Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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News 18 things to know about Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jewish defender of Ukrainian democracy
The Ukrainian president has galvanized his country against an unprovoked attack by neighboring Russia, inspiring Jews everywhere
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Fast Forward 97-year-old German woman convicted of complicity in 10,500 Nazi death camp murders
Irmgard Furchner had absconded on the first day of her trial. On the last, she said, “I am sorry for everything that happened.”
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Fast Forward Among those celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win, ‘cabala’ practitioners and a teary Jewish sportscaster
A video of Andres Cantor, a Jewish Argentinean-American soccer announcer, narrating the win has gone viral
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Fast Forward How Jewish studies scholars navigated Jewish law and fire-code rules to save Hanukkah at their conference
The conference hotel said candles were forbidden just days before the conference, which overlaps with Hanukkah
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Fast Forward The Hanukkah merch market has exploded. But are Jews feeling more represented?
Many say the collections make them feel included. Retailers are counting on them to spend big
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Fast Forward Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use
Coloradans recently voted to legalize psilocybin, the substance that Ben Gorelick had been charged with intending to distribute
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Fast Forward Michigan man charged with ‘ethnic intimidation’ after harassing synagogue-goers over Israel
Local police were criticized for their handling of the incident on Friday, two days before Hassan Chokr was arrested
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Fast Forward Kanye West suspended again from Twitter after posting swastika following pro-Hitler ‘Infowars’ appearance
Ye’s effort to acquire Parler, a rival social media platform, is also dead
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