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Fast Forward Man Gets 4 Years for Defacing Yeshiva’s Torah Scroll
A former hotel security guard was sentenced to four years in prison for defacing a Memphis Jewish school’s Torah scroll and prayer books. Justin Shawn Baker, 25, was sentenced Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Court, according to the Jackson Sun. Baker pleaded guilty earlier this month, admitting in court to violating the civil rights of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Killings of Palestinians in West Bank Triple in 2013
Three times as many Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in 2013 as were in the previous year, according to an Israeli human rights watchdog. Israeli security forces killed 27 Palestinians in the West Bank in 21 separate incidents, and killed nine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in seven incidents, according to a report…
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Fast Forward Mark Winer Is First American Rabbi Honored by Queen Elizabeth
An American-born rabbi was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Rabbi Mark Winer, a British subject and a U.S. citizen, is believed to be the first American rabbi to be so honored. The awards, including knighthoods, were announced on Monday. Winer, 71, received the honor for services…
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Fast Forward 2 Paintings in Germany Parliament May Be Looted Art
Two artworks hanging in Germany’s parliament building in Berlin may have been confiscated or acquired at artificially depressed prices by the Nazis from the original owners, German newspapers reported. The news was first reported by Germany’s Bild newspaper. Further investigation by the Die Welt newspaper suggests that one of the works coincidentally stems from a…
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Fast Forward Yosef Shapira, World Bnei Akiva Leader, Dies at 87
Former Israeli government minister Yosef Shapira, who was one of the founders of World Bnei Akiva, has died. Shapira died Saturday at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv, at the age of 87. Shapira, who was never elected to the Knesset, served as a minister without portfolio in the national unity…
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Fast Forward Dublin Jewish Museum Wins Approval for Massive Expansion
A municipal board in Dublin has authorized massive expansion of the city’s Jewish museum despite opposition by many residents. The Irish Jewish Museum requested permission to demolish five houses, including an old synagogue, the Irish Independent reported Monday. Local residents had expressed concern about traffic congestion in the area as the museum’s visitor numbers are…
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Fast Forward ‘Quenelle’ Creator Dieudonne M’bala-M’bala Faces Trial for ‘Gas Chamber’ Quip
A French comedian who implied that a Jewish journalist belonged in a gas chamber may be tried for racial incitement for the eighth time. Paris prosecutors on Monday ordered the opening of a criminal investigation against the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala on suspicion of incitement to racial hatred, according to the news site 20minutes.fr. They…
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Fast Forward 1,600 Sign Brandeis Petition Protesting Ex-President Jehuda Reinharz’s Hefty Salary
More than 1,600 alumni and students of Brandeis University and others with ties to the institution have signed an online petition protesting pay to former university president Jehuda Reinharz. Reinharz reportedly receives more than $600,000 a year in retirement pay and at least $800,000 a year from the Mandel Foundation, which he serves as president….
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