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Fast Forward French Jewish Celebrity Art Dealer Reburied in Israel — 143 Years After Death
A Jewish celebrity art dealer who died in 1870 in France was reburied in Israel after his body was exhumed from his Paris grave due to property laws. The funeral for Jacob Giacomo Tedesco on Sunday in Beit Shemesh marked the end of a seven-year legal fight led by his relatives to receive his remains…
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Fast Forward Australian Rabbi Chaim Herzog Stripped of Chabad Leadership Role
A controversial Chabad rabbi in Melbourne has been stripped of his official endorsement following a long-running turf war that involved police and threatened legal action. Rabbi Chaim Herzog, who has run the Chabad House of Melbourne CBD in the city’s downtown since 1998, was officially removed from his position last week by Rabbi Chaim Tzvi…
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Fast Forward American LGBT Leaders Head to Israel
American LGBT leaders from advocacy organizations, government and academia visited the Gay Center, owned and operated by the city of Tel Aviv. “None of us are aware of another municipality where they are solely funding the LGBT community center,” said Malcolm Lazin, executive director of the Equality Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Get White House Briefing Amid Tensions on Iran Nuclear Policy
The White House and Jewish leaders described a National Security Council briefing on Iran as “constructive” and pledged to continue to consult on the issue. “Leaders of several Jewish organizations participated in an off-the-record discussion with senior Administration officials about issues of the highest priority for the U.S., for our community and for America’s allies,…
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Fast Forward Quebec Plans To Tighten Rules for Kosher Slaughter
Quebec’s agricultural minister is looking to tighten regulations for kosher and halal meat production. “We want the slaughter to happen in the most complete conditions of hygiene and cleanliness,” Quebec Minister of Agriculture François Gendron said, in comments reported by Montreal radio station CJAD last week. The minister said he would announce a plan for…
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Fast Forward Bill to Legalize Civil Marriage in Israel Submitted to Knesset
A bill that would legalize civil marriages in Israel was submitted to the Knesset. Under the measure presented Tuesday by the Yesh Atid party, any two people — no matter their religion or sexual orientation — could enter into a civil union with the same legal status as any marriage. The bill would create a…
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Fast Forward Israel Told To Free Prisoners and End Settlements
Israel in its first cooperation with the U.N. Human Rights Council in nearly a year-and-a-half heard calls to halt settlement building and release all Palestinian prisoners. Israeli representatives appeared in Geneva on Tuesday for a quadrennial review of the country’s human rights record. Deputy Attorney General Shai Nitzan and U.N. Ambassador Eviatar Manor told the…
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Fast Forward Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland’s First Post-Communist Leader, Dies at 86
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland’s first post-Communist prime minister, was being remembered by the Jewish world for fighting anti-Semitism and as a friend of Israel. Mazowiecki, a former journalist, died Monday in Warsaw. He was 86. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of a great statesman and friend,” Piotr Kadlcik, president of the Union of Jewish…
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