Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Decorated Orthodox runner, Olympic hopeful, hires attorney in bid to move marathon from Saturday
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Beatie Deutsch, a Sabbath-observing mother of five and aspiring Olympic marathoner in Israel, has hired an attorney to ensure that she can run in the race next year. The marathon at the Tokyo games, which were postponed from this summer because of the coronavirus, is set for a Saturday in August 2021….
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Fast Forward NY man threatens to shoot up Jewish camp over coronavirus restrictions
(JTA) — A suburban New York man threatened to shoot up an Orthodox Jewish day camp over its alleged violations of coronavirus restrictions. The man, identified as Nicola Pelle, 58, of Long Island, called police to report the violations at the camp run by the Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island on Tuesday, saying approximately 500…
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Fast Forward Angela Buxton, Jewish tennis star who won Wimbledon doubles title, dies at 85
(JTA) — Angela Buxton, won the women’s doubles championship at Wimbledon in 1956 but was denied admission to the All England Club, which hosts the prestigious tennis tournament, has passed away. Buxton, who also reached the singles finals at Wimbledon in ’56, died Monday, a day before her 86th birthday. The club traditionally gives a…
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Fast Forward Judge: Principal who told parent to be neutral on Holocaust should not have been fired
(JTA) — William Latson, a high school principal in South Florida, was fired after telling a parent he could not say that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event” because “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.” A state administrative judge ruled last week that his dismissal was in error. In October, the Palm Beach County…
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Fast Forward Kushner: US will not consent to West Bank annexation ‘for some time’
(JTA) — Israel will not move forward with its West Bank annexation plan without U.S. approval — and that consent won’t come for some time. That’s what Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, told reporters from Middle East media outlets on Monday. Kushner said the Trump administration had gained Israel’s trust by…
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Fast Forward Kushner says he ‘absolutely’ will send his kids back to school
(JTA) — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump will be sending their three children — the grandchildren of President Donald Trump — back to in-person classes at their Jewish day school this fall. “This virus impacts different people in different ways. We know a lot more now than we did,” Kushner, a White House senior adviser…
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Fast Forward After Turmoil, Florida State University says anti-Semitism has ‘no home’ on campus
(JTA) — Six weeks after thousands of Florida State University students petitioned for their student body president to be removed over social media posts they described as anti-Semitic, the school’s president has announced several changes aimed at making Florida State more hospitable for Jewish students. In an open letter to the campus community, John Thrasher…
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Fast Forward Delaware to require teaching of the Holocaust, genocide
(JTA) — The state of Delaware will require the teaching of a Holocaust curriculum in middle and high schools starting with the 2021-22 term. A bill signed into law late last month by Gov. John Carney mandates that public schools implement curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide for students in grades 6 through 12. Each…
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