Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Menachem Mendel Taub, Hasidic Dynasty Head Devoted To Holocaust Memory, Dies At 96
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Menachem Mendel Taub, the Rebbe of the Kaliv Hasidic dynasty in Jerusalem, who devoted his life to memorializing the Holocaust and helping fellow survivors, has died. Taub died on Sunday at the age of 96 at his home in Jerusalem. His health had declined since a fall in his home two weeks…
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Fast Forward Alleged Synagogue Shooter Lives With Parents, Thinks Jews Control The World
(JTA) — The 19-year-old alleged gunman at a Poway, California synagogue lives with his parents and said in a manifesto that he thinks that Jews are planning to take over the world. John Earnest also claimed that he set fire to a mosque in Escondido, California in the weeks after the shooting at two mosques…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Shooting Victim Lori Gilbert-Kaye, ‘Woman of Valor,’ Saved Rabbi’s Life
(JTA) — Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to shield him from the gunman’s bullets. Gilbert-Kaye, 60, of San Diego, is survived by her husband and 22-year-old daughter. “Lori you were a jewel of our community…
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Fast Forward BDS Vote Loses At University Of Maryland
(JTA) — The student government of the University of Maryland rejected an Israel divestment resolution. The resolution was defeated on Wednesday night after a five-hour meeting by a vote of 25 against, 9 in favor and 2 abstentions. More than 100 students addressed the Student Government Association prior to the vote, the University of Maryland…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Attack On Kosher Cafe Was Staged By Owners, Canadian Police Say
(JTA) — An alleged anti-Semitic attack on a kosher Italian-style café in Winnipeg, Canada was staged by the owners of the restaurant, police now say. Police charged the owners of the BerMax Caffe and Bistro in Winnipeg, in central Canada, with public mischief. The investigation of the April 18 incident involved 25 police officers and…
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Fast Forward Men-Only Swimming Hours At Majority-Orthodox Condo Pool Is Illegal, Court Rules
(JTA) — A federal appeals court has ruled that separate swimming hours at a condominium complex in Lakewood, New Jersey is illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a decision on Monday said that the separate swimming hours in the outdoor pool of the A Country Place over-55 community were a…
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Fast Forward Campus Minority Officer Tells Jewish Student: Be Like Israel And Cease To Exist
(JTA) — A student minority officer at a British university told a Jewish student to “be like Israel and cease to exist.” Omar Chowdhury, the Black and Ethnic Minorities officer at Bristol University, in southwest England, also told Izzy Posen to “f***| off” and that “your comments are like Israeli settlements: always popping up where…
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Fast Forward Man Out On Bail For Pledging To Kill Jews Posts More Threats
(JTA) — A Washington state man out on bail after being charged with two felonies for posting plans on Facebook to commit a mass shooting against Jewish targets has posted more violent messages and threats against Jews. Dakota Reed, 20, had been out of jail on $50,000 bond since December. But in the wake of…
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