Seth Berkman
By Seth Berkman
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Fast Forward Police Backtrack on Killing Jewish Triple Murder Suspect Tied to Boston Bombers
Law enforcement officials are now unsure of what spurred the killing of Ibragim Todashev, or if he was ready to confess to his role with deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a 2011 triple murder. On May 22, Todashev, the mixed-martial-arts fighter, was shot to death while being interviewed by an F.B.I. agent and…
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Fast Forward Boston Bombers Pal Slain in Florida Eyed in ‘Jewish’ Triple Murder
A Chechen friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed after becoming enraged over questioning about his possible role in the murder of two Jewish men in 2011. Ibragim Todashev was shot numerous times early Wednesday morning in his home in Orlando, Fla., after attacking an F.B.I. special agent with a knife, according to local law enforcement…
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News Magen Tzedek, Ethical Kosher Seal, Stalled Amid Orthodox Opposition
Robert Kaiser, a science teacher from New Hampshire with an interest in finding ethically produced kosher food, was excited when he learned of Magen Tzedek, a seal that would combine Jewish values and social justice in food production, spanning from the treatment of workers to environmental impact. But almost four years after the Magen Tzedek…
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News Mother of Jewish Teen Killed on Brooklyn Bridge Speaks Out About Arrest
The mother of a Jewish teenage boy that was killed near the Brooklyn Bridge 19 years ago was grateful after learning that a man suspected of playing a key role in the murder was arrested on Thursday. Muaffaq Askar, 46, of Brooklyn, was part of a group — with suspected ties to Hamas and Hezbollah…
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Fast Forward Parent-Killing Jewish Inmate Wins Round in Kosher Meals Fight
An Orthodox Jewish prison inmate from Florida who was convicted of murdering both his parents has won a key battle in his court fight to get kosher prison meals. A federal appeals court reinstated Bruce Rich’s lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections, which denied him the special meals after eliminating them in a cost-cutting…
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Fast Forward Agriprocessors Bankruptcy Trustees Eye Jewish Charities
Trustees appointed to the bankruptcy case of kosher meatpacking plant Agriprocessors are targeting charities that were beneficiaries of donations by the company. According to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, earlier this month, trustees announced a settlement with Colel Chabad, the oldest continually running charity in Israel, which provides services for widows, orphans and immigrants, including food…
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News Orthodox Rabbinic School Sparks Feud With Graduation of First Class of Women
An Orthodox umbrella organization has rejected the ordination of three female clergy by a groundbreaking Bronx Orthodox rabbinical school as “contradicting the norms of our community.” The Rabbinical Council of America, a prominent group that serves more than 1,000 Orthodox rabbis, reacted strongly to the recent graduation of three women from Riverdale’s Yeshivat Maharat, which…
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Fast Forward Claims Conference Workers Guilty in $57 Million Holocaust Fraud Case
Three people, including two former employees of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, have been convicted for stealing $57 million intended for Holocaust victims. Semen Domnitser—who was the director of two of the Claims Conference’s funds from 1999 to 2010—Oksana Romalis, who left the Claims Conference before the fraud was discovered, and a…
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