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Fast Forward Skverer Rebbe’s Aide Accused of Secretly Filming Nude Couples at New Jersey Motel
An employee of a Rockland County Hasidic grand rebbe has been arrested and charged with secretly taking photos of couples having sex in a New Jersey motel. Nachman Breier, a driver and former chef for Skverer rebbe David Twersky, was arrested Monday night in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on a charge of third-degree invasion of…
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Fast Forward $18K Raised for Israeli Arab Beaten by Police
TEL AVIV — An organization advocating Jewish-Arab coexistence has raised more than $18,500 in a crowdfunding drive for a Bedouin Israeli who was beaten by off-duty police officers. The Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality began after Maisam Abu Alqian, 19, a Bedouin student from southern Israel, was beaten outside a Tel Aviv Burger King,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Foreign Ministry Failing in Fight Against BDS, Report Says
Israel’s Foreign Ministry is badly mismanaging the fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, according to a state comptroller’s report. In a report released Tuesday, State Comptroller Yosef Shapira criticized the ministry for its lack of strategy and funds, the Times of Israel. In particular, the report blasted the ministry for mishandling communications during…
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The Schmooze ‘Game of Thrones’ Welcomes Israeli Actress-Singer Ania Bukstein
Russian-Israeli actress Ania Bukstein recently joined the cast of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones.” Bukstein, a Moscow native who immigrated to Israel at 8, plays Red Priestess Kinvara, debuting on the episode that aired Sunday night. Bukstein, 33, is a household name in Israel for roles in shows and movies such as “Rabies,”…
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Fast Forward Republican Jewish Coalition Slams ‘Anti-Semitic Invective’ in White House Race
The Republican Jewish Coalition condemned the “troubling increase of anti-Semitic invective” aimed at journalists covering the presidential campaigns, but without singling out the two most widely reported incidents, both involving supporters of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. “We abhor any abuse of journalists, commentators and writers whether it be from Sanders, Clinton or Trump supporters,”…
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Life Netanyahu Appoints Western Wall Deal Negotiator to New Post
TEL AVIV — David Sharan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.S.-born chief of staff, who is heading negotiations on an egalitarian Western Wall plaza, will be the Israeli Cabinet’s next secretary. In April, Netanyahu tapped Sharan to run reopened discussion on an agreement to expand the non-Orthodox prayer platform at the Western Wall, allowing progressive…
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The Schmooze Genesis Prize Mogul Will Leave BIllions to Charity — Not a Dime to 4 Kids
Russian-Jewish billionaire Mikhail Fridman has announced plans to leave his entire fortune to charity, not leaving a single kopek for his children. Fridman, Russia’s second richest man, according to Forbes magazine, said Friday that he believed his children would be better off without his money, the Times of Israel reported, citing a translation of Russia…
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Fast Forward Georgia Candidate Apologizes for Giving Opponent ‘Jewish Thumbs Down’
An attorney running for a judgeship in Georgia apologized for referencing his Jewish opponent’s religion as “not Christian” in his campaign literature. Roderick Bridges apologized on Saturday to Dax Lopez, the incumbent on the DeKalb County State Court, for literature that listed Bridges as Christian with a thumbs-up sign and Lopez as “not Christian” with…
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