Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbi Appointed To Serve In Illinois Legislature
(JTA) — An Orthodox rabbi was appointed to serve in the Illinois State Legislature. Rabbi Yehiel Kalish was sworn in to the Illinois House of Representatives on Sunday night. Kalish, 43, is the first rabbi to serve as an Illinois state representative. “I may be the first rabbi in any state legislature. And that’s very exciting,”…
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Fast Forward ‘I Want Jexit’ Spray Painted On Washington D.C. Businesses
(JTA) — The words “I want Jexit” were spray painted in bright yellow outside of two businesses in northeast Washington, DC. One of the businesses targeted on Friday was an auto shop called Shalom Tire and Auto Repair. Jexit is believed to stand for Jews Exit, a play on Brexit, which stands for Britain’s exiting…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Jailed For Selling Land To Jews Transferred To U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian-American man sentenced by a Palestinian Authority court to life in prison for selling land in eastern Jerusalem to a Jewish Israeli was transferred to the United States. Issam Akel, of Bethlehem, was handed over to American authorities in the aftermath of a secret deal signed between the P.A. and U.S. officials,…
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Fast Forward White House: Israeli Media Report On Long-Missing Peace Plan Is ‘Inaccurate’
(JTA) — Washington officials denied a report out of Israel that the Trump administration’s still under-wraps Middle East peace plan includes a Palestinian state on most of the West Bank with its capital in eastern Jerusalem. “As in the past, speculation with regards to the content of the plan is not accurate. We have no…
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Fast Forward HUC-JIR Names First Four Panken Professorships
(JTA) — The first four Aaron D. Panken Professorships have been named. The professors, who serve on each of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s four campuses in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, will be funded by a $12 million endowment contributed by nearly 1,000 donors in memory of Panken. Panken, who served…
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Fast Forward Yad Vashem Designer Moshe Safdie Among Winners Of Israel’s Coveted Wolf Prize
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The architect who designed the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem was among the winners of the 2019 Wolf Prize. Moshe Safdie, 80, chosen for architecture, was one of five recipients honored Wednesday at the president’s residence in Jerusalem. The Wolf Prize is given by the president of Israel on…
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Fast Forward Sackler Family Misled Doctors To Increase Sales Of Opioid Painkiller
(JTA) Richard Sackler and other members of his family are accused of directing their pharmaceutical firm Purdue Pharma to mislead doctors and patients about the dangers of the opioid painkiller OxyContin produced by the company. The Massachusetts attorney general on Tuesday filed internal company communications that provide the first evidence that the Sacklers made company…
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Fast Forward Florida Wants To Punish Airbnb For Canning West Bank Settlement Listings
(JTA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state would take action against Airbnb for its decision to remove listings of rooms and homes for rent in West Bank Jewish settlements. Airbnb announced in November 2018 that it would remove the listings of some 200 apartments and homes for rent in Jewish settlements in the…
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