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Fast Forward Grave Of Yiddish Writer Der Nister Unearthed At Gulag Site
(JTA) — Researchers from Israel and Russia discovered the grave of an influential Jewish writer and resistance fighter known as Der Nister who perished in communist purges at a former Soviet camp for political prisoners. The final resting place of Pinchus Kahanovich, an anti-fascist fighter and one of the 20th century’s most influential writers in…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Prepares For Record Hasidic Pilgrimage Of 40,000 Jews To Uman
(JTA) — Ukrainian authorities are preparing for a record pilgrimage by tens of thousands of Jews gathering in the city of Uman for Rosh Hashanah. Authorities are expecting up to 40,000 Jewish pilgrims ahead of the Jewish New Year, which this year falls on Sept. 20, the Ukrainian Government Press office told the ZN news…
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Fast Forward Connecticut Rabbi Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Assault On Student
(JTA) — A Connecticut judge entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of a prominent Connecticut rabbi charged in the alleged sexual assault of a minor. Rabbi Daniel Greer, 77, the founding rabbi of the Yeshiva of New Haven, appeared Tuesday in Superior Court in that city. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk…
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Fast Forward Israel Backs Down On Revoking Al Jazeera Reporter’s Press Credentials — For Now
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Government Press Office said it will defer the revocation of the press card of a senior reporter for the Al Jazeera network based in Jerusalem. The move to revoke the press card of reporter Elias Karram, accused of aiding the Palestinian “resistance” to the State of Israel, was seen as the…
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Fast Forward Man Threatens To Shoot Up Miami Synagogue
(JTA) — Police have called on the public in the Miami-Dade area to help locate a man who threatened to shoot up a local synagogue. Miami-Dade Police identified the man as Steven H. Brooks. A flyer distributed by police asking the public for information about his whereabouts said he “made verbal threats to shoot with…
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Fast Forward Israeli Police Halt Wedding Of 14-Year-Old Hasidic Girl
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police halted a Hasidic wedding in the central Israel city of Lod because the bride was 14 years old. The groom, reported to be in his 20s, and the girl’s father were arrested on Monday night prior to the ceremony, Israel’s Channel 2 first reported. The men later were released to…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Woman Named Dean Of University Of Chicago Divinity School
(JTA) — The University of Chicago Divinity School has named an Orthodox Jewish woman as its new dean. Laurie Zoloth, 67, a bioethicist and a scholar of religion and Judaic studies, became the school’s dean in July. Zoloth previously served on the faculty at Northwestern University, holding appointments in the department of religious studies and…
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Fast Forward Judge Blocks Demolition Of Historic Brooklyn Synagogue
(JTA) — A New York judge has issued a temporary restraining order to block the demolition of a century-old Brooklyn synagogue to make way for an apartment building. The order came after 17 members of the Chevra Anshei Lubavitch synagogue in the Borough Park neighborhood said they did not know about the deal by two…
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