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News Ted Ruskin, 76, Avid Student Of Denver Jewish History
(JTA) — DENVER (Intermountain Jewish News via JTA) — Theodore “Ted” Paul Ruskin, whose activism mirrored the evolving face of Jewish Denver, died of COVID-19 on April 7, 2020, at the Medical Center of Aurora. He was 76. Rabbi Avraham Mintz officiated at an April 12 graveside service at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made…
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News Gabriel, 55, And Roberto Yabra, 85, Leaders In Argentina’s Kosher Food Industry
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Rabbi Gabriel Yabra was an expert in kosher supervision — not just in the religious laws around Jewish dietary practices, but in the chemical processes of modern food production. For decades, he was the director of UK Kosher, a Buenos Aires-based kosher certification agency that is the largest is the Spanish-speaking…
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Fast Forward Argentina orders cremation of Jewish COVID victim despite family’s protest
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Despite protests from a Jewish community near Buenos Aires, the first Jewish victim of the coronavirus in Argentina was cremated by local authorities, causing controversy and sparking concern among other Jewish communities throughout the country. Cremation of the dead is not allowed under religious Jewish law. Ruben Bercovich, a 59-year-old businessman…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis really likes the Jewish custom of Shabbat
(JTA) — From his frequent denunciations of anti-Semitism to his close friendship with an Argentine rabbi, Pope Francis has long been a friend of the Jews. As some of his fans were reminded this week, he also admires the way Jews observe Shabbat, the weekly day of rest. Footage of him praising the tradition in…
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Fast Forward Expressing concern about ‘bigotry,’ Bernie Sanders says he’ll skip AIPAC
(JTA) — After weeks of skirting questions about whether he would attend the annual conference held by AIPAC, the most influential Israel lobby group in the United States, Bernie Sanders has declared his intentions: No, he won’t go, and not because his schedule won’t allow it. In a two-tweet statement Sunday afternoon, Sanders said he…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitism
(JTA) – A week before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis renewed his condemnation of anti-Semitism, decrying its “barbaric resurgence.” Francis was addressing a delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center that met with him at the Vatican on Monday. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed in Italy and throughout the world on Jan. 27 –…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Denounces Anti-Semitism: ‘The Jewish People Are Our Brothers’
(JTA) — Pope Francis denounced the current rise of anti-Semitism and spoke against new persecutions against Jews. Speaking Tuesday at the Vatican, the Argentina-born pope improvised his comment outside his prepared remarks at his weekly papal audience. “I would like to make a separate note. The Jewish people have suffered so much in history, they…
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Fast Forward Biden: Putting Conditions On Aid To Israel Is ‘Absolutely Outrageous’
(JTA) — Presidential candidate Joe Biden says it would be a “gigantic mistake” to condition aid to Israel on stopping settlement expansion. The former vice president told a Wall Street Journal reporter it would be “absolutely outrageous” for the United States to take that approach — a position that puts him at odds with his…
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