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Fast Forward Europe Council Vows No Ban on Circumcision
The Council of Europe will not ban Jewish ritual circumcision of boys, Council Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland assured members of the Conference of European Rabbis. Jagland said Monday in Berlin that he wanted to make it “absolutely clear… that in no way does the Council of Europe want to ban the circumcision of boys. It…
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Fast Forward Norway Plans New Rules on Circumcision of Boys
Norway will promote new legislation to “regulate ritual circumcision,” the country’s health minister said. Minister Bent Hoie said the new legislation on non-medical circumcision of boys under 18 will be introduced before April 20, 2014, according to a report by the Norwegian daily Aftenposten. “We will review submissions on the matter before we can decide…
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Fast Forward Italian Actor Moni Ovadia Quits Milan Jewish Community
Italian actor Moni Ovadia resigned from the Milan Jewish community with accusations that it is a “propaganda office” of the Israeli government. The announcement by Ovadia, 67, in an interview published last week in the daily Il Fatto Quotidiano sparked a row in the Italian Jewish world. “I don’t want to stay in a place…
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid and Shelly Yachimovich Call for More Religious Pluralism
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Labor Party Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich called for greater religious pluralism in Israel. Speaking in separate appearances Monday at a plenary session of the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly in Jerusalem, Lapid and Yachimovich both advocated for the loosening of Orthodox control of Israel’s religious laws. Yachimovich stressed…
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Fast Forward Does Israel Rabbinate Have ‘Good Rabbi’ List?
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate says it does not have a list of Diaspora rabbis whose testimony it accepts, despite turning down the testimony of the rabbis of immigrants wishing to clarify their Jewish and marital status. The Tzohar organization, a group of rabbis that works to make rabbinic services more user friendly for all Israelis, asked…
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Fast Forward German Union Boss Vows To Fight Boycott of Israeli Settlements
German trade union leader Michael Sommer has vowed to stand up to unionists who want to boycott goods made in West Bank Settlements. “As long as I am head of this organization, there will never be aresolution that says ‘Don’t buy from Jews,’” said Sommer, 61, chair of the Federation of German Trade Unions, accepting…
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Fast Forward Penn State Fraternity Hit by Anti-Semitic Vandals
Swastikas and slogans were spray-painted on about a dozen cars parked outside a mostly Jewish fraternity house at Penn State. The graffiti, spray-painted early Friday morning, appeared to be directed at the Beta Sigma Beta house, State College Police told The Associated Press. A garage and a dumpster also were vandalized.
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres and U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro Strike Moderate Tone on Iran
Israeli President Shimon Peres and United States Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told North American Jewish leaders that they have confidence in U.S. determination to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Addressing a plenary session at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Jerusalem on Monday, Shapiro stressed the United States’ and…
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