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Fast Forward Ex-US Peace Envoy: Freezing settlements Would Make Abbas Partner ‘Tomorrow’
The Jewish Federations of North America distanced itself from a representative of the Democratic Party who said at its annual General Assembly that some Evangelical Christian Republicans support Israel to hasten the End of Days. “Federations work closely with pro-Israel churches and church leaders across the continent,” Rebecca Dinar, the JFNA spokeswoman, said Thursday when…
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The Schmooze Brooklyn Sculpture Says It All in a New York Way: ‘Oy’ and ‘Yo’
A sculpture installed in a Brooklyn park says it all in an expressly New York way: “oy” and “yo.” Artist Deborah Kass created the bright yellow sculpture, titled “OY/YO,” that was placed this week in Brooklyn Bridge Park, near the East River separating the two boroughs, according to reports. It is scheduled to remain there…
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Fast Forward Ben Carson on Aborting Baby Hitler: ‘I’m Not in Favor of Aborting Anybody’
Ben Carson, a staunch abortion foe, said he would not have aborted baby Hitler. Asked following the fourth Republican presidential candidates’ debate in Milwaukee on Tuesday whether he would be in favor of aborting baby Hitler, Carson, a front-runner in the GOP contest, responded: “I’m not in favor of aborting anybody.” The questioner, who was…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Students Blame Tuition Hikes on ‘Zionists’
Pro-Palestinian groups participating in a student protest against tuition increases at the City University of New York are blaming the high cost of education on “Zionists.” In a Facebook post announcing its participation in Thursday’s Million Student March, the Students for Justice in Palestine wrote: “The Zionist administration invests in Israeli companies, companies that support…
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Fast Forward Fiery Ohio Plane Crash Kills Several From Jewish Family Business
Eight of nine people killed in an Ohio plane crash have been identified, seven from one south Florida company. The passengers were employees of PEBB Enterprises, a real estate company in Boca Raton. No one survived the Tuesday evening crash of the chartered plane in Akron, Ohio. The company is a family business founded by…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows More Funds for Reform and Conservative
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office will match funding given by the Jewish Agency for Israel to the country’s Conservative and Reform movements, according to a Jewish Agency spokesman. The Jewish Agency provides some $1.09 million each in funding to Israel’s Reform and Conservative movements, in addition to $546,000 in funding to Israeli Orthodox congregations….
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Whose Identical Twin Was Raised as Nazi Dies
A Jewish man who as an adult reunited with a long-lost identical twin raised as a Nazi died at age 82. Jack Yufe, who with his twin Oskar Stohr was featured in the 1997 German documentary “Oskar and Jack,” died of stomach cancer Monday in a San Diego hospital, the Los Angeles Times reported. Born…
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Fast Forward Jewish Agency Official Charged in Sex Crime With Teen Boy
The assistant director of a Jewish social services agency was charged with sex crimes involving a 16-year-old boy. Elliot Halberstam, 38, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of receipt of…
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