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Fast Forward Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Gets 7 Years For Corruption
(JTA) — A judge sentenced Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to seven years in prison for federal corruption charges. The sentence Friday came after a verdict in May in a second trial in two years for Silver. An appellate court overturned his 2016 verdict because of faulty jury instructions. Silver, 74, who…
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The Schmooze Meet HQ Trivia’s Fiercest Competitor: MajorityRules
Imagine if there was a free program that predicted correct answers on the popular gameshow app HQ Trivia with near-perfect accuracy, helping countless people cheat the system and win cash? For a while, there was. When Jonathan Nassimi and Jake Mor created HQuack, they created a phenomenon within a phenomenon. Nassimi and Mor’s site “predicted…
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Fast Forward New York JCC Camp Counselor Faces Child Pornography Charges
(JTA) — A camp counselor at a Jewish community center in Tarrytown, New York has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. Benjamin Bojemski, 20, was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography in Greenburgh town court, the Shames JCC on the Hudson in Westchester County said in a statement Friday. Shames…
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The Schmooze All-Yiddish ‘Fiddler,’ Comedy In D.C. And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Oy, readers. It has been such a week; the only thing to say is oy, and the only thing to do is make plans for the weekend for the sake of distraction. Read on for the best weekend events in New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as the best weekend…
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Fast Forward Kushner-Owned Luxe Development Faces New York Tenant Harassment Probe
The administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has opened a probe into allegations that the real estate firm once led by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner harassed tenants at one of its largest residential buildings. New York State Homes and Community Renewal on Monday said its tenant protection unit would investigate alleged…
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen, Keith Gessen And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
We at the Forward’s culture desk are not known for being particularly athletic-minded, but nonetheless, even we think it’s a thrilling time for sports. The World Cup! Wimbledon! Donald Trump agilely avoiding the enormous balloon depicting him as a baby that will soon hover above him in London! Remarkable what the human body can do….
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Fast Forward Is This Latina Jew The Next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
“Is Julia Salazar, a state Senate candidate in Brooklyn, the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” That’s what the New York Daily News tweeted on Monday — and the paper may be onto something. Since Ocasio-Cortez’s remarkable upset victory over 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, pundits have been comparing the two young, progressive women running for office. While they…
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News In The Garment District, Wearing White Collars Instead Of Sewing Them
Manhattan’s legendary garment industry was the “welcome mat” for Jewish immigrants to the city for nearly fifty years. The jobs they found there, such as cutter, sewer and trimmings supplier, helped propel New York’s Jews into the middle class in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 2018, Manhattan’s garment industry is at risk…
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