Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Israel announces daily ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry
The United Nations said it welcomed the pauses and other moves meant to address a hunger crisis in Gaza
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Fast Forward Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97
The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday
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Fast Forward 7 major US Jewish groups decline meeting with French official after ‘premature Palestinian state recognition’
The groups said they were 'disappointed' to be asked to discuss a policy change after it was made
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Fast Forward As starvation mounts in Gaza, Jewish voices increasingly rise up in consternation
The hunger crisis in Gaza is now occupying a central place in the concerns of Jews around the world
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Fast Forward France will unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state this fall, says Emmanuel Macron
The announcement is largely symbolic
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Fast Forward Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff will play at Tulane after leaving BYU following suspension
Retzlaff is transferring from a Mormon university to one known by the nickname “Jewlane"
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Fast Forward Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960
Francis died Wednesday at 87, more than six decades after releasing “Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites"
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Fast Forward Students at Netanyahu’s Pennsylvania high school want him ejected from the alumni hall of fame
The Israeli prime minister was inducted into Cheltenham High School’s hall of fame in 1999
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