Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward N.J. House Candidate Targeted By Swastika Attack
— Swastikas were painted outside the New Jersey home of an Indian-American candidate for Congress with a Jewish-sounding surname. Peter Jacob is running against a Republican incumbent, Leonard Lance, who is a supporter of presidential candidate Donald Trump. Jacob blames Lance’s backing of Trump for the display of hate. Jacob told the local media that…
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Fast Forward Amid Protests, Maryland Sheriff Accused of anti-Semitism Gets the Boot
— A county sheriff in Maryland accused of making racist and anti-Semitic comments is stepping down after weeks of intense pressure to quit. James Fitzgerald, a Democrat who is in his third term as the elected sheriff in Howard County, a mixed rural-suburban county straddling Baltimore and the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., will step…
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Fast Forward UNESCO Votes Against Jewish Connection to Temple Mount
— A United Nations agency in a preliminary vote has passed a controversial resolution that denies a Jewish connection to the Old City of Jerusalem. UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — at its executive board’s meeting Thursday in Paris passed the Palestinian-backed measure with 24 votes in favor and 6…
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Fast Forward After Silence, Arianne Zucker Tweets Response to Trump’s 2005 Remarks
— Jewish actress Arianne Zucker, the subject of Donald Trump’s demeaning comments about women from a decade-old leaked tape, has commented on the footage. Zucker, who was an actress on the popular soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” did not comment on Trump’s comments when the news broke over the weekend, but on Sunday she…
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Fast Forward Arizona Teen Pleads Guilty To Planning Terror Attack on Tucson JCC
(JTA) — An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on government buildings and the Tucson Jewish Community Center. Mahin Khan, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons in Maricopa County Superior Court, according to reports. Khan reportedly struck a…
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Fast Forward Hundreds of ‘Happy New Year’ Fliers Replace Anti-semitic Ones in Bay Area
— Five Jewish families left about 600 Happy Rosh Hashanah fliers on cars at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in response to anti-Semitic fliers left in the same station. The NBC Bay Area affiliate reported Monday that the anonymous fliers wishing commuters a Happy Jewish New Year that appeared on cars at the BART…
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Fast Forward Tampa Approves JCC Fence Despite Opposition
— The Tampa City Council in Florida approved a 6-foot-high fence around the new branch of the Jewish Community Centers despite opposition by council members and community members. The fence, which is part of a $30 million renovation of the historic Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, was approved by the council in a 4-3 vote Friday….
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Fast Forward NeverTrump Independent Evan McMullin Names Jewish Running Mate
— Independent U.S. presidential candidate Evan McMullin has named a Jewish running mate, Mindy Finn. Finn, 35, is president and founder of Empowered Women, a nonprofit that aims to foster discussion of feminism. She worked on digital operations programs for Mitt Romney and George W. Bush, and also at Twitter heading up strategic partnerships in…
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