes Tony Kushner’s Honorary Degree Over Israel Statements
The City University of New York has voted not to honor playwright Tony Kushner with an honorary degree at its commencement after a board member objected, citing the Pulitzer Prize winner’s statements on Israel. The New York Jewish Week reported that the request by CUNY’s John Jay College to recognize Kushner was turned down at…
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