Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Artist Anish Kapoor Scoops $1M Genesis Prize — Vows To Aid Refugees
(JTA) — Artist Anish Kapoor was named the winner of the 2017 Genesis Prize. Kapoor was named the winner on Sunday of the annual $1 million prize that has been dubbed the “Jewish Nobel.” He joins Itzhak Perlman, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and actor-director Michael Douglas as recipients. Known as ‘the Jewish…
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Fast Forward California Student Council Votes 13-0 To Dump Sabra Hummus from Dining Service
(JTA) — The student government at University of California at Riverside voted to approve a resolution calling for the removal of Sabra brand hummus from campus dining services. The resolution passed last week by a vote of 13 to 0 with one abstention. The removal was requested because the Sabra company’s joint owner is the…
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Fast Forward 2 Jewish Football Owners Square Off in Super Bowl
(JTA) — Super Bowl LI will feature teams with Jewish owners for the first time since 2012. Robert Kraft will see his New England Patriots, the American Football Conference champions, in the big game for the seventh time since 2000. Arthur Blank will watch his National Football Conference-winning Atlanta Falcons playing in their first Super Bowl…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Travel Ban Won’t Keep Trailblazing Yazidi Woman From Scooping Prize
(JTA) — Yazidi leader Vian Dakhil was given an exception from the State Department from the Trump administration’s travel ban and will be allowed to travel to the United States to receive a prize named for Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress. Dakhil, a member of the Iraqi parliament who has led…
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Fast Forward Swastika and ‘TRUMP’ Graffiti Scrawled on Statue at Houston’s Rice University
(JTA) — A swastika was drawn in bright-colored chalk on the base of the founders statue at Rice University in Houston. The word “TRUMP” accompanied the swastika on the 2,000-pound William Marsh Rice statue, located in the heart of the academic quad of the campus, the Houston Chronicle reported. The vandalism reportedly occurred on Friday…
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Fast Forward Israeli Security Brass Hold Secret Meeting With Trump’s Team
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli security officials reportedly met in secret with senior security advisers to President Donald Trump to coordinate policy between Israel and the Trump administration. The meeting took place two weeks ago, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Sunday, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to Haaretz…
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Fast Forward Tzohar Helps Secular Israelis With Do’s and Don’ts of Halachic Burial
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization has launched an initiative to offer support for bereaved families and help them navigate the bureaucracy of a halachic burial. Volunteer rabbis will staff the program, and accompany the family through the process. A state-funded funeral and burial are provided to all Jews who die in Israel. The…
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Fast Forward Chicago Loop Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas and Broken Windows
(JTA) — A downtown Chicago synagogue was vandalized in what police believe is a hate crime. The front window of the nearly 90-year-old Chicago Loop Synagogue was smashed early on Saturday morning and copies of swastikas were taped to its front doors. Police were called at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday to the synagogue after construction…
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