Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Columbia selects Jennifer Mnookin, Jewish U of Wisconsin chancellor, as its next leader
Mnookin, a legal scholar, escalated her family’s Jewish engagement when she asked to have a bat mitzvah
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Fast Forward Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota
“Somebody is going to write that children’s story about Minnesota,” Walz said.
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Fast Forward Facing backlash after accusing Israel of genocide, Scott Wiener steps down as Calif. Jewish Caucus co-chair
California Jewish groups had criticized Wiener, who is running for Congress, over his comments
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner presents plan for ‘New Gaza’ at Davos as Trump launches Board of Peace with Israel absent
Kushner said the White House decided to “plan for catastrophic success"
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Fast Forward Travel disrupted, fears elevated as Israel weathers uncertainty over potential US strike on Iran
Iran has said Israel would be a target if Trump follows through on his threat
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Fast Forward After facing backlash, California congressional hopeful Scott Wiener says Israel is committing ‘genocide’
Wiener, who is seeking to fill the seat being vacated by Nancy Pelosi, had declined to answer the question during a debate
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Fast Forward Iran threatens to attack Israel if Trump strikes Tehran over crackdown on protesters
Trump has said he is considering “very strong options” and could act before negotiating with Iran
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Fast Forward Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor who promoted the story of her friend and posthumous stepsister Anne Frank, dies at 96
Schloss’ mother married Frank’s father after the war. She became one of England’s most prominent survivors
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