Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Adelsons give $25M to Mitch McConnell super PAC
(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated a total of $25 million to a Republican super PAC trying to ensure that Republicans maintain the majority in the U.S. Senate. A filing made Monday with the Federal Election Commission show that the billionaire casino mogul and his physician wife each wrote a check last…
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Fast Forward Giants Jewish manager Gabe Kapler kneels during National Anthem
(JTA) — Gabe Kapler, in his first season as San Francisco Giants manager, took a knee during the National Anthem before the start of an exhibition game. Kapler, 44, who is Jewish and a former coach for Team Israel, was joined by several of his players on Monday night before facing the Oakland Athletics. The…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue moves forward with rebuilding plans
(JTA) — The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha congregation in Pittsburgh has taken more steps toward rebuilding. The synagogue has hired a consultant to create a plan and one to come up with a fundraising campaign to pay for renovating the site of the October 2018 attack hat left 11 worshippers dead, the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle…
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Fast Forward Far-left French politician accuses Jews of killing Jesus
(JTA) — A far-left French politician accused Jews of deicide, or being responsible for the death of Jesus, during a television interview. Jean-Luc Melenchon, the founder of the democratic socialist La France Insoumise, or Unsubmissive France party, and a member of the National Assembly, made the remarks on Thursday in an interview on the French…
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Fast Forward Charles Barkley calls out Black sports figures, celebrities for anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Former NBA star and current analyst Charles Barkley has become the latest sports star to speak out against anti-Semitism among Black celebrities. “Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube,” Barkley said in a video tweeted out by NBA on TNT, where he serves as a studio analyst during pre-game and halftime…
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Fast Forward Man allegedly robs 4 Teens at mall, calls them ‘dirty Jews’
(JTA) — A 34-year-old man was arrested in the robbery of four Jewish teens outside a Baltimore mall. The teens said the knife-wielding attacker targeted them for their religious observance. Baltimore County Police arrested Seneca Rice, an area man, on unrelated charges last week. He will be charged in county court for the July 9 incident…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire offers to bridge the gap between Blacks and Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire said there is a “lack of leadership” in the Black community that has led to expressions of anti-Semitism, and he has offered to bridge the gap between Jews and Blacks. Stoudemire, who lives and plays professionally in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv, was reacting to a number of…
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Fast Forward Nick Cannon’s talk show delayed over anti-Semitic comments
(JTA) — The premiere of Nick Cannon’s daytime talk show was delayed to 2021 in the latest fallout over anti-Semitic expressions the actor used in an episode of his podcast. But the show’s production company said in a statement that it would stand by the television host, Variety first reported Friday. “After conversations with Nick,…
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