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Fast Forward 4 New Synagogues Open In Russia For High Holidays
Ahead of the Jewish new year, four Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union celebrated the opening of synagogues in an effort to boost cultural and spiritual activities for congregants, or commemorate Jewish heritage. Of the new synagogues that were opened in recent weeks in Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania, the most unusual was the reopening,…
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Fast Forward Some Trump Lawyers Thought Kushner Should Step Down Over Russia Scandal
(JTA) — Some lawyers for President Trump recommended that Jared Kushner step down as senior White House adviser over the Russia scandal. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the president’s lawyers were not united in the opinion. The article also said that Trump believed Kushner had done nothing wrong, thus there was no reason…
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Fast Forward Russian Theater Director’s Arrest Casts Doubt Over ‘Nureyev’ Ballet
The arrest of prominent Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov has complicated plans to stage the premiere of a ballet about the late Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev at the Bolshoi Theatre, its director general said on Tuesday. It is also possible that the ballet ‘Nureyev’, originally due to premiere on July 11, will…
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Fast Forward Controversial Jewish Film Director’s St. Petersburg Studio Firebombed
(JTA) – Firebombs were hurled at the studio of a renowned Russian-Jewish film director who is reviled by some nationalists for his controversial depiction of the love affair between Russia’s last czar and a ballerina. The firebombs hit the windows of Alexei Uchitel’s studio in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night, causing a fire that did…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen ‘Vehemently’ Denies Involvement In Trump Russia Scandal
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s long-time attorney and cable television attack dog, hit back at allegations linking him to a Russian effort to tip last November’s election, releasing a point-by-point response to the accusations leveled against him. “We have not uncovered a single document that would in any way corroborate the dossier’s allegations regarding Mr. Cohen,…
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Fast Forward Kremlin Confirms Michael Cohen’s Email About Trump Tower Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman confirmed on Wednesday he had received an email in January last year from an adviser to Donald Trump about a Moscow real estate project, but said he had neither replied nor discussed it with Putin. The Washington Post reported this week that Michael Cohen, one of Trump’s closest business advisers,…
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Fast Forward Does Chelsea Clinton’s ‘Jab’ At Ivanka Trump Signal End To First Daughter Detente?
Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump managed to sustain a friendly relationship, keeping their parents’ bickering off limits as they vied for the title of First Daughter. Now, the twittersphere is buzzing with what could be Chelsea Clinton’s subtle dig at Ivanka Trump. What started it all was a report that an associate of Ivanka Trump’s…
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Fast Forward Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Asked Putin Aide For Business Help During Campaign
A senior aide to President Trump asked Vladimir Putin’s press secretary for help sealing a business deal in the middle of the 2016 Republican primary process, The Washington Post reported Monday, citing congressional documents. Longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen emailed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskin to seek the government’s help in finalizing plans for a Trump…
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