Michael Kaplan
By Michael Kaplan
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Fast Forward Senators and Jewish Groups Call on U.S. To Keep Iraqi Jewish Trove
Prominent Jewish organizations and a number of senators are calling on the government to renegotiate the return of a trove of Jewish archives that shed light on the once thriving Jewish community in Iraq. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations released a statement earlier today commending the efforts of senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Richard…
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The Schmooze Not a Fan of Bruno Mars? Tune in to The Kosher Super Bowl Halftime Show
Those not too fond of the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Bruno Mars may be excited to learn that a Jewish radio network will be hosting its own alternative halftime show — a “kosher” one. The Nachum Segal Network has announced that it will be airing an alternative show featuring Jewish stars Lenny Solomon, Shlock…
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News Feud Over Hillel Pro-Israel Rule Sparks New Controversy at California College
It all started innocently enough: The Israel Committee of Santa Barbara, Calif., which works with the local chapter of Hillel, American Jewry’s on campus program for students, invited author David Harris-Gershon to keynote its annual Israel educational event in April. Harris-Gershon expected to talk about his recent book, which tells the tale of his reconciliation…
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Fast Forward Palm Beach Murder-Suicide Mother Depressed Over Relatives’ Deaths
The mother blamed for killing her two teenage children before taking her own life in Florida earlier this week was suffering from depression after a series of close family deaths, a cousin has told the Palm Beach Post. “I don’t think she would have done any of this if her mother was still alive,” the…
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Fast Forward Developer Shalom Lamm Sues New York Village Over Rejection of Hasidic School
A Jewish developer is suing the village planning board of a small upstate New York town, arguing that their decision to vote down a proposed all-girls Hasidic private school was motivated by anti-Semitic bigotry. The lawsuit comes at the peak of a tangled and bitter battle between the school’s developer, Shalom Lamm, and local Bloomingburg…
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Fast Forward Chilling 911 Calls Bare Palm Beach Dad’s Anguish After Finding Teens’ Bodies
Florida police warned against jumping to conclusions about the apparent murder-suicide of a Palm Beach mother who apparently killed her two teenage children before turning the gun on herself. Authorities confirmed that Jennifer Berman seemingly gunned down her own children, but urged the public against rushing to judgment about what may have happened, according to…
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Fast Forward Israel Fires Rockets Into Gaza After Attacks Near Sharon Funeral
The Israeli Air Force launched an aerial attack against the Gaza Strip on Monday evening after two rockets from Gaza struck an area close to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s funeral. The IDF targeted a military compound in the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and another in the southern part of the strip. Both…
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Fast Forward Mein Kampf Sales Surge in Online E-Book Format
Sales of the ebook edition of Adolf Hitler’s infamous Mein Kampf are surging, prompting concern from Nazi-hunters and those who track online hate. The late Nazi leader’s ebook memoir has hit the bestseller charts of Amazon and iTunes, claims Boston journalist Chris Faraone. He wrote that “more than a dozen free English-language versions of Mein…
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