Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Activist Guilty of Attacking Jewish Leader at Brooklyn Nets Game
— A New York man was convicted of assaulting the head of the Brooklyn Jewish Y, but acquitted on the additional hate crimes charges. Shawn Schraeder, 27, of Queens, punched Leonard Petlakh, the executive director of the Kings Bay Y, in the face following an exhibition basketball game in October 2014 at Barclay’s Center between the Brooklyn…
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Fast Forward Belarus Hometown Honors Shimon Peres at Childhood Home
— Residents of the Belarus birthplace of Shimon Peres gathered outside his childhood home to pay their respects to the most important international figure to ever emerge from their village. Villagers in Vishnyeva learned about the Israeli statesman’s death Wednesday from Limmud FSU, a Jewish education organization that has remained in regular contact with the remote community…
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Fast Forward Israelis Flock to Knesset for Shimon Peres Tribute
JERUSALEM — Israeli citizens flocked to the Knesset to pay their respects to the country’s ninth president Shimon Peres. Peres body is lying in state at the Knesset all day Thursday, ahead of his funeral scheduled for Friday. Thousands of Israelis are expected to view the casket at the Knesset. Prior to opening the viewing…
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Fast Forward Houston Gunman Wearing Nazi Uniform Once Belonged to Jewish Fraternity
— The gunman wearing a Nazi uniform during a shooting spree in Houston belonged to a Jewish fraternity in college. Nathan DeSai, 46, was carrying two guns and 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he was shot dead by police Monday morning after injuring nine people in his attack on commuters, one critically. DeSai belonged…
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Fast Forward Jewish Fundraiser for Donald Trump Aims To Rake In $1M
— A New York fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump co-hosted by several prominent Jews is expected to raise more than $1 million for the candidate. Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will headline the event scheduled for Thursday on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the Jewish Insider reported Wednesday. According to the…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Sends Condolences Over Death of ‘Brave’ Shimon Peres
JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Shimon Peres a “brave” partner for peace in a condolence letter sent to his family. “Peres was a partner in making the peace of the brave with the martyr Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister (Yitzhak) Rabin, and made unremitting efforts to reach a lasting peace from the…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Lauded by Jewish Groups as ‘Friend’ and Peacemaker
— Jewish groups in Israel, the United States and around the world lauded former Israeli president Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday, as a respected leader and a warrior for peace. “Peres was always driven by a deep sense of responsibility toward the entire Jewish people. He concerned himself with the fate and future of…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Man Convicted in Murder of Hasidic Real Estate Developer Menachem Stark
— A Brooklyn construction worker was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Hasidic real estate developer Menachem Stark. Kendel Felix, 28, faces 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Stark, whose body was found on Jan. 3, 2014, in a dumpster on suburban Long Island some 16 miles from his Brooklyn office…
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