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Fast Forward Inside The Charlottesville Rally, Jews Targeted For Special Abuse
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all their vaunted purpose, appeared to be disoriented. The city of Charlottesville, thanks to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, had allowed them — 500 or so — their rally in Emancipation Park, or as they prefer to call it, Lee Park, to protest…
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Fast Forward One Dead As Car Plows Into Anti-Racist Counter-Protesters In Charlottesville
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — A car traveling at a high speed plowed through a crowd during protests against a white supremacist gathering, killing one person and injuring at least five. At least one of the injured was in critical condition, sources close to law enforcement told JTA on Saturday. A JTA reporter counted…
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Fast Forward How Curious George’s Creators Saved The Beloved Monkey From The Nazis
(JTA) — Curious George — that curious little monkey — is beloved by millions of readers around the world. His adventures with the Man With the Yellow Hat impart important life lessons amidst silliness and mayhem. But many people probably don’t know that the children’s book character was actually born during very dark times. His…
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Fast Forward Israeli Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Palestinian Teen Stabber
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court reduced the prison sentence of a Palestinian teen who stabbed an Israeli 13-year-old and another man in a Jerusalem neighborhood. The court shortened the 12-year sentence of Ahmed Mansra by 2.5 years, citing a positive report on his rehabilitation. Mansra carried out the attack in October 2015 in the…
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Fast Forward Harvey Weinstein To Direct Film On Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
(JTA) — Film producer Harvey Weinstein said he will adapt a novel about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising for the silver screen. Weinstein, who has produced dozens of popular and Academy Award-winning films like “The King’s Speech” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, wrote in an op-ed that he plans to direct a film next…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Spar Over Trump National Security Adviser McMaster’s Israel Record
(JTA) — Jewish organizations sparred over the views of H.R. McMaster, the national security advisor, with the Zionist Organization of America attacking him as anti-Israel and the American Jewish Committee defending him. ZOA, one of the few Jewish organizations to consistently defend President Trump, issued a report on Thursday sharply critical of McMaster. In the…
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Fast Forward Iran Removes National Soccer Team Players For Competing Against Israelis
(JTA) — Iran reportedly has removed two players from its national soccer team after they competed against an Israeli team. Haji Safi and Masoud Shojaei play for the Greek soccer club Panionios, which last week competed against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv team in the Europa League’s third qualifying round second leg held in Greece. The…
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Fast Forward These Jewish Women Are Running For Office Because Of Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Emily’s List, the organization that encourages women to run for office, reported in April that inquiries from women about running for office on the local, state and national level have skyrocketed — from 900 during the 2016 election cycle to 11,000 since Donald Trump’s election as president. How many of these would-be lawmakers…
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