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Fast Forward Polish ‘Auschwitz’ Chant Soccer Fans Cleared — Jewish Groups Angry
Several Jewish organizations have criticized a Polish prosecutor’s decision not to try soccer fans who chanted about Jews and Auschwitz. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office of Poznan in central Poland said last week that no charges would be brought against the fans because they did not mean to offend Jews when they chanted the…
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Fast Forward Tzipi Livni Must Respond to Case Brought by Israeli NGO Against Bank of China
Israel’s Supreme Court has given Justice Minister Tzipi Livni one week to respond to a lawsuit by an Israeli NGO representing victims of Palestinian terror victims in a case against the Bank of China. On Tuesday, the court put its time mandate on Livni hours after the Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center filed a suit requesting…
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Fast Forward North Carolina Jewish High School Gets Approval for Fair-Labor Practices
A Jewish high school cafeteria in North Carolina became the first pre-collegiate institution to obtain an Orthodox social justice organization’s seal certifying its adherence to fair-labor practices. The American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, which touts itself as the only international Jewish college prep boarding school, recently received Uri L’Tzedek’s Tav HaYosher, an “ethical” seal for…
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Fast Forward North Carolina Jewish HIgh School Wins Uri Tzedek Ethical Kosher Seal
A Jewish high school cafeteria in North Carolina became the first pre-collegiate institution to obtain an Orthodox social justice organization’s seal certifying its adherence to fair-labor practices. The American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, which touts itself as the only international Jewish college prep boarding school, recently received Uri L’Tzedek’s Tav HaYosher, an “ethical” seal for…
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Fast Forward Will Alan Gross Freedom Push Get Help From Vatican?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked the Vatican to intercede in helping free American-Jewish contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban jail. Kerry said in a meeting Tuesday with the Vatican’s secretary of state, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, they discussed Cuba and the need for respect for freedom of religion and human rights in the island…
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Fast Forward U.S. Slams Israel Over ‘Messianic’ John Kerry Remark
The Israeli defense minister’s reported description of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as “messianic and obsessive” is “offensive and inappropriate,” the State Department said in a rare and sharp rebuke to Israel. “The remarks of the Defense Minister, if accurate, are offensive and inappropriate especially given all that the United States is doing to…
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Fast Forward Polish Church Displays ‘Jewish’ Murder Painting
An 18th-century painting depicting the ritual murder of Christian children by Jews will be uncovered and available for viewing at a Polish cathedral. The Charles de Prevot painting “Mord Rytualny,” or “Ritual Murder,” will go on display Thursday at the cathedral in Sandomierz as the Catholic Church marks its international Day of Judaism. A plaque…
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Fast Forward Quebec Kippah Ban Would End Kosher Food Service at Montreal Jewish Hospital
Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital warned that complying with Quebec’s so-called Charter of Values means it will be forbidden from serving kosher food. In a 37-page brief presented at public hearings into the controversial legislation, which includes a ban on the wearing of religious headgear by public-sector employees, the hospital said it would be prohibited from…
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