Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Chabad Sign at Texas A & M Vandalized and Stolen
— A sign identifying the Chabad Jewish student center at Texas A&M University was vandalized and then stolen. An unknown vandal was caught on surveillance camer first kicking and knocking the sign down and then returning to steal it, local media reported. The incident occurred between 3 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. The incident…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Deputy Mayor Casts Vote for Donald Trump in Ohio
JERUSALEM — Jerusalem’s deputy mayor Yitzhak Pindrus, a member of the haredi Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party, is a registered voter in Ohio and cast his ballot for Donald Trump. Pindrus told the B’Charedi Charedim news website that he decided to vote in this presidential election because Ohio is a swing state and it increased…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Aide Concedes ‘Jew-S-A’ Chant at Rally ‘Deplorable’
— Donald Trump’s campaign manager called the conduct of a supporter of the candidate who shouted “Jew-S-A” at reporters during a campaign rally “deplorable.” Kellyanne Conway was reacting to a video clip of the incident at a rally on Sunday night in Phoenix, Arizona, shown to her Sunday morning by CNN’s Jake Tapper on his…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Writes Note for Western Wall After Chat With Ivanka
JERUSALEM — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump wrote a note to be placed in the Western Wall. The note, which was handwritten, was given to a Jewish advisor of Trump to be delivered to the holy site. Photographed by Trump’s staff and sent to the Israeli Hebrew-language daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, reads: “May you bless the…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Tombstone To Be Unveiled
JERUSALEM — A memorial service for Shimon Peres marking the 30-day mourning period, or shloshim, will include the unveiling of the former Israeli president’s tombstone. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday at the Great Leaders of the Nation’s plot at Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery, in Jerusalem. At his family’s request, the tombstone will be…
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Fast Forward Israeli Rabbi Accused of Sexual Misconduct Stripped of Ordination
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Chief Rabbinate reportedly has revoked the ordination of a rabbi accused of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct. It is the first time that the Chief Rabbinate has taken such a step, according to Israel’s Channel 2, which first reported the move on Tuesday. The news channel did not name the rabbi,…
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Fast Forward 8-Year-Old Palestinian Boys Sent To Stab Jews in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Two 8-year-old Palestinian boys carrying knives arrested outside the entrance of a West Bank settlement said they were sent to carry out a terror attack, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The boys told military investigators after their arrest Wednesday night that they were given the knives and taken to the Migdal Oz…
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Fast Forward Upstate New York Town Pays $2.9M To Settle Hasidic Discrimination Suit
— An upstate New York village and its host town will pay a Jewish developer $2.9 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they tried to stop new housing for Hasidic Jews. The Village of Bloomingburg and the Town of Mamakating agreed Friday to the settlement with Shalom Lamm and his Sullivan Farms II…
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