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Fast Forward Russian Poklonnaya Hill Synagogue Rented Out for Parties
Several prominent Russian Jews criticized the recreational use of a Russian synagogue that also functions as a Holocaust memorial monument. The criticism regarded the renting out on Jan. 20 of Moscow’s Poklonnaya Hill Memorial Synagogue to the management of Russia’s Bank of Industrial and Investment Settlements, or PIR Bank. The bank’s senior staff celebrated the…
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Fast Forward New Bill Would Make Companies Tied to Nazi Deportations Pay Restitution
A bill in which companies connected to the deportations of people to Nazi death camps must pay restitution before they can obtain a contract to work on a new rail line was introduced in the Maryland state Senate. State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, a Baltimore Democrat, introduced the legislation on Tuesday in response to reports…
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Fast Forward Israeli Group of Orthodox Feminists Opposed to Kotel Egalitarian Prayer Area
An Israeli group of Orthodox feminists voiced its opposition to moving non-traditional women’s prayer to a new egalitarian area. The Kolech-Religious Women’s Forum sent a letter this week to a special government committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mendelblit saying that its members would not be willing to pray in a female minyan in the…
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Fast Forward State Department Issues Travel Warning for American Visiting Israel
The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel warning for Americans visiting Israel. “The security environment remains complex in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and U.S. citizens need to be aware of the continuing risks of travel to these areas,” the warning issued Monday said. The warning also states,”Over three million foreign citizens, including…
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Food Poland’s Kosher Slaughter Ban Leaves Market Up For Grabs
His designer suits and expensive car project project an image of success, but Salah Messikh has been on the brink of bankruptcy for more than a year. Messikh, the founder of one of Poland’s oldest halal slaughterhouses, saw his revenues halved because of a 2012 court ruling that rescinded a government regulation exempting Jews and…
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Food Orthodox Push for Kosher Army Meals
Agudath Israel of America asked the Pentagon to restore kosher field meals. The Orthodox umbrella group on Monday said that the Defense Logistics Agency had solicited a bid in April for kosher and halal “meals ready to eat,” but had recast the solicitation last month to include only halal, which adhere to Muslim religious precepts….
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Fast Forward SodaStream Stock Plunges Amid Controversy
SodaStream, under fire for operating a factory in the West Bank, has seen its stock drop to the lowest level in more than a year. The Israeli company’s stock price on the New York Stock Exchange fell 3.3 percent on Monday to$35.34. On Jan. 13, the share price dropped 26 percent after the manufacturer of…
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Fast Forward 5 Germans Honored for Preserving Jewish History
The rescuer of a ruined synagogue in Gudensberg is one of five German non-Jews honored this year for ensuring that local Jewish history is not forgotten. High school teacher Hans-Peter Klein helped to preserve a building and its story, and he also helped descendants of local Jews find their roots – as did all winners…
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