Veronika Bondarenko
By Veronika Bondarenko
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Fast Forward Hackers Dig Up a Jewish Gem in Trump’s DNC ‘Oppo’ File
A racist and anti-Semitic Trump quote from 1991 has resurfaced among the hacked Democratic National Committee documents revealed June 15. That day, a hacker who identifies as Guccifer 2.0 shared documents stolen from the Democratic National Committee with The Smoking Gun. A 200-page opposition report on Donald Trump, which contains compilations of his quotes on…
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The Schmooze Chabad’s ‘Six-Minute Rabbi’ Competes With Priest, Nun and Monk on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
When Chabad Rabbi Hanoch Hecht announced that he would compete in an upcoming Chopped episode, his congregation thought it was a joke. And yet Hecht, who lives in the town of Rhinebeck in the Hudson Valley, will face off for the title of best chef against a priest, a pastor and a nun-in-training in a…
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Fast Forward Samuel Fisher, Recent Harvard Graduate, Collapses and Dies After Connecticut Triathlon
Samuel Fisher was an athlete, a Harvard graduate and the former president of his university’s Hillel chapter when he passed away unexpectedly on Sunday. On June 12, Fisher, 24, collapsed shortly after completing the KIC IT Triathlon in Stamford, Connecticut. Medical professionals present on the scene were not able to save Fisher as he was…
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Fast Forward Wannabe Robber Flees Zabar’s After Accidentally Shooting Himself
A morning at a popular Jewish deli started off with a bang when a man accidentally shot himself and ran away. The man was waiting in line at Zabar’s to pay for some groceries when, around 8:30 a.m., a loaded gun he was carrying in the waistband of his pants went off, said a representative…
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Fast Forward New York Times Editor Quits Twitter — With Final Tweet Blasting ‘Fakery’ and Hate
Jon Weisman, the deputy Washington editor at The New York Times, announced that he would be leaving Twitter on Wednesday due to continued anti-Semitic harassment. On June 8, Weisman wrote two tweets that said he would be leaving Twitter. He said he would stick to Facebook, “where at least people need to use their real…
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News This App Lets You Turn the Tables on the Jew-Haters on Twitter
The neo-Nazis who were using three parentheses to target Jewish people online are now easily identifiable themselves due to the work of one anonymous web developer. A new site called Echo Location displays a live stream of anyone posting on Twitter with the echo symbol and allows users to search for specific tweets with three…
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The Schmooze 8 Jews to Watch Out For at the Tony Awards
With the 70th annual Tony Awards taking place this Sunday, Jewish actors, writers and choreographers are up to win many of the awards celebrating the Great White Way. Nominated for Best Revival of a Musical, “Fiddler on the Roof” is up for a wide range of awards. Danny Burstein, who plays the lead role of…
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Fast Forward 34 Orthodox British Boys Rescued From Rising Tide on School Trip
A school trip to Britain’s picturesque south coast nearly turned tragic when 34 Orthodox teenage boys from London and their two teachers were trapped by rising tides and had to be plucked to safety Monday night. The trapped teens were forced signal for help with the light from their cell phones after ignoring danger signs…
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