Secure Jewish Buffalo Fund Update – April 27, 2019

Apr 27, 2019 | Secure Jewish Buffalo

April 17, 2019

Senator Timothy Kennedy secured $100,000 from the New York State Budget for the Secure Jewish Buffalo Fund. On Wednesday, April 17, he held a press Conference at Congregation Beth Abraham to announce the news.

Senator Kennedy’s Official Press Release
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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Biden's coronavirus czar Jeff Zients co-owns Call Your Mother. The post Joe Biden’s first Sunday mass as president involves stop at Jewish deli owned by his COVID czar appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Gabe Friedman
Walter Bernstein, respected blacklisted screenwriter, dies at 101 January 24, 2021
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HBO Max’s next Israeli show: ‘Possessions,’ a thriller about a French woman caught in a murder case January 24, 2021
It was filmed in French, Hebrew and English. The post HBO Max’s next Israeli show: ‘Possessions,’ a thriller about a French woman caught in a murder case appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Curt Schleier
Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87 January 23, 2021
The talk show host born Lawrence Zeiger was known for his decades of friendly interviews and trademark suspenders. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19. The post Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
Bernie Sanders had his most viral week ever January 22, 2021
One image, a pair of mittens and the start of a new political era combined to spark Sanders-mania. The post Bernie Sanders had his most viral week ever appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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No, Twitter did not suspend Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader January 22, 2021
The account associated with Khamenei that Twitter suspended was fake. The post No, Twitter did not suspend Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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For centuries, Jews thrived in Khujand, Tajikistan. Now the city’s last Jew has died. January 22, 2021
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Unlike Argentina, Paraguay does not have anti-discrimination laws. The post Nazi memorabilia at Paraguay art fair prompts Jewish watchdog to call for new law appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
JTA Staff
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Infection rates have jumped in the two neighborhoods and are now four times higher than the city average, the mayor said. The post City of Antwerp invites residents of heavily Jewish neighborhoods for COVID-19 testing appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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