Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Large swastika painted on Jewish-owned business in New Jersey
(JTA) — A large blue swastika and the words “white power” were spray-painted on a Jewish-owned business in Jackson, New Jersey. The business, which police declined to name, is owned by a Jewish family who lives in nearby Lakewood, the Lakewood Scoop reported. Lakewood, in the southern part of the state, has a large haredi…
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Fast Forward Mike Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate in Las Vegas
(JTA) — Mike Bloomberg will finally go toe to toe on a debate stage with his fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls. The billionaire businessman and former New York mayor has qualified for Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas days ahead of the Nevada caucuses on Saturday. Many of Bloomberg’s rivals in the race have criticized his self-funded…
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Fast Forward U Of Illinois student government president vetoes divestment resolution
(JTA) — The president of the University of Illinois student government vetoed a resolution passed by the body last week that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. At a cabinet meeting Sunday, Connor Josellis said the remarks made Wednesday evening during discussion of the resolution and in the aftermath of its passage…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders releases new ‘Proud To Be Jewish’ video
(JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a new campaign video in which he says he is “very proud to be Jewish” and that he looks forward to “becoming the first Jewish president in the history of this country.” I’m very proud to be Jewish and I look forward to becoming the first…
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Fast Forward White nationalist Nick Fuentes’ YouTube channel is banned for hate speech
(JTA) — The You Tube channel of white nationalist Nick Fuentes has been banned for hate speech. Fuentes leads the Groyper Army, a group of young far-right activists who want to push mainstream conservatism towards white nationalism. He has questioned the number of Jews who were killed in the Holocaust and believes that Israel has a…
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Fast Forward Iceland welcomes its first permanent Torah scroll
(JTA) — Iceland welcomed its first permanent Torah scroll. The final letters of the Torah were written at a reception last Thursday at the home of the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, Jeffrey Ross Gunter, who is Jewish, according to Chabad.com. The new scroll, which took a year to write, was donated to the Jewish community…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel political action committee takes heat for anti-Bernie Sanders ads
(JTA) — A political action committee that is running ads against Bernie Sanders is taking heat from J Street and an online news website that backs Democratic Party progressives. The Democratic Majority for Israel, a year-old group, ran a six-figure ad campaign in Iowa last month that questioned Sanders’ health and his ability to defeat…
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Fast Forward Oxford English Dictionary adds ‘Yiddo’ and ‘Yid’ as fan of Hotspurs soccer team
(JTA) — “Yiddo,” a variation of the derogatory term “yid,” is a new entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, which also has added a definition of the latter to describe supporters and players of a British soccer team. The Tottenham Hotspurs, known as the Spurs, has many Jewish supporters who sometimes call themselves the “yid…
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