Haley Cohen
By Haley Cohen
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Life Meet The ‘Accidental Bra Fairy,’ Providing Women In Need With A Different Kind Of Support
“Homeless women need bras.” Those four words were life-changing for Dana Marlowe when she first heard them in 2015. Known as “The Accidental Bra Fairy,” Marlowe has distributed more than 500,000 bras and 2.5 million personal hygiene products to women in need. During last month’s government shutdown, Marlowe put out a Facebook post in which…
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Life Her Daughter Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Corporate Employer Asked Her To Resign.
Finding a Fortune 500 company that appreciates work-life balance is a challenge in corporate America, and Jennifer Spangenthal was sure that she had found one — right until her daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Spangenthal, a New Jersey mother of two, who identifies as an Orthodox Jew, was drawn to a career in human resources…
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Fast Forward Man Shouts ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump’ During ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Performance
A performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” was interrupted by a man yelling “Heil Hitler, Heil Trump” on Wednesday night in Baltimore, the Sun reported. “People started running,” audience member Rich Scherr told the Sun. “I’ll be honest, I was waiting to hear a gunshot. I thought, ‘Here we go.’” The outburst at the Hippodrome…
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Fast Forward Jewish Doctor Fires Back At ‘Stay In Your Lane’ NRA In Feud Over Gun Deaths
A Jewish doctor’s politically charged tweet went viral after she responded to the National Rifle Association’s statement that doctors should “stay in their lane” when it comes to speaking out in favor of gun control, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. “Do you have any idea how many bullets I pull out of corpses weekly? This…
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News California Bloodbath Survivor ‘Never Thought’ It Could Happen To Him
Benjamin Ginsburg spent Wednesday night just like he does every other week, dancing with friends to live country music at the Borderline Bar & Grill. He heard two loud bangs ring out, but didn’t realize what was happening. An instant later, he dove for his life as chaos enveloped the dance hall in Thousand Oaks,…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Pays Tribute to Congregant Who Survived Thousand Oaks Bloodbath
A rabbi paid tribute on social media to a congregant who he said survived Wednesday night’s bloodbath in a country music dance hall in Thousand Oaks, California. “Our congregant kid was in that country western dance bar… He’s okay… I’m not. I’ve had enough,” Rabbi Paul Kipnes posted on Instagram. His congregant, Benjamin Ginsburg, 23,…
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Breaking News In Pittsburgh, Those Who Take Care Of The Dead Need Care, Too
When the deadliest attack against the American Jewish community in history struck the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, 30 members of the community knew they needed to get to the crime scene immediately. These 15 men and 15 women were not rushing to the scene as police or paramedics. They are…
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Fast Forward 5 Ways Jared and Ivanka Shaped Trump’s Response To Pittsburgh — For Better Or Worse
Critics of President Trump began to blame him for the massacre of 11 Jews at prayer last Shabbat as soon as the news broke, arguing that the killer had justified his actions with Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. The president’s initial response — or lack of response — to the shooting included jokes about a bad hair…
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