David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at [email protected] and on Twitter @davidianklein.
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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward 14-year-old charged with hate crime in assault on San Diego rabbi
A 14-year-old who had allegedly harassed and assaulted a California rabbi was arrested and charged with a hate crime on Friday, the same day, more than 100 people rallied outside the synagogue bearing signs in support of the rabbi and his community. Hundreds of people holding signs of solidarity to the Jewish community in University…
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Fast Forward Volunteer with non-partisan Jewish groups this election season
With the election less than three weeks away, Jewish groups are out in force seeking volunteers to get out the vote. Here are four Jewish ways to volunteer on and before November 3rd. Organize for the environment with Dayenu Dayenu, a national Jewish start-up has been working to drum-up political engagement at the intersection of…
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News Amid fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Jews pray for victory for their ‘motherland’
In Azerbaijan as in the United States, synagogues have been largely closed for months due to the coronavirus. Last week, however, one synagogue received special permission to open their doors — to pray for their country’s victory in its latest bloody conflict with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. “We prayed that there will be…
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Fast Forward Adelson dumps $75 million into flagging Trump campaign
In a last-ditch effort to save his ally and fellow real estate developer before November 3, Jewish-American casino mogul, Sheldon Adelson, has injected $75 million dollars into Trump’s election effort by funding a super-PAC that flooded battleground states with anti-Biden ads in September. Adelson, a long time supporter of Republican candidates, gave the money to…
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Fast Forward Jewish candidate’s signs vandalized in Rockland County
More than a dozen signs promoting Joshua Eisen, a Jewish congressional candidate from New York’s Rockland County, were vandalized on Tuesday night, in addition to signs for his opponent, according to a report by News 12 Westchester. The vandalized signs, spray-painted with phrases like “Nazi lover” were found in the towns of Monsey, Suffern and…
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News On Prime Day, remember that Amazon is a publisher of choice for white supremacists
Earlier this month Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Omer Yankelevich, called on the technology giant to remove some 40 books from the platform that a ministry investigation found to contain antisemitism or Holocaust denial. Kindle Direct Publishing, the self-publishing arm of Amazon, has long been a haven for white supremacists who want to reach a…
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Fast Forward Egypt doubles down on ban of Jewish pilgrimages to grave of Baba Sali’s grandfather
The Egyptian government has confirmed a ban on Jewish pilgrimages to the grave of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, who is buried in Beheira Governorate, just east of Alexandria, according to the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahram. Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira is the grandfather of Rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira, better known as the Baba Sali, who was a leader of the…
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Fast Forward Israel’s oldest man, a Yemenite Jew, passed away at 117. Here’s a glimpse at the lost world he came from.
Shlomo Sulayman, not just Israel’s oldest man, but also one of the oldest people in the world, passed away in Netanya yesterday at the age of 117. Born in Yemen, Sulayman witnessed the deterioration of that country’s once-vibrant Jewish community. With his passing, the circle of those who had firsthand experience of Jewish life in…
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