David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at Klein@forward.com and on Twitter @davidianklein.
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By David Ian Klein
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News Tony Blinken: guided by a story of Holocaust rescue, and an advocate for Israel’s Iron Dome
President-elect Joe Biden has picked Antony Blinken as his secretary of state — a “promotion” for Blinken, who had served as a deputy secretary of state for two years under the Obama Administration, from 2015 until he left office in January of 2017. Blinken was born in New York City to Jewish parents. Here are…
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Fast Forward Report: Satmar Orthodox Jews hid massive wedding from public view, Cuomo calls for investigation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on Mayor De Blasio to investigate reports of a Hasidic wedding with thousands of guests held earlier this month on November 8. The wedding would have been held just weeks after another prominent Satmar wedding was publicly called off amid a backlash over convening guests during the pandemic, members of…
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News Pfizer’s CEO is a Greek Jew. Here’s a look at his world.
Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s CEO, is a native of Thessaloniki and a member of a Jewish community that’s ancient, storied — and still plagued by antisemitism. A Greek newspaper, whose publisher was recently convicted of antisemitic defamation, called Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine “poison” and paired a photo of Bourla with that of Dr. Josef Mengele, an infamous…
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Fast Forward Trump’s State Department to defund international non-profits that support BDS
The State Department will work to identify groups that support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement in order to stop funding them due to the alleged antisemitic nature of BDS, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The U.S. is committed to countering the Global BDS Campaign…
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Fast Forward Who is Diane Yentel, a potential Jewish candidate for HUD secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is considering appointing Diane Yentel, a housing policy expert with two decades of experience in the field, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, according to the Real Deal. Yentel, leads the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a progressive housing policy nonprofit established in 1974 in Washington, D.C. Yentel previously worked…
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Fast Forward The Second Temple hasn’t existed for nearly 2,000 years. Why did a UAE airline say it’s a Tel Aviv tourist attraction?
There’s lots to do in Tel Aviv. Shop in the Shuk HaCarmel market, take a stroll along Jaffa’s pier, or, according to a recent ad by the United Arab Emirates’ national airline, Etihad, visit the Second Temple. The video, which was quickly removed by the airline, features an Etihad stewardess boasting about Tel Aviv’s notable…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump joins Parler, the far-right’s favorite social media platform
Ivanka Trump invited her 10 million Twitter followers to follow her to Parler, an app that’s been billed as an alternative to Twitter by right-wing figures who feel they are being censored on mainstream social media. Follow me on Parler! pic.twitter.com/BiQwZRSlq0 — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 17, 2020 “Parler has attracted a range of right-wing…
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Fast Forward Agudath Israel asks Supreme Court to end Cuomo’s COVID-19 restrictions
Agudath Israel, the largest ultra-Orthodox umbrella group in the United States, has filed an injunction with the U.S. Supreme Court to block Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s October orders restricting attendance at houses of worship to 10 or 25, depending on local coronavirus infectivity rates. Agudath Israel argues that the governor’s restriction specifically targets the Jewish community….
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