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Fast Forward Man Blamed in New Mexico Deli Anti-Semitic Incidents Treated in Prison
A man being held in connection with two incidents of anti-Semitic vandalism at a Jewish deli in Albuquerque, N.M., has been ordered held in a federal prison hospital. John Ng, 56, reportedly will receive treatment in the hospital at a prison in North Carolina. His attorney had argued that he is not a threat to…
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Fast Forward World’s Biggest Seder Will Go On in Nepal Despite Diplomat Strike
The massive Passover seder held annually in Kathmandu will go on this year despite a strike by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the head of the Chabad center asserted. Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz, the Chabad emissary to Nepal, told the Chabad.org website that despite news reports to the contrary, the seders will take place in Kathmandu and throughout…
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Fast Forward Russia Blacklists Irwin Cotler, Bans Canadian Lawmaker From Country
Irwin Cotler, a Canadian-Jewish lawmaker, expressed his pleasure at being banned by Russia. Cotler was among 13 Canadians to appear on the blacklist issued Monday. “I wear my exclusion from Russia as a badge of honor and am proud to be in such distinguished company,” Cotler, also a veteran human rights activist, said in a…
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Fast Forward Hungary Vows To Defend Jewish Rites
A Hungarian official said his government is committed to safeguarding religious freedoms, including circumcision and kosher slaughter. Ferenc Kumin, a government spokesman, delivered the assurances Monday at a news conference by Nir Natan, a representative of the Brussels-based European Jewish Association. “In the past couple of years there has been a surge of legislation in…
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Fast Forward Russian Anchorwoman Says Jews Brought on Shoah
A television news anchor on a state-owned Russian television network said the Jews brought the Holocaust on themselves. Evelina Zakamskaya of the Rossiya 24 channel made the statement earlier this week during an interview with writer Aleksandr Prokhanov on the Ukraine crisis. The interview was first made public by Americablog. Prokhanov said that supporters of…
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Fast Forward Austrian Candidate Calls Nazis ‘More Liberal’ Than European Union
An Austrian Jewish leader called on a European Union Parliament member to withdraw his re-election bid after the candidate called Nazi Germany more liberal than the EU. Andreas Moelzer, a candidate from the far-right Freedom Party, was quoted by Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper as saying that the Third Reich “certainly did not have as many…
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Fast Forward French Jews Urged To Block National Front
Following far-right gains in France’s ongoing local elections, the country’s union of Jewish students called for voters and candidates to block further nationalist successes. The call to action by the Union of Jewish French Students, or UEJF, came on Sunday, when a strong showing by Marine Le Pen’s National Front Party in the first round…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv Council Votes To Allow Shops To Stay Open on Shabbat
Tel Aviv’s city council has approved an amendment that would allow a limited number of grocery and convenience stores to remain open on Shabbat and holidays. The amendment was approved by the municipality on Monday. It still must be approved by the country’s Interior Ministry. It is illegal in Israel to open retail businesses on…
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