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Fast Forward Synagogue Cancels Mock Trial With Dershowitz Defending Trafficking Suspect
(JTA) — A prominent New York synagogue has canceled a planned event featuring a mock trial in which prominent Jewish jurist Alan Dershowitz was to defend biblical characters accused of “kidnapping and child trafficking.” Temple Emanu-El’s decision came several days after Jeffrey Epstein, a former Dershowitz client and associate, was found hanged in a New…
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The Schmooze Attention ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Fans: There’s An Exhibit Showing Midge’s Costumes
Attention “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fans: you can now deeply experience the show you have come to know and love. The Paley Center For Media’s New York location announced they are creating an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the beloved television series in anticipation of the show’s upcoming third season. Titled “Making Maisel Marvelous,” fans will have…
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Fast Forward AOC’s Chief-Of-Staff Wears T-Shirt Featuring Nazi Collaborator
(JTA) — The chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under fire for wearing a T-shirt bearing the image of a Nazi collaborator. Saikat Chakrabarti is seen wearing the green shirt in a video that aired in December on NowThis News about Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise congressional victory the previous month. The shirt features a sketch…
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Fast Forward New York State Bans Religious Exemptions To Vaccines
NEW YORK (JTA) — New York state has banned religious exemptions to vaccinations, meaning that parents must vaccinate their children unless there is a medical reason not to. The state Senate passed the bill Thursday amid an ongoing measles outbreak in New York City and the state largely involving members of the Orthodox Jewish community….
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Fast Forward New York City Closes Tenth Jewish School For Violating Vaccine Order
NEW YORK (JTA) — New York City is shuttering an Orthodox school in Brooklyn because it has continued to admit unvaccinated students in violation of a city order. The Central UTA Satmar School for Boys, a hasidic school in the Williamsburg neighborhood, is being closed Tuesday afternoon for violating city orders regarding vaccines and vaccination…
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Opinion This Orthodox Family And Their Yeshiva Are In A Legal Battle Over Vaccines
Last week, a federal court in Brooklyn became the latest battleground in the New York vaccine wars, further testing whether parents can exempt themselves from their legal obligation to vaccinate their children. The stakes keep getting higher. The CDC has already confirmed 981 cases of the measles in 2019 — more than any year in…
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Fast Forward Nearly Two-Thirds Of Hate Crimes In New York This Year Have Been Anti-Semitic
(JTA) – The number of hate crimes reported to the New York Police Department this year is nearly double the number reported in 2018 during the same period – and most incidents are anti-Semitic. The NYPD has received 176 hate crime complaints from Jan. 1 to May 19, constituting an 83 percent rise over the…
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Opinion Yeshivas Aren’t Teaching Secular Studies. It’s A Shonda For The Jews And Democracy.
Over generations, no matter their religious practice, Jews have shared a commitment to educating their children. In New York, the government has set the standards for that education and taken the legal responsibility to ensure that every child in every school, whether public, private or religious, receives an education that meets those standards. And yet,…
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