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Fast Forward Israel’s top diplomat in New York quits after firing of defense minister
Asaf Zamir, the consul general in New York, said he felt ‘a deep sense of responsibility and moral obligation to stand up for what is right’ and ‘join the fight for Israel's future’
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Fast Forward New York official warns of car washes taking Jewish customers to the cleaners
Consumer alert says some car washes have hiked prices 50% for Orthodox Jews cleaning cars before Passover
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Fast Forward Criticizing George Soros is not always antisemitic, says Alan Dershowitz
The controversial attorney urges Republicans to ignore charges of antisemitism when directing their fire at the Jewish billionaire
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Fast Forward House Speaker McCarthy visits Hasidic communities in Rockland County
'I will always defend you,' Kevin McCarthy promised the Orthodox community on his first NY trip as speaker
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Theater Playing a 1960s beatnik, Oscar Isaac finds out that being Jewish doesn’t make you a social justice authority
Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,’ an overlooked play about idealism and apathy, gets a New York revival
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Fast Forward Despite fears, ‘Day of Hate’ passes without incident
Synagogues ramped up security and warned congregants after social media chatter suggested Jews might be targeted
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Fast Forward Jewish communities brace as white supremacists plan Feb. 25 ‘Day of Hate’
Moderators of antisemitic Telegram channels warn members to follow the law but police are on high alert
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Fast Forward ‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview
Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents
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