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Fast Forward French Minister Accuses Israel Opponents of Anti-Semitism
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls called anti-Zionism “an invitation to anti-Semitism” at a rally in Paris commemorating four Jews who were murdered in Toulouse in 2012. Valls made the statement during a speech on Wednesday – the two-year anniversary of the murder at a local Jewish day school of Rabbi Jonathan Sandler; his two sons,…
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Fast Forward Hungary Jews Mark 70 Years Since Nazi Invasion
The Hungarian Jewish community held a memorial event in Budapest to mark the 70th anniversary of the occupation of Hungary by the Nazi-led German Army. Wednesday’s commemoration was held in Budapest in front of the downtown Dohany Street Synagogue. The event, sponsored by the Jewish community but open to the public, comes after representatives of…
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Fast Forward Divestment Measure Passes in Loyola University in Chicago Student Senate
The student government at Loyola University in Chicago passed a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies that do business in Israel. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan and Arizona State University student governments voted to postpone consideration of divestment bills, according to the pro-Israel group StandWithUs. The Loyola Student Senate voted Tuesday evening…
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Fast Forward 93-Year-Old Auschwitz ‘Medic’ Charged With Murder
An alleged former medic at Auschwitz was arrested in Germany on accusations that he was an accessory to murder. The name of the 93-year-old man was not released in accordance with German privacy laws. He is accused of serving as a medic at the concentration camp in September 1944. Eight transports arrived at Auschwitz during…
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Fast Forward Boston Suburb Takes On Anti-Semitism in Schools
A suburban Boston school district is working with community groups to combat a series of anti-Semitic incidents at elementary and high schools. The Bedford district is addressing incidents that have occurred in recent months, the Boston Globe reported Tuesday, including a community forum set for Thursday. The incidents include a game called “Jail the Jews”…
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Fast Forward Chabad Center in Boca Raton Vandalized After Expansion Plans Announced
The Chabad Jewish Center in Boca Raton, Fla., was vandalized a day after an article in a local newspaper announced the center’s expansion plans. A cement marker with a sign indicating the rabbi’s parking space was torn from its place and thrown through a glass door of the Jewish center sometime Monday night, the Sun-Sentinel…
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Fast Forward Maccabiah Hoops Coach Bruce Pearl Signs $13M Deal To Coach Auburn
Bruce Pearl, who led the U.S. team to the gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, was hired as the head coach of the Auburn University men’s basketball team. The former coach at the University of Tennessee, Pearl was hired Tuesday to replace Tony Barbee, who was fired last week. Pearl reportedly signed a six-year…
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News Toulouse Jewish Leader Urges Young Jews To Flee France
On the two-year anniversary of the murder of four Jews in Toulouse, the president of the local Jewish community encouraged young Jews to leave France. Arie Bensemhoun, the community’s president, said young Jews should leave Toulouse because they could not practice Judaism openly and without fear there. “I won’t deny that, yes, I encourage the…
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