Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Philadelphia Jewish Federation: We won’t work with local NAACP because of ‘anti-Jewish’ posts
(JTA) — The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said it will not work with the local chapter of the NAACP over “an alarming amount of bigoted and anti-Jewish sentiments” on his social media channels and the mosque he leads. Rodney Muhammad “still has yet to fully apologize for his most recent actions,” the federation said…
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Fast Forward Jewish Federations group gets $5M grant to help Holocaust survivors
(JTA) — A $5 million U.S. government grant will help a Jewish group care for Holocaust survivors and other adults with a history of trauma and their caregivers. The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging awarded the grant to the Jewish Federations of North America on Wednesday. The grant…
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Fast Forward YouTube removes rapper Wiley’s channel over ‘repeated violations’
(JTA) — YouTube is the latest media platform to remove Wiley over what it termed the British rapper’s “repeated violations.” The decision to remove his channel comes after pressure by groups in the United Kingdom, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism. Wiley was removed late last month from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram following a series of…
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Fast Forward 4 men arrested for placing ‘Hitler was right’ banner on Arizona bridge
(JTA) — Four men were arrested for hanging a banner reading “Hitler Was Right” on a railroad bridge in Arizona. The men were seen hanging the banner on the bridge on Saturday morning, the NBC affiliate KPNX 12News reported. They were caught posing and taking pictures with the sign. The banner also included a link…
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Fast Forward Window at New Mexico Holocaust Museum smashed
(JTA) — The front window of the New Mexico Holocaust Museum in downtown Albuquerque was shattered in an act of vandalism. The incident took place during the funeral of Georgia Rep. John Lewis on July 30. The museum’s window featured a poster of a large photo of an early 1960s civil rights march. The head…
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Fast Forward Amazon renews ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino’s Nazi-hunting drama
(JTA) — “Hunters,” the Amazon series starring Al Pacino about a group of Nazi hunters in New York City in the 1970s, has been renewed for a second season. Variety reported the news on Monday. The show — which involves a network of Nazis living in the United States and conspiring to create a Fourth…
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Fast Forward Alexander Vindman decries Trump’s ‘efforts to undermine the very foundations of our democracy’
(JTA) — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who was among the first to raise flags about President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate a political rival, embarked on his retirement by comparing the U.S. of today with the communist regime in Ukraine that his family fled four decades ago. “At no point in my career…
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Fast Forward Biden fundraiser focuses on fighting anti-Semitism
(JTA) — The presidential campaign of Joe Biden is holding a fundraiser Monday with a focus on fighting anti-Semitism. The videoconference event will feature a conversation on the subject between two Jewish lawmakers — Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. “Seinfeld” actor Jason Alexander, also Jewish, will serve as the moderator. Tickets…
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