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Fast Forward Los Angeles Kabbalah Centre Sued By Former Followers for $1M
The Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre is being sued for over $1 million by former followers in two lawsuits alleging fraud and misuse of funds. Both suits were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Nov. 27 and claim that the Centre pressured the plaintiffs “to give money until it hurts,” in order to receive…
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Fast Forward Progress Being Made in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Says Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress is being made in the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kerry also pledged that the Obama administration would consult with Israel on a final status deal with Iran over curbing its nuclear program, during a news conference following the…
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Fast Forward Award-Winning Hungarian Jewish Writer Gets Political Asylum in Canada
Akos Kertesz, an award-winning Hungarian Jewish writer, was granted political asylum in Canada. Kertesz, 80, who fled last year to Canada from Hungary, was given refugee status even though Ottawa in a move that stirred controversy a year ago placed Hungary on a list of “safe countries.” The author said he was the victim of…
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Fast Forward Four Young Jewish Entrepreneurs Earn Grants for Social Initiatives
Four young Jewish entrepreneurs received grants to encourage social entrepreneurship among young Jews. The grants handed out this week from Natan/NEXT, a joint project of the Natan Fund and NEXT, a division of the Birthright Israel Foundation, total $25,000. The recipients are Jesse Friedman, a New York City-based theater artist, for his Jewish Plays Project,…
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News American Studies Association Posts Terms of Israeli University Boycott
The American Studies Association posed the terms of a boycott of Israeli universities, although it had yet to announce a formal boycott. According to the Frequently Asked Question page posted on the ASA website, the boycott will not inhibit collaboration with individual Israeli academics. “The ASA understands boycott as limited to a refusal on the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Court Awards $70M From Iran To Victims of American Jerusalem Terror Attack
A San Diego federal court awarded $70 million in compensation from Iran to five U.S. citizens injured in a 1997 terror attack in Jerusalem. Culminating a 10-year legal battle, Judge Barry Moskowitz ruled on Tuesday that Cubic Defense Systems transfer the money to the plaintiffs. A U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., had awarded the…
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Fast Forward Best-Selling German Satirical Novel About Return of Hitler To Be Made Into Film
A best-selling German satirical novel about the return of Adolf Hitler to modern-day Germany is being adapted into a film. “Er Ist Wieder Da,” German for “He’s Back,” sold 1.3 million copies in Germany after its 2012 release. In the book, Hitler awakens in modern-day Berlin and garners enough attention to become host of his…
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Fast Forward U.S. To Present Potential Security Plan for Palestinian State in West Bank to Israel
The United States reportedly has formed a plan to address Israeli security concerns in the West Bank should a Palestinian state be established there. The plan, according to Haaretz, comes as an attempt to advance peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. John Allen, a retired general who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan until…
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