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Fast Forward Facing Jewish Protest, ICE Detention Center Moves Public Meeting To Shabbat
(JTA) — The ICE detention center in Rhode Island where a guard drove his truck into Jewish protesters postponed a public board meeting in the face of a planned Jewish protest. The meeting has been rescheduled to start at 6 p.m. Friday, less than an hour before the start of the Jewish Sabbath. Last month,…
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Fast Forward Fox News Airs Anti-Semitic Soros-Migrant Conspiracy Theory
WASHINGTON (JTA) — “Fox and Friends,” the popular morning show on the conservative Fox News Channel, aired a theory that the Jewish billionaire George Soros is funding illegal migration to the United States. The theory, aired in the past by President Donald Trump and the perpetrators of deadly attacks and attempted attacks on Jewish targets…
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Fast Forward New Jersey City Councilman Uses Term ‘Jew Us Down’ To Criticize Developers
(JTA) — A city councilman in Paterson, New Jersey, used the term “Jew us down” at a public meeting to criticize developers looking to buy land for less money. Colleagues of Michael Jackson condemned his use of the term, calling it “highly insensitive,” “reprehensible” and “totally inappropriate.” Councilman Al Abdelaziz, who is of Palestinian descent,…
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Fast Forward Jon Ossoff, Memorable Loser Of 2017 House Race, Now Running For Senate
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jon Ossoff, a Jewish investigative documentarian who lost a close 2017 race for the U.S. House of Representatives, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Georgia is seen as a possible pickup for Senate Democrats in 2020 as they seek control of the body. Republicans will be defending more seats….
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Fast Forward Rabbi With ALS Makes Cross-Country Trip For Son’s Bar Mitzvah
(JTA) — A West Hollywood, California father of seven suffering from ALS made a cross-country trip to be at his son’s bar mitzvah with family and friends in his hometown of Brooklyn. Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, 47, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2013. He can no longer move,…
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Fast Forward British House Of Commons’ Jewish Speaker John Bercow Resigns
(JTA) — John Bercow, the British House of Commons speaker who became widely known for his cries of “Order!” and other colorful rhetoric, announced Monday that he will resign his post by the end of October. Bercow is Jewish and said last year: “I’ve always been very open about my Jewishness and I have experienced…
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Fast Forward Sarsour: I’m Proud To Help Elect Sanders As First Jewish President
(JTA) — Controversial political activist Linda Sarsour has been named a surrogate for Bernie Sander’s 2020 presidential campaign. Sarsour, a Palestinian-American woman who is a supporter of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, spoke on behalf of Sanders over the weekend in Brooklyn, New York, according to a video excerpt of the speech….
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Fast Forward Biden Fundraising Letter Features Rabbi’s Story About Senator Making Shiva Call
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Delaware rabbi wrote a fundraising endorsement for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign citing his appearance at the shiva for a constituent of modest means. Rabbi Michael Beals was leading a minyan in 2006 for Sylvia Greenhouse, who lived in a senior living facility in Claymont, a town at the northern tip of…
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