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Fast Forward 7 Jewish Gravestones Used To Build Polish Home
Seven Jewish gravestones were discovered to have been used in the construction of a Polish home. The gravestones were used to build the ceiling of the basement of a home in Golina, Poland, TV Konin reported. It is believed that the headstones come from the Jewish cemetery in Golina, which has been completely destroyed. No…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Village of Kiryas Joel Agrees To End Gender Segregation at Park
Kiryas Joel in upstate New York agreed to halt gender segregation at a public park in the Hasidic village. The decision announced Monday by Kiryas Joel, which is populated by Satmar Hasidim, settles a lawsuit filed in December by civil liberties groups, according to the Courthouse News Service. The agreement was reached on March 25….
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Fast Forward Avital Leibovich, Ex-IDF Spokeswoman, Named Jerusalem Chief of AJC
Avital Leibovich, the former chief spokeswoman to the international media for the Israeli military, was named director of the American Jewish Committee office in Jerusalem. The AJC announced Leibovich’s appointment as head of its Israel/Middle East Office on Tuesday. Leibovich served in the Israel Defense Forces for 22 years and became well-known as the voice…
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Fast Forward Jews Blame Apathy for Gains of Right Wing French National Front
Jewish groups in France and Europe blamed voters’ indifference for the success of the country’s far-right National Front party in local elections. National Front candidates were elected mayors in 11 municipalities in Sunday’s elections — a dramatic increase over the party’s previous record of four mayors in 1997, the news site europe1.fr reported. “The message…
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Fast Forward Extremist Jews Vandalize Israeli Catholic Convent in Price Tag Outrage
A Catholic monastery near Beit Shemesh was vandalized with anti-American and anti-Christian epithets. “America is Nazi Germany” and “Price Tag — Peace Agreement,” as well as “Jesus is a monkey” and “Mary is a cow,” were spray painted on the walls of the monastery. The tires of four vehicles also were slashed. The monastery is…
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Fast Forward Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz Wins Barack Obama’s Endorsement in Democratic Primary
President Obama endorsed Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in the state’s Democratic primary. “Brian’s deep commitment to the people of Hawaii and his effective leadership are why I believe it is important to return him to the Senate,” Obama said in a statement posted on Schatz’s campaign website on Monday. “Senator Schatz is protecting Hawaii’s values…
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Fast Forward Thieves Busted for Stealing 2,000-Year-Old Coffins
Israeli police arrested four men for stealing and attempting to sell ancient burial boxes. The men were caught Friday night with 11 2,000-year-old decorated stone ossuaries, ancient coffins used to bury the dead in the Second Temple period. Some of the recovered ossuaries contained skeletal remains and shards of pottery. Some also were engraved with…
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Fast Forward Carlos the Jackal Must Pay $3,500 for Calling Prison Guard ‘Dirty Jew’
The international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal was ordered to pay a fine for anti-Semitic comments directed at a prison official in France. The Venezuelan, whose name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, was ordered Monday to pay a fine of $3,500 for calling the female prison official “Israeli,” a “Zionist” and a “dirty Jew” during…
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