Shira Hanau
By Shira Hanau
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Fast Forward Boston art museum will return 17th-century painting to heirs of its pre-WWII Jewish owner
(JTA) —The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will return a 17th-century painting in its collection to the heirs of a Jewish collector to whom the painting was lost during the Holocaust. The 1646 painting, “View of Beverwijk” by Salomon van Ruysdael, will be auctioned in April and is expected to sell for between $500,000…
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Fast Forward ADL and 6 other Jewish orgs denounce ‘ongoing terrorism’ by Jewish Israeli extremists
(JTA) — Seven American Jewish organizations released an open letter calling on Israel’s top leaders to take “unequivocal action” to stop “ongoing terrorism and political violence committed by Jewish Israeli extremists in the West Bank against Palestinians, Israeli civilians, and IDF soldiers.” “We urge the entire Israeli government to unite in strong condemnation against these…
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Fast Forward Israel to plant 450,000 trees in cities in effort to counter effects of climate change
(JTA) — Israel’s cabinet approved a plan to plant 450,000 trees in the country’s cities to mitigate the effects of climate change by offering more shade and cooler temperatures. The plan, which is predicted to cost about 2.25 billion shekels, or $716 million, will be carried out between now and 2040. The goal of the…
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Fast Forward ‘None of us can hide’: RFK Jr. uses Holocaust analogy in speech at anti-vaccine mandate rally
(JTA) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. compared what he sees as threats to human life from 5G, vaccine passports, and “low-orbit satellites” to the threat the Nazis posed to Jews during the Holocaust. “Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could cross the Alps into Switzerland, you can hide in the attic like Anne Frank did…Today the…
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Fast Forward Jon Stewart to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
(JTA) — Jon Stewart will be awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in recognition of his political satire and activism. The award will be presented in April. Past recipients of the award, which is given to comedians who have “had an impact on American society…
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Fast Forward Israeli police evict Palestinian family from Sheikh Jarrah, neighborhood that sparked May 2021 conflict with Hamas
(JTA) — Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family early Wednesday morning from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, the East Jerusalem neighborhood where conflicts over eviction of Palestinian families helped set off a war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in May 2021. The family was evicted to make way for a school to serve Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Pfizer CEO awarded Genesis Prize for developing coronavirus vaccine, will donate winnings to Holocaust education
(JTA) — Albert Bourla, the chief executive officer of Pfizer, was named the winner of the 2022 Genesis Prize, the award sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel.” The award, which “honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values,” was announced early Wednesday morning. The award will be presented…
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Fast Forward ‘English is not her first language’: Joss Whedon claims Gal Gadot’s accusations were a misunderstanding
(JTA) — Joss Whedon, the director and showrunner who has been criticized by multiple actresses for his behavior on movie sets, shot back at Gal Gadot in an interview with Vulture published Monday over accusations she made last year that Whedon had made threats about her career. In May 2021, Gadot told Israel’s News12 that…
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