Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Orthodox mother of 5 from Israel, New Jersey wins Miami half-marathon
(JTA) — A haredi Orthodox mother of five won the half-marathon at the 18th annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon event. Beatie Deutsch, 30, finished in a time of 1:16:4 to win in the women’s category on Sunday, the Miami Herald reported. It was Deutsch’s first race in the United States. She is…
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Fast Forward Man shouts anti-Semitic epithets in Philadelphia kosher market
(JTA) — A man shouted anti-Semitic comments inside a kosher supermarket in northeast Philadelphia. The man had parked a tractor-trailer in the parking lot of House of Kosher for an extended period of time, eventually entering the market and shouting anti-Semitic epithets, the local Fox affiliate, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported Thursday. It is not clear…
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Fast Forward Elite soldier from San Diego was among 12 injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One of the 12 soldiers injured in the car-ramming attack in Jerusalem last week is a “lone soldier” from San Diego. Ori Hamond was in Jerusalem with other soldiers for an early-morning swearing-in ceremony to the elite Golani Brigade when the attack took place early Thursday morning next to the popular First…
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Fast Forward Tampa Bay councilman who said ‘we’re getting Jewed’ meets with rabbi
(JTA) — A Tampa Bay City Council member who used the slur “we’re getting Jewed” to describe a city business deal and then apologized met with a local Jewish leader to learn why it was offensive. Orlando Gudes was describing the high construction costs for an East Tampa community center to a Tampa Bay Times…
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Fast Forward ADL: Coronavirus sparks anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
(JTA) — The spread of and fear generated by the coronavirus has led extremists to promote conspiracy theories and share their anti-Semitic views, the Anti-Defamation League said. It also has fomented racism against the Chinese and calls for a halt to immigration to the United States, the post to the ADL’s website said. “Finally! Science…
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Fast Forward Israel and Palestinian backers scuffle at UC-Berkley student government meeting
(JTA) — A vote on a resolution condemning a display by a pro-Palestinian student group at the University of California, Berkeley, by a student government committee was postponed after scuffles broke out between group members and pro-Israel students. The Associated Students of the University of California Senate’s University and External Affairs Committee met on Tuesday…
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Fast Forward Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting, removed from State of the Union
(JTA) — Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, was removed from the State of the Union address after yelling out in protest when President Donald Trump spoke about gun rights. “Just as we believe in the First Amendment, we also believe in another…
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Fast Forward Duke University resolves anti-Semitism discrimination complaint
(JTA) — Duke University has resolved a discrimination complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights over a Middle East conference on Gaza co-sponsored with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The Zionist Organization of America filed the complaint in April 2019 over the conference held the previous month at the…
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