Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Israeli-Americans in Boston Suburb of Newton Air Anti-Semitism Concerns
BOSTON – Amid a spike in anti-Semitic activity across New England, Jewish and Israeli residents met with the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, to express their concern about incidents in the Boston suburb’s school system. More than 150 people attended the standing-room-only community forum with Newton Mayor Setti Warren Tuesday evening. The meeting followed the revelation in late February of several acts of…
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Fast Forward John Shapiro Named President of American Jewish Committee
— John Shapiro, the former chairman of the American Jewish Committee’s board of trustees, was elected president of the organization. Shapiro was elected at the group’s recent Global Forum in Washington, D.C., the AJC announced in a statement Wednesday. He succeeds Stanley Bergman. Shapiro, managing director of Chieftain Capital Management, Inc., which he co-founded in…
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Fast Forward Kansas City Security Threat ‘Resolved’ by Police
— A security threat to the Jewish community of Kansas City was “resolved” by local law enforcement, the head of the local Jewish Federation said. Helene Lotman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, said in a statement issued on Tuesday that: “This morning our Jewish agencies became aware of a…
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Fast Forward Ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone Doubles Down on ‘Hitler Was Zionist’ Claim
— Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone told a Parliament committee hearing that he regretted saying Adolf Hitler supported Zionism because of the furor it sparked but did not back down from the claim. Livingstone testified Tuesday before the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee hearing on anti-Semitism. He ignored repeated offers from committee members to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Missing After Paddle Board Flips Off Long Island
— A Long Island Jewish man who was paddle boating in the Atlantic Ocean remains missing after his board tipped over. Gary Turkel, 41, was one of two men who fell into Long Island Sound on Sunday afternoon. The other man was able to swim to shore. A lifeguard said he had seen the man…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Math Prof Sires 22 Children — Calls Donated Sperm ‘Gift That Keeps Giving’
— A Brooklyn math professor has sired 22 children over the last 18 years, sometimes procuring the sperm in a Target men’s bathroom. Ari Nagel, 40, has provided his sperm both through intercourse or in a cup to lesbian couples and single women looking to have a baby who cannot afford the expense of a…
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Fast Forward Orlando Jewish Groups Offer Condolences and Demand Action After Massacre
Jewish groups in Orlando responded to the mass shooting attack at the Pulse nightclub with messages of sadness and sympathy, and calls to action. “The Jewish community has been impacted many times by terror attacks, and we stand united in denouncing all violence. We are in close touch with local, federal and state authorities, and…
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Fast Forward Tzohar Hosts Thousands for All-Night Shavuot Torah Sessions
JERUSALEM — An organization working to bridge the gap between the religious and secular in Israel hosted some 8,500 people at Shavuot learning-together sessions across Israel. The special lectures and all-night learning programs sponsored by the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization were held at 22 different venues in major cities throughout the country. The main program, at Tzavta…
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