Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Hundreds of US synagogues receive bomb threats as spree continues despite arrests
Synagogues in at least 17 states plus Washington, D.C., were affected, according to local media reports
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Fast Forward IDF says it is disciplining soldiers who broadcast Jewish prayers from West Bank mosque
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Fast Forward Julie Platt, chair of Jewish federations group, is leading Penn’s board amid leadership transition
Platt’s role on the Penn board means the same Jewish philanthropist and communal leader is on the front lines of two of the most prominent organizations reshaped by Oct. 7 and its aftermath
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Fast Forward Harvard president apologizes, Penn alum yanks $100M gift as congressional antisemitism hearing fallout continues
“When words amplify distress and pain, I don’t know how you could feel anything but regret," said Harvard President Claudine Gay
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Fast Forward In Argentina, Milei gives top legal role to former justice minister who resigned over neo-Nazi ties
The appointment by Javier Milei, a far-right upstart who backs Israel and has said he wants one day to convert to Judaism, has drawn a range of reaction from Jewish groups in Argentina
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Fast Forward Only remaining teen hostages and Mia Shem, seen in Hamas hostage video, among 8 released on Thursday
The release means that Kfir and Ariel Bibas are the only Israeli children still known to be in Gaza. Their fate remains uncertain
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Fast Forward 16 more hostages are freed as Netanyahu vows to resume war at truce’s end
Hamas has offered to release four more sets of hostages to extend the truce, but it is not clear whether Israel would accept
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Fast Forward Israel investigating Hamas claims that children Ariel and Kfir Bibas were killed in Gaza
At least one other Israeli hostage was released after a Palestinian terror group had said she was dead
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