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Fast Forward New York DMV Will Invalidate Anti-Semitic License Plate
(JTA) — New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles has begun the process of revoking a vanity license plate that contains an anti-Semitic acronym. The license plate belongs to Paul Schmieder of Queens and reads “GTKRWN,” which stands for “gas the kikes, race war now,” the New York Daily News first reported. The plate is attached…
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The Schmooze The Empire State Building And Eiffel Tower Go Dark To Honor Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims
Dark days, recently. Two of the world’s greatest landmarks went dark to pay homage to the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday. In Paris on Sunday night, the lights of the Eiffel Tower were gradually dimmed and then turned off in honor of the 11 victims of the…
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News Brooklyn Moms Bond. 6 Years Later, A New Jewish Congregation Is Born.
Even in Brooklyn, there are wandering Jews. That’s how Marcella Kanfer Rolnick and Amy Abrams saw themselves in 2012. Both parents of students at the same Jewish school, the two women bonded over their shared longing for a spiritual home. “I felt like here I was telling my kids, ‘Go to a Jewish school, yes…
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Fast Forward Hitler’s Great-Nephew Is Not A Fan Of Donald Trump
Some of Adolf Hitler’s last surviving relatives have been living a quiet, normal existence on Long Island — and are not in favor of the president, according to the New York Post. Germany’s Bild newspaper recently paid a visit to Hitler’s great-nephews: Alexander, Louis and Brian Stuart-Houston. They’re the sons of his nephew, William Patrick…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Allegation Leads To Death Threats For Brooklyn Cafe Owner
A new Brooklyn cafe temporarily closed following an online campaign that accused the owner of being a white supremacist, Gothamist reported. Guy Sands, the owner of Sands in the East Williamsburg neighborhood, was listed as a white supremacist in a tweet that was retweeted and liked about 3,000 times, and investigated by Gothamist. It accused…
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Fast Forward Manhattan Sukkah Vandalized With ‘Free Gaza’ Graffiti
A sukkah in New York City’s Upper East Side was defaced with the words “Free Gaza,” WABC reported Monday. The anti-Israel message was spray painted three times on the sukkah in Carl Schurz Park on Sunday morning. The hut, where meals are eaten to commemorate the holiday of Sukkot, was vandalized a day before Simchat…
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Fast Forward Bus Driver Faces Jail Time A Year After Fatally Striking Israeli Citi Bike Rider
Trial continues Friday for the bus driver who fatally hit Israel’s former No. 1 tennis player last summer, Gothamist reported. Riding one of New York’s Citi Bikes, Dan Hanegby was struck June 12, 2017 by bus driver Dave Lewis in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. His death marked the first fatality in the program’s history. Initial police…
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Fast Forward Cuomo Aides Wrote Democratic Party Mailer Linking Nixon To Anti-Semitism
Top aides of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote and approved the state Democratic Party’s mailing that accused challenger Cynthia Nixon of being soft on anti-Semitism and supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel, the New York Post reported Wednesday. Cuomo has denied that he had anything to do with the mailer, which…
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