Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Swastikas Scratched Into Cars In Jewish Neighborhood Of Miami Beach
(JTA) — Swastikas were scratched into several cars in a Jewish neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. The swastikas were found keyed on the cars on Sunday morning. Though the neighborhood is predominately Jewish, at least one of the vandalized cars is not owned by a Jewish family, the Miami Herald reported. Earlier this month, a…
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Fast Forward 1,500 People Attend Aliyah Event In New York
(JTA) — More than 1,500 people interested in moving to Israel attended a Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah fair in New York. The program, billed as the Israel Mega Event, was held Sunday at John Jay College in Manhattan. The event was organized in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for…
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Fast Forward ADL Offers $10K Reward In Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery Vandalism
(JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the vandalism of a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. More than 100 gravestones were toppled and damaged at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia. The vandalism was discovered on Sunday. The reward money…
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Fast Forward Hundreds Of Orthodox Students Try To Disrupt Women Of The Wall Service
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of haredi Orthodox men and women and religious Zionist female seminary students attempted to disrupt the monthly Rosh Chodesh morning service of the Women of the Wall group. About 150 women gathered in the women’s section of the Western Wall Plaza to celebrate the new Jewish month of Adar. Some of…
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Fast Forward ‘Moonlight’ Scoops Oscar After ‘La La Land’ Mix-Up
(JTA) — “Moonlight” was named Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards two minutes as the cast of the film “La La Land” arrived on stage after being announced for the award. “LA La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz realized the mistake after being approached onstage by Academy security at the end of the Sunday night…
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Fast Forward Judge Joseph Wapner, Star Of ‘The People’s Court,’ Dies At 97
(JTA) — Joseph Wapner, the retired judge who starred in the first television reality show, has died. Wapner died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 97. Wapner was the star of “The People’s Court,” which premiered in September 1981. He heard thousands of cases during his 12 years on…
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Fast Forward Yad Vashem Pushes Amazon To Yank Holocaust-Denying Books
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum has called on online retailer Amazon to remove books that deny the Holocaust from its websites. Dr. Robert Rozett, director of the Yad Vashem Libraries, last week sent an email to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, requesting that he immediately remove the books from the sites. “It has…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Skips Oscars Due To Pregnancy
(JTA) — Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman said she will not attend the Academy Awards due to her pregnancy. Portman was nominated for a Best Actress award for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, in the movie “Jackie.” “Due to my pregnancy, I am unable to attend the Independent…
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