Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward California to seek death penalty against alleged Poway Synagogue shooter
(JTA) — California prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against the gunman who allegedly opened fire on the Chabad of Poway synagogue, leaving one congregant dead. Prosecutors from the San Diego County district attorney’s office said during a court hearing Thursday that they will ask for the death sentence against John Earnest, the…
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Fast Forward All the drama that has happened in Israeli politics since this week’s election
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel held its unprecedented third election in less than a year on Monday and, yet again, the results raised more questions than answers. At first it seemed as if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had finally garnered the votes he needed to break the longstanding impasse and consolidate his power. The final tally,…
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Fast Forward National Museum Of American Jewish History Files For Bankruptcy Protection
(JTA) — The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it owes more than $30 million to bondholders. Much of the debt is from the construction of its building on Independence Mall, the museum said in its Chapter 11 filing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The museum, which is affiliated…
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Fast Forward NYC Jewish day school closed due to ‘suspected case of coronavirus’
Update: Yeshiva University reports student is son of man infected with coronavirus (JTA) — A Jewish day school in New York City is closed Tuesday due to a “suspected case of coronavirus in our community.” In a letter addressed to parents and faculty, the SAR Academy in the Riverdale section of the Bronx announced that…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders says pro-Israel lobby has ‘a lot of money,’ ‘a lot of power’
(JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said the pro-Israel lobby has “a lot of money; they have a lot of power” in a television interview. Sanders was responding to a question on the CBS News program “Face the Nation” from moderator Margaret Brennan, who asked the Vermont senator if he sees a “a political…
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Fast Forward Univ. of Maryland student arrested for sending anti-Semitic texts to student
(JTA) — A University of Maryland student was arrested for sending anti-Semitic text messages to a female student “because of her religious beliefs,” university police told local media. The female student began receiving messages on her cellphone in December from a person she did not know while she studied in the library on the College…
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Fast Forward Quentin Tarantino, Israeli singer Daniella Pick name son Leo
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Quentin Tarantino and his wife, the Israeli model and singer Daniella Pick, have named their son Leo — but it’s not for Leonardo Di Caprio. Some suspected the name of the newborn, which was revealed at his bris, Channel 12 reported Sunday morning, was for the actor who has starred in two…
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Fast Forward Israeli elections: Netanyahu and Gantz are neck and neck (again)
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The final Israeli television news polls offered no surprises as the country gets set to hold its unprecedented third election in a year on Monday: The Likud party and Blue and White are running neck and neck. The two parties finished atop the voting in the two elections held last year, in…
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