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Fast Forward Nazi Experiments on Jewish Skeletons Bared for First Time in Documentary
A Norwegian broadcaster for the first time aired footage of the room where Nazi scientists displayed the skeletons of Jews as teaching aids for race theories. NRK 1, a public broadcaster, earlier this month aired a documentary about the 86 people whom the scientists selected to be killed and serve as display specimens at the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settler Bludgeoned With Ax Near West Bank Home
Israeli police are searching for two Palestinians who are believed to have killed a Israeli army colonel outside his West Bank home. The man, reserve colonel Sariya Ofer, was bludgeoned to death Thursday night by the two men who waited outside his home in Shadmot Mehola, a West Bank settlement, wielding an axe and metal…
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The Schmooze Miley Cyrus Knows Better Than ‘Old Jewish Men’
Miley Cyrus’ tongue has gotten its fair share of press lately. But the former “Hannah Montana” tween-star turned pro-twerker is now getting attention for something she actually said. In an interview with Hunger magazine, which she covers this month, Miley complained about record executives being too old to know what’s what. And who does she…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbis Busted in Plot To Force Husbands To Give Religious ‘Get’ Divorces
Two Orthodox rabbis and two others were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and beating men in order to force them to grant their wives religious Jewish divorces. The men were arrested Wednesday night in a monthlong sting operation in which a female FBI agent posed as an Orthodox woman trying to get a religious divorce, or…
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Recipes High Plains Lentil, Sausage, and Kale Soup
Lentil, Sausage, and Kale Soup Based on Smitten Kitchen’s lentil soup with sausage, chard, and garlic Ingredients 1/4 c olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced A pinch of chili pepper flakes Salt and pepper to taste 4 turkey or chicken Italian sausages (not pre-cooked), with the casings removed 1 28-oz can…
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Fast Forward Janet Yellen’s Brooklyn Childhood Friends Remember When
To some who knew Janet Yellen decades ago, her nomination to lead the Federal Reserve was no surprise, and had them feeling reassured the country’s monetary system would be in capable hands. “We referred to her as a stealth intellect,” said Charles Saydah, a retired journalist who went to junior high and Fort Hamilton High…
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Books Self-Avowed ‘Jewish-American Princess’ Chronicles Quest To Be African Masai Warrior
Mindy Budgor spent three months in training with Kenya’s Maasai tribe
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Bar Mitzvah Boy Samuel Cohen-Eckstein Killed in Tragic Accident
A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy was struck by a van and killed on Tuesday evening while chasing a soccer ball outside his home near Prospect Park, police said. Popular eighth-grader Samuel Cohen-Ecktein, 12, was crushed when he ran into Prospect Park West Tuesday night. Cohen-Eckstein was hit by an oncoming 2006 white Chevrolet van, and was…
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