Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Former Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders
(JTA) — Marianne Williamson, a Jewish writer and self-help guru whose run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination failed to gain strength, has endorsed Bernie Sanders. Williamson offered her support during an appearance Sunday at a Sanders rally in Austin, Texas. “We’re being told oh, it can’t happen. He can’t beat (President Donald) Trump. Bernie…
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Fast Forward Harvey Weinstein convicted on rape and sexual assault charges
(JTA) — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday on two counts of rape and sexual assault, but was acquitted on more serious charges. A New York State Supreme Court jury found Weinstein, 67, guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. He was acquitted…
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Fast Forward Quentin Tarantino and Israeli wife Daniella Pick welcome baby boy in Tel Aviv
(JTA) — Director Quentin Tarantino and his Israeli wife, the model and singer Daniella Pick, welcomed a baby boy at a hospital in Tel Aviv. The baby, the couple’s first, was born on Saturday afternoon and will be an Israeli citizen. No name has yet been announced, though reports say he will have a ritual…
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Fast Forward TruNews, the website that touted ‘Jew Coup,’ permanently banned from YouTube
(JTA) — A website whose founder called the effort to impeach President Donald Trump a “Jew coup” has been banned permanently from YouTube. TruNews had been the target of temporary bans from the online video platform where it has a channel. The announcement of a permanent ban came last week in a tweet. TruNews has…
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Fast Forward Nebraska man arrested for vandalizing local synagogue
(JTA) — A Nebraska man was arrested for vandalizing a local synagogue. Noah Miller, 21, was arrested Friday night on suspicion of having painted swastikas on the door of South Street Temple in Lincoln last month, KETV reported. Racial epithets were also discovered on the steps and sidewalk in front of the building. Miller allegedly…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders wins decisive victory in Nevada caucuses
(JTA) — Bernie Sanders swept to victory in the Nevada caucuses, becoming the undisputed front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, finished Saturday’s caucus with about 47 percent of the vote, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden with 19 percent and, in third place, former South Bend, Indiana mayor,…
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Fast Forward Netflix will stream Sophia Loren Holocaust survivor film
(JTA) — Netflix has acquired the rights to an Italian drama marking the return to film of the iconic actress Sophia Loren portraying a Holocaust survivor. “The Life Ahead,” directed by Edoardo Ponti, who is Loren’s son, is set to be released later this year, the entertainment website Deadline reported. Loren’s character takes in a…
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Fast Forward Cleveland area park vandalized with swastikas, graffiti saying ‘F*** the Jews’
(JTA) — A park in suburban Cleveland was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Jewish statements. The graffiti on Veterans Memorial Park in Parma also included obscene images, racist epithets, the Confederate flag and the words “I love Hitler,” “F**k the Jews” and “Jewish Nazi Anne Frank.” A Jewish woman from Cleveland first noticed the vandalism in…
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