Seth Berkman
By Seth Berkman
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Fast Forward Jewishly-Connected Cory Booker To Run For Frank Lautenberg’s Open Senate Seat
Newark mayor Cory Booker announced on Saturday that he will run for the United States Senate seat left open after senator Frank Lautenberg died on Monday. Recently, the Forward profiled Booker and highlighted his connection to Judaism. Booker has courted several high-profile Jewish donors in preparation for a Senate run and is a devoted scholar…
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Fast Forward Two Boston Area Federations Join Forces
To better serve the Boston Jewish community, two leading organizations have decided to merge, beginning July 1. Earlier this week, the boards of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Greater Boston Area’s Jewish Federation, and the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, announced the merger. The new federation will take on the Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ name….
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News Cory Booker, Eying N.J. Senate Run, Banks on Long and Deep Jewish Ties
While some Jews struggle to make it through one Passover Seder each year, Cory Booker, Newark, N.J.’s African-American mayor, traditionally attends at least two. It’s a holiday he equates with Thanksgiving, cherishing the time spent telling stories and teaching lessons. The only tradition he doesn’t approve of is the cuisine. “The bread of affliction is…
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Fast Forward Ryan Braun, the Hebrew Hammer, May Receive Record Suspension for Drugs
Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, nicknamed “The Hebrew Hammer,” could be subject to the longest suspension ever by Major League Baseball for using performance enhancing drugs, according to reports by ESPN. Braun, was the National League MVP in 2011 and is a five-time All-Star. However, for two years now he has been suspected of purchasing…
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Fast Forward Jewish Poverty Skyrockets in New York — Doubles in Size Since 1991
Poverty in the New York area’s Jewish community is growing fast with more than 560,000 people living in nearly 200,000 poor and near-poor Jewish households. The survey covers the five boroughs of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, as well as the nearby counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester. The…
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Fast Forward Self-Help Radio Host Couple Commit Suicide Together in Brooklyn Apartment
A Brooklyn couple that hosted a self-help radio show together were found dead in their apartment on Monday. The couple appeared to have suffocated themselves with plastic bags in a double-suicide, according to the New York Daily News. Lynne Rosen, 46, a psychotherapist, and John Littig, 48, a motivational speaker and musician, hosted “The Pursuit…
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News Little Sign of Change at Syrian Charities After Scandal
An organization that declared its intent to bring transparency to charitable donations in Syrian Sephardic Jewish communities has gone silent three years after its inception. Shortly after the July 2009 arrests of three prominent Sephardic rabbis who had used charity funds in a money-laundering scheme, the Sephardic Community Federation instituted a compliance plan for charitable…
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News In Hasidic Williamsburg, Not Everyone Is Against Citi Bike
During the launch of New York City’s shared bicycle program this week, shiny kiosks throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn have been surrounded by curious gawkers examining the bulky blue bikes that can be rented and returned at multiple locations with at least one notable exception — the Hasidic-dominated neighborhood of South Williamsburg. As Brooklyn has been…
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