Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward World Jewish Congress, Others Condemn Attack on Quebec Mosque
(JTA) — The World Jewish Congress and other groups condemned the attack on a Quebec mosque during a prayer service that left six dead and eight wounded. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Sunday night attack on the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, in which gunmen fired on the some 40 people inside, a…
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Fast Forward Swastikas at Stanford University: Second Time in a Month
(JTA) — Swastikas were discovered last weekend at Stanford University, less than a month after another rash of swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti was found around campus. “Several” swastikas were found on the buildings of the university graduate housing, known as Escondido Village, the Stanford Daily reported. The Stanford University Department of Public Safety has been…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg Criticizes Trump’s Refugee Ban
(JTA) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized the entry and refugee ban in a post on the social media network. “Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,” Zuckerberg wrote. “We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on…
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Fast Forward Priebus: ‘No Regrets’ About White House’s Holocaust Statement
(JTA) — White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said the White House did nothing wrong by not referencing Jews in its statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Priebus said in an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that the statement issued on Friday did not “whitewash” anything, despite not mentioning that six million…
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Fast Forward Knesset To Vote on Bill Legalizing West Bank Outposts
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A controversial bill that would legalize West Bank outposts built on Palestinian land will be brought back to the Knesset for final votes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting that the Regulation or Normalization Bill will be voted on this week, as early as Monday…
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Fast Forward Trump Cabinet Go to Kushners for Shabbat Dinner
(JTA) — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump hosted several members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet for a Shabbat dinner. The London-based Daily Mail published photos of food and caterers, flowers and a makeup artists arriving at the Kushner’s new home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington DC. Local Chabad rabbi Levi Shemtov also was photographed…
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Fast Forward Disgraced Leader of Miami Anti-Sex Abuse Group Charged With $31K Embezzlement
(JTA) — The former head of an organization in the Miami area that helps young victims of sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community was arrested for embezzlement. David Shapiro, the ex-CEO of Jewish Community Watch, was arrested Wednesday by officers from the North Miami Beach Police Department, WSVN Channel 7 News in Miami reported….
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Fast Forward $120K Raised To Buy Freedom for Israeli Held in Unnamed Arab Country
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A public campaign raised $120,000 to pay the ransom for a dual citizen of Israel and Canada imprisoned in an unnamed Arab country. The Jewish man, Ben Hassin, 21, has been under arrest since June 2015 in the Arab country for the murder of a taxi driver, who he shot in self-defense,…
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