Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward American Parents of Slain Lone Soldier Mourn — 10 Years Later
JERUSALEM — The parents of Michael Levin, a lone soldier from the United States who was killed in the Second Lebanon War, returned to Israel to mark the 10th anniversary of his death. Mark and Harriet Levin of Philadelphia traveled to Mount Herzl on Thursday to mark their son’s yahrzeit. They were joined by other…
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Fast Forward Knesset Committee Chair Vows ‘World War’ to Stop $2.6M Allocation for Non-Orthodox Mikvahs
JERUSALEM — A Knesset committee approved funding to build mikvahs for use by non-Orthodox Jewish movements in Israel, but its chairman promised a “world war” in allowing the plan to advance. The Finance Committee allocated 10 million shekels, or more than $2.6 million, for the project on Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported. The four mikvahs…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Razes West Bank Shelters Built by EU
JERUSALEM — Israel razed five buildings in the West Bank constructed without permits, including three built by the European Union. Forces from the Civil Administration tore down the buildings Tuesday in a Bedouin village near Hebron. A day earlier, three others were razed near Jericho. The buildings taken down Tuesday housed 27 Palestinians, including 16…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Turns 93, Joins Snapchat
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres has joined Snapchat, a messaging and multimedia mobile app. Peres made the announcement on Sunday in a post on Facebook. “I turned 93 this week, and it seemed like just the right age to join Snapchat. Young people inspire me, and the most important thing for me is to…
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Fast Forward Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish Holocaust Hero, Executed in Soviet Prison, Diaries Reveal
— Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi gas chambers, was executed in a Soviet prison, according to a KGB head’s diaries. The diaries of Ivan A. Serov, who ran the former Russian secret police and intelligence agency from 1954 to 1958, were discovered inside the walls of his second…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman, AKA ‘Grandma,’ on Course for Rio Medal
— Jewish-American woman’s gymnast Aly Raisman earned a spot in the individual all-around competition at the Olympics in Rio. Raisman took the second spot for the American women ahead of all-around defending gold medalist Gabby Douglas and behind three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles. The American women’s gymnastics team came in first place in the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Government Task Force Formed to Locate, Deport BDS Activists
JERUSALEM — A new Israeli government task force is being formed to deport anti-Israel activists at work in the country. The committee, announced on Sunday by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Interior Minister Arye Deri, will locate activists for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement who are in the country, and will prevent BDS…
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Fast Forward Jill Stein Officially Now Green Party Presidential Candidate
(JTA) — Dr. Jill Stein, a Boston-area Jewish internist, was officially nominated as the Green Party’s candidate for president. Stein was nominated Saturday at the party’s three-day convention in Houston. African American human rights activist Ajamu Baraka was nominated as her running mate. In her acceptance speech, Stein appealed to supporters of failed Democratic candidate Sen….
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