Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Orthodox Jews Assaulted, Chased In Series Of Nighttime Attacks
(JTA) — Several identifiably Jewish men and boys were attacked in a string of assaults in the Borough Park community of Brooklyn on the same night. Three of the attacks late Friday night involved the same passenger car over five blocks, the Yeshiva World News reported. Surveillance cameras captured each incident, in which several men jump…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic, Racist Pamphlets Distributed In South Philadelphia
(JTA) — Fliers described by local media as anti-Semitic and racist were placed on cars in parts of South Philadelphia. The page-long flier makes several false claims about the Jewish community and African Americans, the local CBS affiliate reported. “In general it profiles a really negative light on people of the Jewish faith, and their…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court Upholds Deportation Of Human Rights Watch Director
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the local director of Human Rights Watch, who was ordered deported over his involvement in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Omar Shakir on Tuesday was ordered to leave the country within 20 days. Shakir was ordered expelled from the country a year ago. The…
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Fast Forward Omar Endorses Sanders: ‘I Am Proud To Stand With The Son Of A Jewish Refugee’
(JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in her home state of Minnesota, offering a strong endorsement that noted his Jewishness. An estimated 10,000 supporters attended the Sunday night event for the Vermont senator at the University of Minnesota. Omar, also a Democrat, endorses the Boycott, Divestment…
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Fast Forward Principal And Teacher At Utah School Placed On Leave After Student Dresses As Hitler
(JTA) — The principal and a teacher at an elementary school in Utah have been placed on paid administrative leave after a student dressed in an Adolf Hitler costume and participated in the schools Halloween parade. The student at the Creekside Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah wore a brown long-sleeve shirt with a red swastika…
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Fast Forward Men Dressed As Jews Hand Out Holocaust Denial Fliers At Boulder Mall
(JTA) — A group of men wearing large white kippas and tallesim handed out fliers promoting Holocaust denial and hung up cards bearing anti-Semitic canards on a pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado. The fliers handed out at Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall by the men who appeared to be posing as Jews claimed the Holocaust was…
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Fast Forward Jewish Astronaut Jessica Meir Posted Photos Of Israel That She Took From Space
(JTA) — Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posted photos of Israel that she took from space. “My father’s globe spanning journey as a surgeon from the Middle East, to Europe, and eventually to the U.S. was an inspiration to many in my immediate and extended family. #TheJourney,” Meir tweeted on Friday. My father’s globe spanning journey…
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Fast Forward Florida School Board Fires Principal Who Said He Was Neutral On The Holocaust
(JTA) — The high school principal in Boca Raton, Florida who told a parent that “Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened” was fired. The Palm Beach County School Board voted 5-2 to terminate William Latson’s employment, according to minutes of the meeting posted online. His firing will take effect on November 21. The board found…
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