Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Swastikas spray-painted in Chattanooga
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on public spaces in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The swastikas were discovered on Sunday morning painted on the Walnut Street Bridge and in the Bluff View Art District. They were cleaned off by Monday. The Chattanooga Police Department is looking at footage from security cameras, the Chattanoogan reported. “While we do not…
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Fast Forward Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza as peace deal signed in Washington
(JTA) — Rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel on Tuesday during the signing ceremony in Washington, D.C., of the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Video being shared on WhatsApp of the Iron Dome intercepting a rocket over southern Israel. Elsewhere, local media reports injuries after a suspected rocket hit…
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Fast Forward Instagram account “outs” Jewish high school students in northern California county
(JTA) — An Instagram account calls on followers to identify Jewish high school students in Northern California’s Marin County. The account is associated with the Redwood High School in the city of Larkspur, 13 miles north of San Francisco. It named Jewish students in the county and called on followers to contribute the names of…
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Israel News Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue will be closed for the High Holidays for the first time
(JTA) — Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue will be closed during the High Holidays for the first time since it opened more than 60 years ago. In a statement on Sunday, the synagogue cited the risk of worshippers passing the coronavirus to others. Israel is currently in the process of implementing a second nationwide lockdown in response…
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Fast Forward US lawmakers question sale of ambassador’s residence in Israel
(JTA) — Now that the sale of the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Israel has been finalized, congressional lawmakers are wondering whether the purchase complied with regulations. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has submitted several requests for information about the sale to the State Department, The Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed congressional…
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Fast Forward Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘The Pianist,’ dies at 85
(JTA) — Screenwriter Ronald Harwood, who won an Academy Award in 2003 for “The Pianist,” has died. Harwood died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Sussex, England. He was 85. He also was nominated for Oscars for his screenplays for “The Dresser” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” The South Africa native…
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Fast Forward Report: Sheldon Adelson to buy US ambassador’s residence in Israel
(JTA) — Going, going, gone: The sale of the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Israel has been finalized. Neither the buyer’s name nor the amount paid for the Herzliya property, about 8 miles from Tel Aviv in central Israel, were made public in the U.S. Embassy’s statement announcing the sale. “The buyer was…
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Fast Forward Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-UAE agreement
(JTA) — President Donald Trump was nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a lawmaker in the Norway parliament who heads his country’s delegation to NATO, nominated Trump, Fox News first reported. Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the conservative-leaning populist Progress Party, told…
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