Cnaan Liphshiz
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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Fast Forward When the First Jewish Wedding in 41 Years Triggers Torrent of Hate Speech
— A historic wedding in western Turkey triggered a deluge of anti-Semitic hate speech online, a leader of that country’s Jewish community said. Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, president of the Jewish Community of Turkey, said this on Sunday after some social network users responded with hate speech to his invitation to watch a live streaming video of the first Jewish…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Monuments Vandalized in Poland — Italy Too
(JTA) — Newly-erected Holocaust monuments in Poland and Italy were vandalized by individuals who wrote on them far-right and far-left slogans, respectively. The Polish monument, which was unveiled in 2014 in the country’s northeast, was hit for the second time in a little over a year by unidentified culprits who broke off part of its…
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Fast Forward Israeli Restaurateur Closes Ohio Eatery After Machete Attack
(JTA) — An Israeli restaurant owner from Ohio whose eatery was targeted by a knife-wielding assailant said the incident has caused him losses requiring him to declare bankruptcy. Hany Baransi, the Christian Israeli Arab whose restaurant in Columbus was attacked in February, reopened the Nazareth Restaurant & Deli shortly after the attack but has since…
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Fast Forward French Jewish Leader Says Situation Worst Since 1945
(JTA) — French Jews are experiencing the most difficult situation they have encountered since the end of World War II, the newly-elected president of France’s umbrella of Jewish communities said. Francis Kalifat, 64, said Sunday that his first priority as president of CRIF is to fight against the anti-Semitism that he said was responsible for…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Man Convicted in Firebombing of Rabbi’s Home
(JTA) — A 24-year-old New Jersey man was found guilty of terrorism for vandalizing Jewish temples and firebombing a rabbi’s residence four years ago. A jury cleared Anthony Graziano of Lodi, New Jersey of several attempted murder charges and one count of aggravated arson but convicted him of terrorism — the most serious offense — and 19 other charges…
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Fast Forward British Leftist Who Blamed Jews for Slave Trade Is Readmitted to Labour Party
(JTA) — A Labour activist who was suspended from the British party for claiming that Jews were “chief financiers of the sugar and slave trade” has been readmitted to its ranks. Jackie Walker, vice-chair of Momentum, a hard-left group loyal to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was suspended earlier this month after her comments were brought…
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Fast Forward After Snub, Jews Get Vote on Reclaimed Nazi Art
In a reversal, Germany’s culture minister said she favors including a Jewish community representative on the country’s controversial committee for restitution of Nazi-looted art. Minister Monika Grütters said she supported adding a Jewish delegate during a meeting Tuesday with Yehuda Teichtal, a rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin. Teichtal’s office announced her decision on Thursday following his meeting…
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Fast Forward Israeli Teen Mom Beaten for Breastfeeding at School — by Religious Woman
(JTA) — A teenage mother who recently immigrated to Israel said a religious Jewish woman assaulted her amid harassment at a municipal building because she had breastfed her baby there. The alleged victim, a 17-year-old woman identified by Israel’s Channel 2 only as A., called police on Sunday to the Kidum Noar facility for youths in…
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