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Fast Forward Man Who Ran Over Charlottesville Protester Sentenced To Life Plus 419 Years
(JTA) — A jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, recommended a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for the man who rammed his car into a group of counterprotesters at a far-right rally, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. The jury in the Virginia district court made its recommendation for the sentencing of James Alex Fields Jr.,…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Arrested At Interfaith Border Protest For Migrants
(JTA) — A rabbi was among 32 religious leaders arrested in San Diego, California, at the U.S. border fence demonstrating in support of migrants from Central America. About 400 people gathered at the Border Field State Park on Monday to support the migrants as part of a nationwide week of action called “Love Knows No Borders: A…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teacher Sues New Jersey Catholic School Over Daily Acts Of Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — A Jewish teacher at a Catholic high school in New Jersey is suing the school for religious discrimination, claiming he faced anti-Semitism daily and was fired when he complained about it. Jacob Rabinowitz filed a lawsuit last week in Newark federal court against St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale alleging religious discrimination,…
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Fast Forward Frank Sinatra’s Kippah Sells For Almost $10K
(JTA) — A hand-crocheted yarmulke that once belonged to Frank Sinatra sold at auction for nearly $10,000. The black kippah, with musical notes and “Frank” decorating its border, was auctioned off by Sotheby’s on Dec. 6 in New York as part its sale of items belonging to the estate of the singer’s late wife, Barbara….
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Fast Forward Ohio Man Arrested For Planning Deadly Attack On Synagogue
(JTA) — A Toledo, Ohio-area man was arrested for planning an attack on a local synagogue. Damon Joseph, of Holland, Ohio, was charged in federal court on Monday with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. He told an undercover FBI agent that he was inspired by the shooting attack on a synagogue building in…
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News New England Police Pull Out Of Training Program In Israel
BOSTON (JTA) – Two New England police departments withdrew from a security seminar in Israel last week following a public backlash from pro-Palestinian activists. Members of the groups Vermonters for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace are claiming the withdrawals in two liberal redoubts as a significant victory in their efforts to foil…
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Fast Forward KKK Fliers Found In Squirrel Hill, Site Of Pittsburgh Massacre
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic fliers were found in Squirrel Hill, the Pittsburgh neighborhood where 11 worshippers were killed in an attack on a synagogue building. The fliers also were dropped in other surrounding neighborhoods, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Sunday. “The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police are aware of and are…
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Fast Forward Israel Kept Public In The Dark About Hezbollah Tunnels
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Political and military leaders kept residents of Israel’s northern border in the dark about the presence of Hezbollah’s tunnels for years, telling them for years that the Lebanese terrorist organization was not digging under the border despite knowledge to the contrary. Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon admitted the subterfuge during an interview…
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