Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward ‘We believe we will win,’ says Al Gross in Alaska, lagging in Senate bid with half of votes counted
(JTA) — Al Gross, the Jewish doctor whose challenge to Alaska’s Republican senator attracted deep support from across the United States, is lagging badly in early vote counts. But with nearly half of ballots yet to be tallied, Gross is declining to concede, saying that he believes his campaign will ultimately prevail. “The dynamics of…
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Fast Forward In Texas, Jewish Republicans stepped in against lawsuit seeking to reject 127,000 drive-through votes
(JTA) — Two prominent Jewish Republicans in Texas petitioned a federal court not to consider a lawsuit brought by conservative activists that would throw out more than 127,000 votes cast in Houston. The court heeded their petition and threw out the case on Monday. They were being represented by a Jewish lawyer who is also…
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Fast Forward Florida principal who was fired — then rehired — after Holocaust denial is fired again
(JTA) — Weeks after voting to rehire a principal who told a parent he “can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event,” a Florida school board has reversed course. The Palm Beach County School Board voted a year ago to fire William Latson, who had been removed from his post after the 2018 comments…
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Fast Forward Florida principal who was fired — then rehired — after Holocaust denial is fired again
Weeks after voting to rehire a principal who told a parent he “can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event,” a Florida school board has reversed course. The Palm Beach County School Board voted a year ago to fire William Latson, who had been removed from his post after the 2018 comments came to…
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Fast Forward Attack ad shows Jewish Alaska Senate candidate Al Gross grasping cash, with Schumer lurking
(JTA) — Al Gross, the insurgent challenger in Alaska’s Senate race, says an ad attacking him just days before votes are tallied “has disgusting anti-Semitic tropes.” The digital ad for Sen. Dan Sullivan, the incumbent Republican, shows Gross holding fanned-out cash, with a pile of money in front of him, evoking the age-old stereotype of…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller is reportedly readying immigration orders for a second Trump term. He also advanced a QAnon-esque claim about Joe Biden.
(JTA) — Stephen Miller, the senior adviser to Donald Trump, is reportedly preparing for a possible second Trump term by readying executive orders that would further curb immigration to the United States. On a briefing call with reporters Wednesday about border policy, Miller also baselessly claimed that a Joe Biden administration would lead to a…
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Fast Forward ‘Thank you Rabbis,’ Trump tweets about a rereleased letter of support from 13 Orthodox leaders
(JTA) — “BREAKING,” tweeted Mishpacha, a magazine for Orthodox Jews, Saturday night about a letter signed by 13 leading Orthodox rabbis demonstrating support for President Donald Trump days before the presidential election. In fact, the letter was not new. It had been written back in June, not to endorse Trump’s reelection but to thank him…
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Fast Forward Satmar wedding made ‘family-only’ after NY officials order halt to plans for ‘tens of thousands’ of attendees
(JTA) — The wedding of the grandson of Satmar Grand Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum will be for family only after plans for a reception for tens of thousands of well-wishers drew condemnation from New York officials. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that state health officials had issued a formal public health order putting a…
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