Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Woman killed in West Bank shooting, 2 days after Israeli father and son shot to death in Huwara
In both cases, according to Israeli media, Hamas and Palestinian Jihad praised the attacks but did not claim credit for them
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Fast Forward ADL teams up with Jewish frat AEPi on initiative to tackle antisemitism on college campuses
Members of AEPi will be trained to respond to antisemitism and advocate for Israel at their universities
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Fast Forward Philip Sherman, cantor, actor and ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67
Sherman boasted of being the only motorcycle-riding rabbi in the actors union — and of having once performed 11 circumcisions in a single day.
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Fast Forward Ghislaine Maxwell identifies as Jewish in prison, tapping into resources for incarcerated Jews
Maxwell is reportedly receiving services through Reaching Out, a nonprofit affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which is active in U.S. prisons
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Fast Forward Rapper Cardi B tweets, then deletes, picture of Orthodox Jews after legal triumph
Fans immediately connected the post to a lyric in her 2018 song 'Bickenhead,’ in which she sings, 'Lawyer is a Jew, he gon’ chew up all the charges'
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh synagogue shooting jurors are deliberating the death penalty for the 2nd day
The more extended deliberations in this phase of the trial could reflect disagreement within the jury
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Fast Forward Dugo Leitner, Holocaust survivor whose falafel ritual made him a social media star, dies at 93
Leiter survived Auschwitz as a teen, then adopted a ritual of eating falafel every year to mark his survival
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Fast Forward Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning
As Tisha B’Av approaches, some protesters of the recent law weakening the judiciary fear that it could lead to another catastrophe
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