Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward Is Bible Museum Tainted By Hobby Lobby Antiquities Smuggling Scandal?
The arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby will pay a $3 million fine and return over 5,500 Biblical artifacts smuggled out of Iraq. But art crime and archaeological scholars say that the consequences from the scandal have only just begun. Hobby Lobby president Steve Green sits on the board of the Bible Museum, an $800…
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Fast Forward 6 More Orthodox Couples Arrested In Lakewood Benefits Fraud Investigation
Six more Jewish couples have been arrested in Lakewood, N.J., in connection with a massive public benefits scheme that is estimated to have stolen millions of dollars from the state, according to the Associated Press. Those arrested include a rabbi and the former leader of a religious school. The investigation is continuing, and more arrests…
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Fast Forward Jewish Phoenix Family Leaves Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Home To Send Message
Shoshana and Ari Simone had just returned from a Fourth of July weekend trip to Atlanta when they noticed papers taped to their mailbox. The papers, it turned out, were put up by a neighbor to cover up a swastika and the word “Jew,” spray-painted on to the Simones’ mailbox while they were away. “To…
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News Meet The 15-Year-Old Whose Political Newsletter Is Making Waves
The first time I reached out to Gabe Fleisher, the writer of the daily “Wake Up To Politics” newsletter, he asked if I would mind waiting until the weekend to talk. His final exams, he said, would have to take precedence on school nights. Fleisher is 15 years old, and after a recent profile in…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivor Demands $1M For Being ‘Tricked’ By Renters
When the Nazis invaded France, Yvette Hyman and her family went into hiding, entrusting their home to some neighbors with the understanding that they’d give it back once the family returned. But after the war ended, the neighbors refused to return the home, and the family was forced to find a new place to live….
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Fast Forward How Seth Rich’s Murder Is Being Used To Sell Face Cream
A shadowy network of email vendors with ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign have reportedly been using fake news stories about the unsolved murder of Democratic staffer Seth Rich to hawk skincare products online. Ads with catchy titles like ‘Sean Hannity’s Wife Drops Bombshell Amidst Fox News Murder Investigation!’ lure readers to stories that actually…
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Fast Forward Soros And Kushner Party Together In The Hamptons — Frenemies Or No
Washington, D.C.: it can be a nasty place during the week. So when Congress is out of session, the movers and shakers get together and have a good time, most recently, in the Hamptons. That was the case over the 4th of July weekend, when Lally Weymouth, former editor of the Washington Post (the paper…
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Fast Forward Fox Sports Head Jamie Horowitz Fired In Sexual Harassment Investigation
The head of sports programming at Fox Sports, Jamie Horowitz, has been fired one week into a sexual harassment probe at the company, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Multiple women, “including prominent on-air personalities,” have already been interviewed about their treatment at Fox Sports, according to the report. Fox Sports President Eric Shank sent…
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