Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Jewish aide to Brazilian president tests positive for coronavirus after meeting with Trump
(JTA) — Fabio Wajngarten, the press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, tested positive for coronavirus days after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to news reports from Brazil. Wajngarten, who is Jewish, tweeted a photo Sunday of himself standing with Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s resort in Florida….
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Fast Forward Louisiana man arrested for 2018 attack on synagogue
(JTA) — A Louisiana man was arrested for allegedly spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on a local synagogue in 2018. Caine Zander Brown, 20, of Jefferson Parish, was arrested Tuesday for vandalizing the Northshore Jewish Congregation. Two swastikas and a cross, and the words “burn” and “synagogue of satan,” were spray-painted on its exterior. Brown will be…
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Fast Forward Auschwitz Memorial closes to visitors over coronavirus fears
(JTA) — The Auschwitz Memorial and the site of the former Nazi camp are closed to visitors due to concerns over the coronavirus. The memorial announced on Wednesday that it would shut down until March 25. The announcement comes on the heels of the decision by the Polish government to close all museums and cultural…
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Fast Forward Woman indicted on hate crime charge in subway attack on Israeli college student
(JTA) — A woman who is seen on video verbally and physically attacking an Israeli college student on the New York City subway has been indicted. In the video Zarinah Ali, 38, uses anti-Semitic epithets including “You f—-in’ nasty a— Jews” and “You stinking a— Jew” while assaulting Lihi Aharon in December. A friend of…
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Fast Forward Julian Edelman says he is studying for his bar mitzvah
(JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman said he is studying for his bar mitzvah. Edelman told Los Angeles Magazine before the start of a Ruderman Family Foundation dinner that he is going to have a bar mitzvah in Los Angeles “soon.” “I speak with a rabbi every Friday. He’s from out here,”…
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Fast Forward ADL criticizes Fox News host for using ‘anti-Semitic trope’ to describe Michael Bloomberg
(JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League criticized a Fox News host for calling Michael Bloomberg a “puppet master,” saying the comments play into stereotypes about Jewish power. In a Thursday night broadcast, Fox News anchor Raymond Arroyo asserted that Bloomberg will be a “Biden puppet master.” “What that means is that Mike Bloomberg is going to…
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Fast Forward Man arrested for threatening Jersey City Kosher Supermarket property manager
(JTA) — A New Jersey man was arrested for making menacing remarks to the property manager of the Jersey City kosher supermarket where gunmen left three dead in December. Taylor Stackhouse was arrested Thursday after threatening the man, who was dressed in traditional Hasidic Jewish clothing, the Hudson County prosecutor’s office said in a statement….
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Fast Forward Cincinnati leaders condemn anti-Semitic highway graffiti
(JTA) — City leaders in Cincinnati have condemned graffiti found on a heavily trafficked highway overpass that targeted Jews. The graffiti reading “The Jews killed Christ. They are the enemies of the whole human race. – Paul” was discovered on Wednesday night. It was painted over on Friday. On Friday, representatives from the Cincinnati Office…
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