Seth Berkman
By Seth Berkman
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Fast Forward Mugged During Sandy: ‘Last Thing I Expected’
Heartless thugs reportedly beat and robbed a Jewish man in Brooklyn on Monday night, just as Hurricane Sandy was pounding New York. The web site CrownHeights.info posted a video showing the man identified by the Daily News as Jeremy Furchtgott walking down a street when he is tripped and then kicked and beaten for about…
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Fast Forward 18,000 Still Have No Power in Lakewood
About 18,000 families in the Orthodox town of Lakewood, N.J. reportedly remained without power Wednesday after it took a nearly direct hit from superstorm Sandy. Just 10% of the 20,000 who lost power had their electricity restored by Wednesday morning, the Lakewood Scoop site reported. For the few gas stations in town that were operating,…
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News Startup Non-Profits Get Help From Bigger Partners
Aside from a Jewish link, the nonprofit AgriGate, which connects Israelis with information on China’s agritech market, seems to have little in common with the Jewish Meditation Center of Brooklyn. And neither would seem to have much in common with Gather the Jews, a group that facilitates Jewish social and educational gatherings in Washington, D.C….
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Fast Forward 5,000 Lose Power in Lakewood Area
With Hurricane Sandy pounding the Jersey Shore, residents of the predominantly Jewish town of Lakewood were already experiencing severe damage early Monday. Just after noon, trees and power lines had begun to fall, due to strong winds reaching up to 70 m.p.h. Local authorities reported that more than 5,000 residents were already without power. Township…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Town Braces for Sandy
With Hurricane Sandy pounding the Jersey Shore, residents of the predominantly Jewish town of Lakewood were taking every precaution to be safe. Township officials closed public schools and canceled busing on Monday and Tuesday, meaning Lakewood’s large private school population, the majority of which attend local yeshivas, would not have transportation to and from school….
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Fast Forward David Stern Will Step Down as Head of NBA
David Stern, who helped remodel the NBA into a global phenomenon and oversaw the ascent of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, announced on Thursday that he will step down as the league’s commissioner in February 2014. Replacing Stern will be longtime Deputy commissioner Adam Silver. Stern, who began working for the…
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Fast Forward Victim in Videotaped Police Beating Speaks Out
Ehud Halevy, the Jewish man whose beating at the hands of two New York City police officers earlier this month was captured on videotape, reportedly called the cops’ actions “irresponsible and not ethical.” Halevy spoke with the New York Times recently about the October 8 incident inside a youth center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Halevy…
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Opinion Tweeting the Boca Debate
Monday night marked the final presidential debate of 2012. For those voters sad to wait another four years to hear their favorite talking points, we’ve captured the best reactions from the Twitter-verse on the action from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Comedian David Wain, new to live-tweeting debates, was quick to catch on to…
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