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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Protests Non-Kosher NYC Free Lunch Program
The Orthodox Union is urging New York City to arrange for kosher certification of a free school lunch program, which observant Jewish and Muslim students have so far not been able to eat. “The mayor is openly discriminating against students in nonpublic and religious schools,” Orthodox Union CEO Allen Fagin told the New York Daily…
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Fast Forward Islamic State Threatens Jewish Museum Over Kurdish Event
NEW YORK (JTA) — Police increased security at a Jewish museum here after the Islamic State reportedly suggested it as a target for attack for hosting an event about Kurds fighting the terrorist group. The threats against the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust are unsubstantiated, but security was increased Sunday and…
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Fast Forward Apparently, Benjamin Netanyahu Has A Thing For Masks
Benjamin Netanyahu has attended two showings this week of a theater performance that requires audience members to wear creepy masks, Page Six reported. The Israeli prime minister, in town for the UN General Assembly, seems to have a predilection for immersive theater productions put on by the McKittrick Hotel, which include the show “Sleep No…
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Fast Forward Abusive Landlord Gets Prison Reprieve For High Holidays
A Jewish landlord awaiting sentencing for mortgage and tax fraud was given a reprieve until after the High Holidays, the Daily News reported. Steve Croman, who pled guilty to the felony charges in June, also faces civil charges brought by the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleging that he harassed and…
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Fast Forward Disabled New Yorker Has Sued 195 Businesses Since 2010
A double-amputee from Brooklyn has sued nearly 200 businesses in the last seven years for failing to accommodate customers in wheelchairs—which some see as abusing the legal system while others classify as fighting for fellow citizens with disabilities. Zoltan Hirsch, age 37, has filed 195 claims since 2010, the New York Post reported Saturday. The…
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Fast Forward ‘Future Dead Cops’ Tweet Has College Lecturer In Hot Water
A lecturer at a New York City college of criminal justice who wrote on social media that he teaches “future dead cops” was placed on leave on Friday as the city’s mayor called the academic’s comment “vile.” “Some of y’all might think it sucks being an anti-fascist teaching at John Jay College but I think…
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Fast Forward Israeli Consulate In NY Evacuated After Netanyahu Death Threat
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Israeli consulate in New York City was evacuated after receiving a threatening letter. The consulate’s spokeswoman, Almog Elijis, confirmed that the building was evacuated Friday due to a threatening package and that the situation was under control, but did not provide further details. The Jerusalem Post reported, based on a…
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Fast Forward Lawmaker Who Wants To Rename Trump State Park Flooded With Anti-Semitic Hate
(JTA) — A New York assemblywoman has been receiving hate mail since proposing a bill that would rename Donald J. Trump State Park in honor of the counterprotester killed during the Charlottesville white supremacist rally. Nily Rozic, a Queens Democrat who was born in Jerusalem and moved to New York as a child, said she…
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