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News ‘I want to find Blaze as much as you do’: Call from Blaze Bernstein’s alleged murderer to distraught parents played at trial
Samuel Woodward told them he had searched for Blaze after he disappeared into a local park
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Fast Forward Defense admits Blaze Bernstein’s ‘unlawful killing’ but denies premeditation on first day of long-awaited trial
Samuel Woodward, who allegedly murdered Bernstein in 2018, will testify in his own defense
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Fast Forward Shelly Weiss, Brooklyn ‘queer icon’ and progressive Jewish activist, dies at 77
The 'first out lesbian in Park Slope' founded an agency that booked LGBTQ acts on college campuses
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Culture The press dismissed her as a ‘national trinket.’ Now this much-loved, sometimes mocked Jewish actress is telling her own story
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
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Culture In a universe of rigid rules and unsanctioned passions, everyone’s a heretic
Jay Michaelson rewrote his debut short story collection — multiple times — before deciding it was ready to enter the world
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Fast Forward Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, says his Jewish and gay identity has shaped him
Gabriel Attal says his father told him, “You’ll feel Jewish all your life, mainly because you’ll suffer antisemitism because of your name"
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News Israeli LGBTQ soldiers hope the war in Gaza will bolster their fight for equal rights at home
Many LGBTQ Israeli soldiers feel the war has placed their status in stark relief: They have been called to risk their lives on the front lines in Gaza but are denied rights afforded to heterosexual couples at home
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Fast Forward An all-Jewish, all-queer lineup of comedians takes the stage at New York Comedy Festival
Hosted by nonbinary and formerly Orthodox comedian Raye Schiller, “Big Yenta Energy” celebrates Judaism, queer identities — and gossip
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