Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward U.K. renters’ union rejects Jewish applicant saying ‘sorry, no time for Zionists’
(JTA) — A renters’ union in England apologized after rejecting a membership request from a Jewish person in a message that said “sorry, no time for Zionists.” The renter also was told in a message sent through the Instagram account of the Acorn Union in Manchester that “we are a pro-Palestine organization.” On Monday, the…
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Fast Forward Pompeo will address Republican National Convention from Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the Republican National Convention from Jerusalem, spurring criticism that he is using his government office for political gain. Pompeo arrived in Israel on Monday morning and met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They were expected to discuss “regional security issues related…
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Fast Forward Doctor who said she would give Jews wrong medications loses medical license
(JTA) — The State Medical Board of Ohio permanently revoked the medical training certificate of a doctor who was fired from two residency programs after old anti-Semitic tweets surfaced — including one in which she threatened to give Jews the wrong medications. Lara Kollab is permanently prohibited from practicing osteopathic medicine or surgery in Ohio,…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews want a race war’ sign hung on busy L.A. highway overpass
(JTA) — A sign with the phrase “The Jews Want A Race War” was hung from the heavily trafficked Los Angeles interstate 405 highway overpass on Saturday. In some photos of it posted on social media, the sign is accompanied by another publicizing a white supremacist website. The site includes a video of supporters standing…
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Fast Forward Kansas Jewish college student, 19, defeats longtime State House incumbent
(JTA) — A 19-year-old Jewish community college student has defeated a 13-year incumbent in the Democratic primary for a state House seat in Kansas. But the party has disavowed Aaron Coleman, who has admitted to harassing girls online when he was in middle school. Coleman, of Kansas City, defeated Stan Frownfelter, 823 to 809, in…
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Fast Forward Kamala Harris will speak to the Jewish community in virtual event
(JTA) — Sen. Kamala Harris, newly nominated as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, will hold a “Virtual Conversation with the American Jewish Community.” Harris will be joined at the Aug. 26 campaign event by her Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff. It will be the California senator’s introduction to the Jewish community as the running mate of…
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Fast Forward In A First, An Israeli Will Race In The Tour De France, World’s Premier Cycling Event
JERUSALEM (JTA) — For the first time, an Israeli will compete in the Tour de France, the world’s premier cycling event. Guy Niv, 26, is a member of Team Israel Start-Up Nation, the first Israel-based and -owned team to race in the Tour de France. The team, which was established in 2015 as the Israel…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn mom of 6 ordered off JetBlue flight after 2-Year-old couldn’t keep mask on
(JTA) — A Brooklyn mother traveling alone with her six children was ordered off a JetBlue airplane after her 2-year-old refused to keep on her mask. Chaya Bruck was traveling home on a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday. When she refused to leave the plane, citing the airlines own regulations,…
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