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Fast Forward Chicago Jewish Federation Gives Grants To Reduce Violent Crime Epidemic
(JTA) — Chicago’s Jewish federation is giving $425,000 in grants to help reduce a cycle of violence gripping the city. Awarded through the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the grants will support the work of Sinai Health System ($175,000), the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago ($150,000) and the United Way Neighborhood Network Initiative ($100,000), the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Defends Decision To Remove Temple Mount Security
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister publicly defended his decision to remove metal detectors and other security measures from the Temple Mount, calling it a difficult choice, but one made with a broad view. Netanyahu also announced at the beginning of Sunday’s regular Cabinet meeting that he has authorized the reinforcement of security forces on…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Men Sentenced For Firebombing Synagogues And Rabbi’s Home
(JTA) — Two men convicted in the firebombing of northern New Jersey synagogues in 2011 and 2012 were each sentenced to 35 years in prison. Anthony Graziano and Aakash Dalal were charged on a 30-count indictment in 2013 with arson and bias-related incidents that occurred from Dec. 11, 2011 to Jan. 11, 2012 in the…
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Fast Forward Marty Sklar, ‘Mensch Of Disney,’ Dies At 83
[JTA] — Marty Sklar, who served 54 years as an “Imagineer” for the Walt Disney Co. and led the creative team behind the company’s theme parks, attractions and resorts, has died at age 83. The company announced his death in Los Angeles Thursday night. Sklar served as principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, turning…
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Fast Forward Turkish Reporter Admits Making Up Jared Kushner Quote Praising Erdogan
(JTA) — A Turkish reporter admitted that he fabricated a quote by Jared Kushner in which President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser reportedly said Turkish President Recep Erdogan “is making Turkey great again like [the] U.S. We watch his efforts with appreciation.” Yavuz Atalay, a reporter for the newspaper AKSAM, told The Daily Caller Thursday that he…
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Fast Forward Albert Einstein ‘Tongue’ Photo Fetches $125K At Auction
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A famous photo of Albert Einstein, sticking out his tongue at a photographer and signed by the renowned scientist, has been sold for $125,000. The Nate D. Sanders auction house here, in announcing the sale Thursday evening, did not reveal the buyer’s identity. UPI (United Press International) photographer Arthur Sasse took…
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Fast Forward Chicago Federation Offers $425K Grants To Reduce Violent Crime
(JTA) — Chicago’s Jewish federation is giving $425,000 in grants to help reduce a cycle of violence gripping the city. Awarded through the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the grants will support the work of Sinai Health System ($175,000), the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago ($150,000) and the United Way Neighborhood Network Initiative ($100,000), the Jewish…
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The Schmooze This Jewish Player Won The World Series Of Poker With A Pair Of 2’s
(JTA) — Scott Blumstein admits it: He never expected to get the card he needed to become the World Series of Poker champion. Blumstein, 25, of Brigantine, New Jersey, pulled a deuce on the river — the final card of a poker round — to win with a pair of twos in a dramatic finish…
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