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News HQ Trivia Host Scott Rogowsky Dishes On His Cringeworthy Bar Mitzvah
NEW YORK (JTA) — Trivia is having a major moment — and that’s thanks, in large part, to Scott Rogowsky. The Jewish comedian has played a huge role in the runaway success of HQ Trivia, the iPhone app turned massive phenomenon that now has some 500,000 people glued to their iPhones at 3 p.m. and…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport To Undergo $1.43 Billion Upgrade
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport will undergo upgrades and expansions at a cost of $1.43 billion. The Israel Airport Authority announced the plans on Monday, saying the upgrades are necessary to accommodate an expected 50 percent increase in passenger turnover in the next five years, the Israeli business daily Calcalist reported. Earlier…
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Fast Forward Denmark Will Limit Grants To Palestinian NGOs After Terror Support Inquiry
(JTA) — Denmark will limit the number of Palestinian NGOs that it supports and increase oversight of the ones that it does fund following an investigation. Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen announced on Friday that his ministry would halt funding to some 14 Palestinian organizations that have ties to terror groups. Starting in 2018, aid…
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Fast Forward Japan Invites Netanyahu To Four-Way Peace Summit In Tokyo
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Japan has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a four-way meeting in Tokyo with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jared Kushner in an effort to restart peace efforts. The invitation was extended on Monday by visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, the Hebrew-language news website Walla reported Tuesday afternoon, citing…
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Fast Forward 2-Day-Old Syrian Refugee Baby Flown To Israel For Life-Saving Surgery
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A two-day-old baby born to Syrian refugee parents in Cyprus was flown to Israel to fix a severe heart defect. The baby, who was born in a refugee camp in Cyprus, was airlifted to Israel on Friday night for the life-saving operation at Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer. He arrived with…
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Fast Forward Massachusetts Seeking Ideas To Prevent Holding 2018 Primary On Yom Kippur
(JTA) — Massachusetts’ secretary of state is wrestling with when to schedule the state’s primary ahead of the November 2018 general election. The primary is usually held seven weeks before the general election. But for 2018 that would fall on September 18, or erev Yom Kippur. According to Massachusetts state law, a primary must be…
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Fast Forward Jerry Yellin, Who Flew The Last Combat Mission Of World War II, Dies At 93
(JTA) — Jerry Yellin, who flew the last combat mission of World War II and later helped fellow veterans overcome their trauma, has died. Yellin died Thursday in Florida at the home of one of his four sons after battling lung cancer. He was 93. Yellin, a lieutenant in the U.S. in the 78th Fighter…
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Fast Forward Teenage Boy Kills Girlfriend’s Parents Who Thought He Was A Neo-Nazi
(JTA) — A teenage boy shot and killed the parents of his girlfriend after they convinced her not to see him anymore because he was an “outspoken neo Nazi.” The boy, 17, of Lorton, Virginia, on Friday shot and seriously injured himself after killing his girlfriend’s parents in their home. He was charged on Saturday…
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