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Fast Forward Austrian Jew Takes Restitution Case to European Human Rights Court
A Jewish critic of Austria’s post-war record in returning property plundered by the Nazis plans to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights after receiving a jail sentence last year when his own restitution claim went sour. Stephan Templ, 53, an architectural historian living in Prague, was sentenced to three years in…
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Fast Forward Palestinian-Israeli Clash Erupts Outside West Bank Prison
Several Palestinians were injured in clashes between rioters and Israeli troops near the Ofer Prison north of Jerusalem. The rioters hurled stones and burning tires toward Israelis guarding the facility, Army Radio reported Friday. The troops used crowd dispersal means. The Ma’an news agency reported that 13 people were injured. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are…
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Fast Forward Millions Skimmed From Milan Jewish Community
The Jewish community in Milan is confronting an apparent case of embezzlement in which millions of dollars were removed from the community bank accounts. “Over the course of the past few months, all the accounts of the community have undergone a general audit, which is still going on,” Milan Jewish community president Walter Meghnagi told…
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Fast Forward Nigella Lawson Banned From the U.S. Over Drug Use
The British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was banned from flying to the United States because she confessed to taking illegal drugs, British media reported. According to reports Thursday, the 54-year-old Jewish celebrity’s barring from the United States was connected to her admitting recently during a court hearing that she had taken cocaine seven times and…
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Fast Forward Circumcision Is Comprable To Vaccination, Says New Study
An Australian-American team of researchers recommended circumcising infant males to avoid diseases in a new study that compared the practice to vaccination. The team, led by Brian Morris of the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney, asserted in their newly published study that half of uncircumcised males will contract an adverse medical…
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Fast Forward Israeli-American Council Opens Vegas Office for Growing Israeli Population
The Israeli-American Council has established an office in Las Vegas as part of a drive to expand from its Los Angeles base to U.S. cities with major concentrations of Israeli expatriates. Miriam Adelson, born in Haifa and wife of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson, is chair of the new IAC Las Vegas regional council established…
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Fast Forward Jewish Prison Guard Investigated for Nazi Salute in Lisbon
Portuguese prosecutors are investigating a Jewish prison guard and five of his colleagues for making a Nazi salute. The six men participated in a demonstration last month against the government’s austerity measures in front of Portugal’s parliament in Lisbon, Diario de Noticias, a daily newspaper, reported earlier this week. The newspaper did not name the…
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Fast Forward Diaspora Rabbis Urge Jerusalem Mayor To Withdraw Support From Anti-Arab Cleric
More than 1,000 Diaspora rabbis called on Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to withdraw his support for Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, known for his anti-Arab stances, as chief rabbi of the city. The rabbis, including the leaders of the major non-Orthodox Jewish movements and the head of the New Israel Fund, sent the letter to Barkat on…
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