Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward New York Pollice Rabbi Alvin Kass Gets Historic Promotion to 3-Star Chief
(JTA) — Rabbi Alvin Kass, a New York Police Department chaplain for 50 years, was promoted to three-star chief — becoming the highest-ranking chaplain ever in the department. Kass, 80, received the promotion last week in honor of his half-century with the department. He currently serves as the NYPD’s chief chaplain, leading a staff of…
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Fast Forward Elderly Man Suspected of Distrubuting Anti-Jewish Fliers in Montana Town
(JTA) — A man in his 70s is believed to the person who distributed American Nazi Party fliers in residential neighborhoods of Missoula, Montana, police there said. Mayor John Engen made the announcement during remarks at the Har Shalom synagogue on Tuesday as part of a news conference for an anti-hate campaign to show support…
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Fast Forward Israeli Woman Identified as One of Berlin Terror Attack Victims
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli woman missing since a terror attack in the center of Berlin has been identified as one of those killed. Dalia Elyakim, 60, was identified on Wednesday night, confirming that she was one of the 12 people killed when a truck ploughed into a crowd at Christmas market near the Kaiser…
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Fast Forward Des Moines’ Only Orthodox Synagogue To Sell Building
(JTA) — The only Orthodox synagogue in Des Moines is selling its building, which will leave the Iowa city without an Orthodox synagogue for the first time since the 1880s. Beth El Jacob has a potential buyer for its nearly 60-year-old building, the Des Moines Register reported. The congregation of about 80 families has been…
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Fast Forward California Firefighter Sues Over Anti-Semitic Harassment
— A former volunteer firefighter from Southern California is suing his former department alleging anti-Semitism and harassment. Jared Hartstein, 27, of Irvine, worked for the volunteer fire department in La Habra Heights from June 2015 until he resigned on Dec. 21 that year. Hartstein alleged in interviews with the local media that senior firefighters made…
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Fast Forward Toronto U. Students Approve Holocaust Education Week After Protest
— The student union board at Ryerson University in Toronto approved a resolution to commemorate Holocaust Education Week less than a month after a walkout by students when it was first introduced. The resolution passed unanimously Monday called on the Ryerson Students’ Union to offer annual Holocaust education programs to emphasize “the value of pluralism…
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Fast Forward Florida Synagogue Boosts Security After Getting 3 Hate Letters
— A synagogue in Tallahassee, Florida, has increased security after receiving three anonymous letters filled with anti-Semitic rhetoric. Shomrei Torah, a 100-family Conservative synagogue, has put in surveillance cameras and requested increased police patrols, the Tallahassee Democrat daily reported Monday. Synagogue President David Abrams told the newspaper that there were no direct threats against the congregation,…
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Fast Forward Lionel Blue, First Openly Gay British Rabbi, DIes at 86
— Rabbi Lionel Blue, the first openly gay British rabbi and a popular on-air personality, has died. Blue, a broadcaster on BBC Radio 4’s “Thought for the Day” show for 30 years, died Monday at 86. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for many years. His funeral was held Tuesday. He formerly served as European director…
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