Seth Berkman
By Seth Berkman
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Fast Forward Masha Girshin Tapped To Lead The Blue Card
[The Blue Card](www.bluecardfund.org], a non-profit that aids impoverished Holocaust survivors in need of financial and medical aid, has hired Masha Girshin as its new executive director. Girshin began as a former program coordinator at The Blue Card in 2009. Last year, The Blue Card has distributed $1.6 million to 3,000 Holocaust survivors. Since its founding…
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Fast Forward Jewish Infant Gets Herpes From Controversial Orthodox Circumcision Rite
A New York City infant was recently infected with herpes after undergoing a controversial circumcision rite, but survived, health officials said. The baby contracted herpes simplex virus type 1 after undergoing the rite known as metzitzah b’peh. This is the second confirmed case this year by the New York City Department of Health and Mental…
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News Are New York Hospitals Hiding Herpes From Metzitzah B’Peh Circumcision Rite?
Are some New York City hospitals and the city’s Department of Health suppressing disclosure of cases in which a dangerous herpes virus is being transmitted by mohels to newborns? Representatives from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center refused to respond to this allegation — made specifically about their own hospital — by a senior…
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Opinion Despite Resistance, Penn Hillel Hosts Breaking the Silence
Despite initially facing resistance from the Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, student members of J Street at the University of Pennsylvania were able to host an event at Penn’s Hillel featuring Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli Defense Force army veterans who speak out against Israeli military policy. Thursday’s event drew about 60 people and…
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Fast Forward Ellis Island Stays Closed Indefinitely From Sandy
After an extended closure due to Hurricane Sandy, fittingly, the Statue of Liberty will re-open on July 4. However, there remains no firm projection of when Ellis Island will be open to the public. A National Parks Service representative said that they are still analyzing infrastructure repairs on Ellis Island before making a decision. Senator…
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Fast Forward Jewish Child Survives Mom’s Suicide Plunge
A Harlem mother jumped eight stories to her death with her 10-month-old son strapped to her chest —miraculously, the baby survived. Cynthia Wachenheim, 44, landed on her back allowing baby Keston to roll away unscathed after the impact, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. Wachenheim, left a 13-page suicide note for her husband, Hal…
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Fast Forward Eric Schneiderman Demands NFL Create Gay-Friendly Policy
Can you kick a 50-yard field goal against the wind? Can you block a 300-pound nose tackle in the mud? Are you gay? The first two questions are routinely asked during interviews with potential professional football players, but it appears that sexual orientation is also on the minds of National Football League general managers. Each…
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Opinion Jon Stewart on the Blackface Purim Debacle
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart and Co. rightly roasted Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind for his Purim faux pas. In case you missed it, Hikind dressed up in blackface and an Afro wig to play the part of an African-American “basketball player” to celebrate the Jewish holiday. “It’s the year 5773 and this is still happening?”…
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