Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen To Step Down
(JTA) — Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen will leave his position at the end of the current academic year. Eisen, who has served for 12 years, will remain on the faculty of the Conservative movement’s seminary. He will continue to teach and research, according to a JTS statement issued Thursday. In the spring, Eisen…
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Fast Forward Swastika Hung Outside Jewish Student’s Dorm At Tufts
BOSTON (JTA) — A Jewish student at Tufts University found a swastika affixed to the door of his dorm room. The swastika was discovered Sunday night when the student returned to his room, according to a letter Tuesday from President Anthony Monaco to the school community. Monaco called the incident a “cowardly act of hatred…
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Fast Forward Former Senate Candidate Runs For Idaho City Council To ‘Challenge Jewish Power’
(JTA) — Patrick Little, a known white supremacist who espouses anti-Semitic views, is lowering his sights after running for the U.S. Senate and flirting with a 2020 presidential candidacy. Little is running for a City Council seat in Garden City, Idaho, a Boise suburb. He filed his candidacy form and will run as a Republican,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Same-Sex Couple Sues After Infant Daughter Denied Citizenship
(JTA) — A same-sex couple from Maryland is suing the U.S. State Department for refusing to grant birthright citizenship to their infant daughter. Kessem Kiviti, who is 6 months old, was born via surrogacy in Canada, according to the LGBTQ immigrants’ rights organization Immigration Equality. She is the daughter of Roee and Adiel Kiviti, who…
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Fast Forward New Jersey City Council Defends Chair For Saying ‘Jew Her Down’
(JTA) — The president of the City Council in Trenton, New Jersey, allegedly used the term “Jew her down” during a closed-door meeting to describe the settlement at a lower rate of a personal injury lawsuit. Kathy McBride allegedly said during a Sept. 5 executive session that a city attorney was “able to wait her…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Teen Accused Of Deliberately Swerving Car Twice To Hit Jews
(JTA) — A New Jersey teenager is accused of deliberately swerving his car – twice – at two Jewish men while the passengers yelled insults about their religion. The incident occurred on Saturday in Jackson, the Asbury Park Press reported. The men were standing near the curb in front of a home and had to…
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Fast Forward Colorado High School Students Post On Snapchat About Killing Jews
(JTA) — High school students in suburban Denver participated in a Snapchat post that referred to killing Jews. In the post circulated over the weekend, three students at Cherry Creek High are shown wearing hats in a costume store. The text box below reads “Me and the boys bout to exterminate the Jews.” A fourth…
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Fast Forward Former Head Of Iowa Hillel Charged With Sexually Abusing Young Boy
(JTA) — The former executive director of the Iowa Hillel was arrested and charged with abusing a young boy at the Hillel House in Iowa City. David Weltman, 29, of Skokie, Illinois, was teaching Hebrew to the boy sometime between February and March at the Hillel House, according to an Iowa City Police complaint, the…
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