Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, in escalation of harsh rhetoric over Gaza war
Erdogan’s comments were especially notable because Turkey is part of NATO, the international alliance of Western nations
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Fast Forward Netanyahu meets with hostage families in DC as pressure mounts for a deal
The trip comes as Israel confirmed the death in captivity of two additional hostages
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Youth Chorus advances on ‘America’s Got Talent’ with performance of ‘Home’
“You made something very complicated beautiful through friendship,” Simon Cowell told the Israeli and Palestinian singers
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Fast Forward In landmark ruling, Israel’s top court rules that haredi Orthodox Jews must serve in the army
The ruling could be a major jolt to Israel’s governing coalition.
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Fast Forward Synagogues in Dagestan, Russia, targeted alongside churches in terror attack
The attack took place in the same region where a mob sought out passengers coming from Israel in 2023
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Fast Forward 102-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer is Vogue Germany’s latest cover model
Friedländer, a celebrity in Germany, was photographed in luxury clothing at a botanic garden in Berlin
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Fast Forward Hebrew Union College to admit and ordain rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, ending longstanding ban
The policy change means that three of the four biggest non-Orthodox rabbinical schools in the United States now accept students whose partners are not Jewish
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Fast Forward Protests, political action in France after alleged antisemitic rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl
Two 13-year-old boys have been charged with raping and threatening to kill the girl, whom they allegedly called “dirty Jew"
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