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Fast Forward ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ Are Problem: New York Council Candidate
Blasting “greedy Jewish landlords” for their “ethnic cleansing” of black and Hispanic renters, Thomas Lopez-Pierre is mounting a bid for New York City Council. The district he’s running in takes in parts of the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights and Washington Heights – areas that contain large Jewish populations. “Jewish Landlords … are at the…
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Fast Forward Israel’s President Warns Against Using The Holocaust To Justify Israel
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke against using the Holocaust as the only lens through which to understand Jewish history, warning that such an approach could damage Israel’s relations with the world community. “We need to ask ourselves: Whether, when we are involved only in preventing a Shoah, are we capable of most effectively meeting the…
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Culture What Is ‘Annie Hall’s’ Most Jewish Scene
Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” turned forty this week. It is, arguably, Allen’s most influential film, his funniest as well – a masterclass not only in cinematography and screenwriting, but directing and acting as well. Jordan Hoffman over at The Guardian has compiled a list of the films forty funniest moments (how he distilled it down to…
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Fast Forward Gay Rabbi Leads Conservative Effort To ‘Radically Reimagine’ Traditions
Gil Steinlauf, the prominent Washington, D.C. rabbi who made waves when he came out three years ago to his congregation, will leave his post as senior rabbi at Adas Israel to head up a new “innovation lab” for the Conservative movement. Steinlauf described the initiative as “far reaching” and “designed to radically reimagine the ancient…
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Food Berlin’s 1st Jewish Food Festival Is Not Just For Jews
Smells of kreplach and challah wafted into the Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin on a rainy Friday in March, as Israel-born chef Itay Novick and his staff hurriedly worked in the nearby kitchen to prepare Sabbath dinner for nearly 100 guests. The dinner was part of the first-ever Jewish food festival in the city, Nosh Berlin,…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Parents Won’t Rat Out Mohels Who Gave Their Kids Herpes
Parents of four Hasidic Jewish children infected with herpes by ritual circumcision will not tell the New York City Department of Health the names of the mohels who did the procedures, according to the agency. “Unfortunately, some in the community are resistant to sharing the name of the mohels,” Christopher Miller told DNAInfo. “This is…
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Fast Forward This Heartwarming Subway Photo Of Hasidic Couple And Muslim Woman Goes Viral
The New York City subway isn’t the prettiest spot for photos. But a snap from the F Train highlighting interfaith harmony between Muslims, Jews and Taoists ricocheted around the Internet this week, after being posted to Facebook by city resident Jackie Summers. “A Taoist (me) gives up his seat so a Hasidic couple could sit…
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Fast Forward Motorcyclist Dumps Anti-Semitic Fliers In Jewish Williamsburg
A man driving through Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood Thursday night littered numerous anti-Semitic posters, in an incident that the New York Police Department is now investigating. “It’s bad. This is the middle of Williamsburg, this is the heart of the community,” Moses Bondo told DNAInfo. Williamsburg is home to a large Hasidic Jewish community, in addition…
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