Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Florida school district removes ‘Purim Superhero,’ a book about a Jewish kid with 2 dads
The book, which the Jewish literary nonprofit PJ Library distributes, was the latest victim of a conservative-led initiative to remove books from schools.
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Fast Forward For their late leader’s milestone 120th birthday, Chabad Jews stage a worldwide celebration
(JTA) — A massive rally and concert drew 15,000 people to the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Sunday night. On Monday, a different late-night party spilled into the streets of Queens. And, on Tuesday, 120 “Mitzvah Tanks” fanned out across New York City to distribute matzah for Passover and give passersby a chance to…
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Fast Forward Zelenskyy offers new details about his family’s Holocaust history, igniting debate over Ukrainian Holocaust memory
(JTA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s great-grandparents died when the Nazis burned their village, he said in an interview on CNN Monday. Speaking through a translator with Fareed Zakaria, Zelenskyy said, as he has many times before, that his grandfather and his grandfather’s brothers all entered the Soviet Red Army, and only his grandfather survived….
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Fast Forward Hillel and other Jewish groups call to dedicate a traditional pre-Purim fast day to Ukraine
(JTA) – Russia’s war on Ukraine was only a week old when Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz tweeted a bold suggestion: He called for a Jewish fast day dedicated to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Now, Borovitz is among a growing number of Jews who are planning to dedicate a traditional fast this week to Ukraine, in hopes…
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Fast Forward Aaron Parnas, whose dad Lev was at center of Trump-Ukraine scandal, is a pro-Ukraine influencer on TikTok
(JTA) — Lev Parnas tried to leverage aid to Ukraine to get President Joe Biden investigated. His son is racking up millions of TikTok views by praising Biden for giving Ukraine aid without conditions. Aaron Parnas, who is 22, has emerged as a leading pro-Ukraine voice on the video app. He posts videos of himself updating…
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Fast Forward Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir is a hero to Ukrainians in the fight against Russia
(JTA) — The most prominent Jewish figure in Ukraine right now is the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The runner-up may well be another country’s famous Jewish leader. Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of Israel and a native of Kyiv whose family fled amid antisemitic violence, has loomed large ever since Russia launched its war…
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Fast Forward Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to world’s Jews: ‘Do not remain silent right now’
(JTA) — The morning after Russian forces bombed the site of a 1941 massacre of Ukrainian Jews, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world’s Jews to speak out about what is happening in his country. Russia’s attack on Babyn Yar, the Kyiv site where Nazis and local collaborators executed tens of thousands of Jews…
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Fast Forward For many Jews watching Ukraine’s war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a ‘modern Maccabee’
(JTA) — One week ago, Jews outside of Ukraine knew Volodymyr Zelensky as the world leader on the other end of the “perfect phone call” that resulted in the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But now, after days of watching Zelensky balance humor and gravitas while rallying his fellow Ukrainians to rebuff the Russian army invasion,…
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