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Fast Forward Eric Cantor’s Son Belongs to University of Virginia Fraternity in Rape Scandal
A son of the former congressman Eric Cantor is a member of the University of Virginia fraternity at the center of a high-profile rape scandal. Michael “Mikey” Cantor, whose father until recently was the sole Jewish Republican in Congress, belongs to Phi Kappa Psi at the Charlottesville school, according to The Daily Caller website. The…
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Fast Forward French Prime Minister Cites Anti-Semitism in Paris Rape
French Prime Minister Manuel Vals said that the suspected rape and robbery of a young Jewish woman near Paris shows the need to combat anti-Semitism. Vals made the statement Thursday on Twitter in reaction to a suspected break-in in the Paris suburb of Creteil, which prosecutors said was carried out by three men who selected…
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Fast Forward Paris Rape Suspect Borrowed Sugar From Jewish Victims
A suspect in the robbery and rape of a young couple in suburban Paris borrowed sugar from the victims days before the attack, a lawyer for the victims’ family told French media. The three suspects in the case, who reportedly are known to police, appeared in court on Wednesday and bond was set, LeMonde reported….
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Fast Forward Was Paris Home Invasion Rape a Hate Crime?
French police arrested two men who are suspected of racially motivated violence against a Jewish couple near Paris. The assault occurred Monday in the suburb of Creteil, the Le Parisien daily reported Tuesday. Three men carrying weapons forced their way into an apartment where the parents of one of the victims live. Police do not…
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Life ‘Taking Back The Party’ at the University of Virginia
Protestors outside Phi Kappa Psi. Photograph by Bob Mical/Creative Commons On Saturday night, I stood on Rugby Road — University of Virginia’s now-infamous fraternity row — shoulder to shoulder with fellow English graduate students and faculty in full regalia. Some of us repainted the side of Beta Bridge — a frequently-used canvass for everything from…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teacher Jailed for Sexually Abusing Boys Deported to U.S.
An Orthodox Jewish teacher was deported to the United States after serving a jail sentence for sexually abusing four boys at a Jewish school in Melbourne more than two decades ago. David Kramer, 54, was sentenced last year to a non-parole period of 18 months after pleading guilty to abusing the four minors at the…
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Opinion It’s Time for Yeshivas To Fight Rape Culture
When studying Talmud, it’s easy to be desensitized to the real-life implications of even the most sensitive issues — rape, for example. So, as we at Yeshivat Har Etzion study the third chapter of the Talmudic tractate Ketubot, a chapter devoted to the crimes of rape and seduction, it’s easy to forget (especially when using…
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Fast Forward Jewish Woman in 108-Catcall Video Gets Rape Threats
(Reuters) — A Jewish woman featured in a video in which she is harassed more than 100 times on New York City’s streets said on Thursday that she has received dozens of rape threats after the clip was posted on the Internet and watched widely. The two-minute video posted on YouTube depicts 24-year-old Shoshana Roberts over…
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