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Fast Forward Orthodox couple asked to leave plane because of alleged body odor, sues airline
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish couple from Detroit who were asked to exit an American Airlines plane because the pilot said they had offensive body odor have filed a federal lawsuit against the airline. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in district court in Houston five days after Yehuda Yosef and Jennie Adler and their 19-month-old…
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Fast Forward Long Island Doctor And Wife Die In Small Plane Crash Near Boston
(JTA) — A married couple from New York were killed when their small plane crashed near Boston. Dr. Michael Graver, 65, and his wife Jodi Cohen, 52, of Long Island, were killed on Saturday morning when the plane crashed into the woods in Woburn, Massachusetts. The plane crashed about seven miles from the airport and…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Hasids Cheer As Drew Barrymore In-Flight Movie Covered Up
Ultra-Orthodox Jews on a private chartered jet cheered after the in-flight movie — the 2007 rom-com “Music And Lyrics” — was covered up with a blanket, the Daily Mail reported. The scene occurred apparently in the plane’s first class cabin. After the screen was covered, the men on the plane can be heard clapping and…
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Fast Forward Nazi Replica Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Georgia Highway
A small plane painted like the Nazi-era Messerschmitt BF 109 landed on a highway just north of Atlanta, according to the Times of Israel. The plane, complete with a swastika on the tail, was being flown by stunt pilot Fred Meyer, who told local news that the plane was painted like that because it “is…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox Pilgrims Survive Plane Mayday
An emergency cabin depressurization on a Titan Airways flight left a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews fearing for their lives on March 19. The plane was flying from London to Rzeszow in Poland when a Mayday signal was sent out, the cabin lost pressure, and oxygen masks came down. The ultra-Orthodox Jews were flying to visit…
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Breaking News Israeli Planes Strike In Syria, Intercept Anti-Aircraft Fire
(JTA) — Israel’s military carried out aerial strikes in Syria and intercepted missiles launched at its aircraft from the ground, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said in an unusual statement. The strikes took place Thursday night, according to the statement. No Israelis were hurt during the strikes or from the anti-aircraft fire, the statement also…
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Fast Forward Big Ultra-Orthodox Family Wreaks Havoc On Flight From Israel To U.K.
It was a nightmare at 20,000 feet Monday, as an ultra-Orthodox Jewish clan traveling to a wedding in Britain disrupted a flight. The Hasidic men refused to sit next to women, stood up in the aisles while the plane was in the air and disturbed passengers during the five-hour flight. “They were blocking the aisle,…
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