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Fast Forward Swastika Spray-Painted in Haredi-Heavy New York Suburb
Police are investigating an incident of anti-Semitic vandalism in a Rockland County, N.Y., community with a large haredi Orthodox population. The graffiti, consisting of a swastika and the words “Hail Hitler” spray-painted inside a Jewish star were found on a sidewalk Sunday in the town of Spring Valley, The Associated Press reported. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan,…
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Fast Forward Celebrities Remember Joan Rivers at Invitation-Only Service in Manhattan
Family and friends gathered on Sunday to remember Joan Rivers, the outspoken comedian who became famous around the world for her acerbic wit and brash style, at a private ceremony in Manhattan. Journalist Barbara Walters, comedian Whoopi Goldberg, tycoon Donald Trump, actress Sarah Jessica Parker were among the first to arrive for the invitation-only service…
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News ‘Here Lies Soap’
Among the handful of photographs in the Holocaust memorial book of Zbaraz, my ancestral town in western Ukraine, is a black-and-white picture of sad-eyed men and women standing beside a 10-foot tall monument. It is inscribed with the words “Here lies soap, made by the German mass-murderers, from the bodies of our brethren. May their…
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Fast Forward John Ruskay Named Senior Fellow at Jewish People Policy Institute
John Ruskay, the former CEO of the UJA-Federation of New York, was named a senior fellow at the Jerusalem-based Jewish People Policy Institute. Ruskay was an original board member of the institute, a policy planning think tank on world Jewry issues. He retired in June from the New York federation after more than 20 years…
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The Schmooze Rebecca Minkoff Is Making Fashion Week Digital
Courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff Who says tech can’t look good? Rebecca Minkoff sees no contradiction. The 33-year-old designer is reportedly set to debut wearable tech at her New York Fashion Week show on Friday. The accessories, developed in collaboration with Case-Mate, include a $120 bracelet that alerts you to incoming calls and messages (for when…
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Fast Forward Eric Cantor Joining Wall Street Investment Bank
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining a Wall Street investment bank as vice-chairman and managing director. Cantor, 51, who served as the Republican congressman for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, also will be elected to the board of directors of the global investment bank, Moelis & Company, the bank announced Tuesday. Cantor will…
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Opinion Why I Spent Shabbat Protesting Police Brutality
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice march in New York / JFREJ Like many Jewish people around the world, I observed Shabbat this weekend. I didn’t light candles or recite Hebrew prayers; I didn’t eat challah or matzoh ball soup or brisket. I spent my Shabbat marching for justice for Eric Garner of Staten Island,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Couple Attacked on Upper East Side
A Jewish couple was attacked on the upper East Side of Manhattan by attackers spewing anti-Semitic hatred and flying Palestinian flags, police said. The thugs set upon the couple in their 20s on E. 63rd St. near Second Ave. around 8 pm on Monday. The assailants yelled anti-Semitic statements, said sources, and threw a water…
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