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Fast Forward Morocco Jews Pray for Rain — at King’s Request
At the request of Morocco’s king, prayers for rain were held at synagogues across the kingdom. The prayers were recited on Jan. 11, one day after countless Muslims said similar prayers in mosques at the request of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan daily Le Matin reported. The king made the request upon learning that Morocco…
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Fast Forward Monument to Gay Victims of Holocaust Unveiled in Israel
A monument to gays persecuted by the Nazis was dedicated in Tel Aviv. The monument, the first of its kind in Israel, was constructed in Meir Park, near the Tel Aviv Gay and Lesbian Association Center in the central part of the city. The monument is made up of a concrete pink triangle along with…
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Fast Forward Alfred Hitchcock Holocaust Documentary To Be Screened for First Time
A documentary about the Holocaust by Alfred Hitchcock will be screened for the first time as the renowned late director intended, a British newspaper reported. “Memory of the Camps,” as the film is titled now, will be screened on British television early next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Europe, according…
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Fast Forward Vice President Biden Holds Talks With Netanyahu After Sharon Funeral
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres following the funeral for Ariel Sharon. Biden and Netanyahu held a private dinner Monday evening following a meeting that included U.S. and Israeli officials. The leaders did not speak to reporters before the meeting and no statement was issued…
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Fast Forward Israeli Government to Invest $1 Billion to Strengthen Diaspora Jewish Identity
The Israeli government plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next 20 years to strengthen the Jewish identity of Diaspora Jews. The Jerusalem Post reported Monday that the initiative, to be developed and implemented jointly with overseas Jewish communities, was first announced in November, but government officials did not share dollar amounts or…
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Fast Forward Bill De Blasio Vows To Catch Menachem Stark’s Killer
New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, said finding the killer of haredi Orthodox Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark is a priority and condemned the New York Post’s coverage of the incident. De Blasio, who has been roundly criticized for his silence in the case, ripped the newspaper for its coverage on the front page…
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Fast Forward Dutch Soccer Team Call Decision To Leave Behind Israeli Player ‘Unfortunate’
A Dutch soccer team said it was an “understandable but unfortunate” decision to leave behind its Israeli player to attend a training week in Abu Dhabi. In a statement posted over the weekend on its website, the Arnhem-based club Vitesse also said it “offers its regrets to people who were offended in any manner or…
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Fast Forward Jewish Organizations Challenging Florida Synagogue Over $3 Million Bequest
Jewish organizations are challenging a merged synagogue in Boca Raton, Fla., for a $3 million bequest. Hadassah, ORT, Americans for Peace Now and the Blumenthal Home for the Aged in North Carolina are challenging the estate of Nathaniel Rosenfeld, who lived in South Carolina and died in 1997, the Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale reported….
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