Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Argentine Jews Demand Government Jumpstart AMIA Bombing Probe
BUENOS AIRES — Argentine Jewish leaders called on the country’s government to make the investigation of the AMIA Jewish center bombing a “national priority,” at a ceremony commemorating the attack that killed 85 and injured hundreds. Speakers at the ceremony Monday at the site of the rebuilt building also thanked the government for voiding the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Couple Who Wrote Anti-Trump Picture Book Ousted by RV Trade Group
CLEVELAND — A Jewish husband and wife who had become the faces of recreational vehicle hobbyists were fired from their job promoting RV travel after writing a book opposing Donald Trump. The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association dismissed Brad and Amy Herzog earlier this month after they opened a Kickstarter campaign on June 28 to raise money for…
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Fast Forward Thousands Throng Funeral for Israeli Soldier From New Jersey
JERUSALEM — Thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Monday for a lone soldier from New Jersey who was killed when a grenade exploded in his jeep in the Golan Heights. Sgt. Shlomo Rindenow, 20, was one of two soldiers who died in the incident Sunday, which is under investigation by the Israel Defense Forces. The…
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Fast Forward French Jewish Woman Dies of Injuries From Nice Terror — Sister Still Critical
— A Jewish woman who was badly injured in the terror attack in Nice, France, has died of her injuries while her older sister remains in critical condition. Raymonde Mamane, 77, died Sunday at a local hospital, the French Jewish newspaper Actualite Juive reported Monday. Her sister, Clara Bensimon, 80, remains unconscious in the same…
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Fast Forward 2 Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Stabbing Near Hebron
JERUSALEM — Two soldiers were wounded in a Palestinian stabbing attack between Hebron and Gush Etzion. The attack on Monday afternoon occurred while the soldiers were carrying out a routine patrol on Route 60, a well-traveled West Bank thoroughfare, near the al-Aroub refugee camp north of Hebron. The Palestinian assailant was shot by one of…
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Fast Forward Global Meeting Against Anti-Semitism Meets in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An increase in education, closer monitoring of the internet and media, new legislation, and interfaith dialogue are needed to combat anti-Semitism, a global meeting against anti-Semitism was told in Buenos Aires. Parliamentarians and 250 experts from 17 countries in the region came to the Argentine capital for the Global Forum for Combatting Antisemitism,…
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Fast Forward Burglar Steals 3 Sets of Tefillin From University of Southern California Chabad Center
LOS ANGELES –A burglar targeted the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Southern California, making off with three sets of tefillin, two computers, a video projector and other valuables. The burglar, whose image was caught on a security camera, entered the Chabad house, located near the USC campus in central Los Angeles,…
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Fast Forward On Anniversary Of Iran Deal, 14 Democratic Senators Call For Sanctions Extension
— On the anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, more than a dozen Democratic senators called for an extension of the existing sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Sens. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Charles Schumer of New York, along with 12 others, introduced legislation on Thursday to renew the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, which…
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