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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivor Who Fought Off Mugger Says ‘Ill’ Attacker Needs Treatment — Not Jail
(JTA) — A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor who fought off a purse snatcher said the alleged attacker arrested this week should not go to jail if she is mentally ill. Gina Zuckerman, a Holocaust survivor from Poland, was 90 when she was jumped by a purse snatcher in September near New York’s Washington Square Park. The assailant tried…
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Fast Forward New York State Blacklists 13 Foreign Companies Over BDS
— New York state has released a blacklist of 13 foreign companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement against Israel. The list on stationary from the Office of General Services is dated Dec. 2. It was first reported by the New York Post. Among the companies on the list are Danske…
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Fast Forward Report: N.Y. Tenement Museum Sees Rise in Anti-Immigrant Comments
— The Tenement Museum in New York has seen an “unprecedented number” of negative comments by visitors about immigrants. The museum, which holds tours for small groups with the stated mission of enhancing the public’s appreciation for the role immigration plays in shaping American identity, is giving its guides new training to help them deal with…
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News After Hate Crime Wave, Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces New Police Unit
After a spike in bias incidents since the election of Donald Trump, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that he would be ordering the state police to create a special unit to investigate hate crimes, according to a report in DNAInfo. “Today I’m directing [state agencies] to put together a special team of…
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News Jewish Legislator Finds Swastika in Manhattan Apartment Building
Jew hatred hit home Wednesday night for New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, who found a swastika carved into a wall in his apartment building and posted it to Twitter. Swastika found in my apartment building this evening in Greenwich Village. Anti-Semite named to #Trump White House post. Connect the dots. pic.twitter.com/3OlD8hewyF — Senator Brad…
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Fast Forward New York Police Probe Swastika Attacks as Trump Election Sparks Hate Crime Surge
Police in New York on Monday were investigating two cases involving swastikas drawn or painted in public spaces, as civil rights activists said there had been a surge in hate crimes following last week’s U.S presidential election. Surveillance video was released of a suspect wearing a gray sweater and backpack, who is believed to have…
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Fast Forward Swastikas Scrawled on Dorm Rooms in New York’s New School
— Swastikas were drawn on the doors of at least four dorm rooms at a New York university. One of the dorm suites vandalized Saturday at The New School in Manhattan was home to four Jewish students. One of the students tweeted a photo of her door. We woke up to this on our door,…
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News New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Trumpets Big Turnout in Brooklyn
Voter turnout is high across New York City this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters, speaking on a street corner outside of his Brooklyn polling site just after 10 a.m. “I really like what I’m seeing,” de Blasio said . “It certainly augurs well for Hillary Clinton that her home state is turning out…
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Opinion Mamdani has made ample efforts for Jews. How come no one is telling that story?
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News Floyd Mayweather showered cash on Jewish causes — and now he’s suing their ‘Robin Hood’ alleging $175 million got diverted
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Fast Forward NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade. Many who went didn’t miss him.
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Fast Forward London police are ‘reviewing’ video of Helen Mirren being called ‘an evil Zionist’