Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Jewish Leader Dumps Labour Party After Jeremy Corbyn Is Reelected
— Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected head of the British Labour Party, leading to the resignation of a Jewish official from the party. Corbyn handily defeated challenger Owen Wilson, 313,209 to 193,229, the party announced at the start of its conference on Saturday. Parry Mitchell announced his resignation following the results. He had told the London-based Jewish Chronicle…
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Fast Forward 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Becomes U.S. Citizen — Just in Time To Vote
— A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor has officially become a U.S. citizen in order to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Menia Perelman of South Florida, who arrived in the United States at the age of 84, told local media that she wanted to become a citizen so she could vote in the November election. She…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Plans To Bring Bodyguard to Labour Party Event
— A Jewish lawmaker in the British Parliament said she will bring a bodyguard to her Labour Party’s conference out of fear that she will be attacked. Ruth Smeeth received an anti-Semitic death threat on Facebook in July that also expressed support for party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is favored to be reelected following a…
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Fast Forward Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Will Take Questions on Twitter
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will hold a question and answer session on his English and Hebrew Twitter accounts. The session scheduled for Sunday will use both text and video. Questions can be submitted in advance using the hashtag #AskRivlin. It is the first time that Rivlin will participate in such a forum. There…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn Yanks Video Downplaying Anti-Semitism Claims
— A video in support of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reelection to the post was withdrawn after Jewish leaders complained that it made light of allegations of anti-Semitism within the party. The video, “Five questions Corbyn supporters are tired of hearing,” was removed on Wednesday night from YouTube, but it still remains on…
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Fast Forward 43 Texas Rabbis Demand State Stays in Refugee Program
— A letter signed by 43 rabbis in Texas called on the state’s Gov. Greg Abbott to remain in the United States refugee resettlement program. “At this moment, with the number of refugees and displaced persons at its highest in recorded history, it is more important than ever for Texas to protect and welcome refugees,”…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers and Worshippers Attacked at Joseph’s Tomb
JERUSALEM — Rioting Palestinians attacked soldiers and worshippers visiting Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus in the West Bank. The local Palestinians threw rocks and firebombs at the Israel Defense Forces soldiers guarding the worshippers, as well as at the tomb, according to the IDF. No damage or injuries were reported. Some 14 buses carrying 700 pilgrims…
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Fast Forward 3 Sue To Block Single-Sex Swimming at Orthodox New Jersey Condo
— Some residents of a restricted adult community in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the condominium association over what it calls its discriminatory pool policy stemming from single-sex swim hours implemented in deference to the Orthodox Jews living there. Marie Curto and Steve and Diana Lusardi object to the policy at A Country…
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