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Opinion A Mother Is Who I Am
On Monday on the Forward, Judy Brown shared her perspective on motherhood, based on her experience in the Hasidic community that she left. Now, I’d like to share my perspective on motherhood from within the Hasidic community of Boro Park. Having children was always important to me and I chose to remain steadfast to Haredi…
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Fast Forward Belarus Drops Charges Against Jewish Leader
Prosecutors in Minsk dropped key charges from their indictment against Yuri Dorn, a leader of the Jewish community of Belarus. Dorn, who was president of the Union of Religious Jewish Congregations in Belarus at the time of his arrest last year, is no longer charged with bribery, a prosecutor in the case told the Central…
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The Schmooze When Larry King And Katie Couric Dated
Back in February, Katie Couric went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and told the world about the time her leather skirt inspired Larry King to ask her out in the 1980s. It turned out to be a doozy of a date. “We’re driving home and I see we’re going over Memorial Bridge and that’s not the…
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Fast Forward Intricate Model of 17th Century Polish Synagogue Goes on Display in Warsaw Museum
The reconstructed roof of a 17th-century synagogue was unveiled at Warsaw’s Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The replica of the now defunct wooden Gwozdziec Synagogue was presented Tuesday to journalists in a sneak preview of what will be the core exhibition of the museum, which is scheduled to open to the public next…
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Fast Forward Austria Leader Says Nation Should Not Forget Nazi Past
Austria cannot draw a line under its Nazi past despite the desire of many Austrians to so do, its president said on the 75th anniversary of the country’s annexation by Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler and his troops marched unopposed on March 12, 1938 into an Austria weakened by political and economic turmoil and were cheered…
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The Schmooze Daniel Radcliffe Is Harry Potter No More
“After six years, Daniel Radcliffe is officially marking his return to the London stage.” The lede in an article on E! Online yesterday tells us two things. First, that Daniel Radcliffe will be appearing in Malcolm McDonagh’s “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” More importantly however, it proves that it is now acceptable to refer to the…
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Fast Forward Newtown Rabbi Joins Fight Against Gun Violence
The rabbi of a synagogue in Newtown, Conn. joined Christian and Muslim clergy from the place of last year’s massacre of schoolchildren in an open letter to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), urging him to back far-reaching gun controls. “We pray that you will vote for meaningful gun violence prevention laws that include a ban on…
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News Quinoa, Trendy South American Grain, May Not Be Kosher for Passover
On any given day, a wind might blow through the farmlands of South America, pick up an errant grain of barley and deposit it nearby among the vast rows of cultivated quinoa. If that barley manages to make its way into a sifted batch of quinoa, and avoid detection during repackaging, it could wind up…
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