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Fast Forward Dutch Politician Who Saved Hundreds Of Children During Holocaust Dies At 107
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Johan van Hulst, a Dutch politician who saved hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, has died at the age of 107. Van Hulst and resistance activists smuggled the children to safety over several months. He was the director of a Protestant religious seminary in Amsterdam with a yard that bordered on…
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Fast Forward Slain Holocaust Survivor Was Targeted For Being Jewish, French Police Say
(JTA) — Prosecutors investigating the slaying of a Holocaust survivor in Paris said the two suspects in custody targeted her because she was Jewish. The development in the investigation of the March 23 slaying of Mirelle Kanol came with the arrest of two men on Monday, Le Figaro reported, citing a police source. “The supposed…
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Fast Forward Students At Quaker School Defend Teacher Who Joked ‘Heil Hitler!’
NEW YORK (JTA) — Students and alumni at a Quaker-run private school in Manhattan are rallying around a teacher who was let go after making a joking Nazi salute in his mathematics classroom. Ben Frisch, a teacher at Friends Seminary, was fired for saying “Heil Hitler!” while raising his arm to illustrate what in basic…
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Fast Forward West Bank Construction Starts Rose Dramatically In 2017: Report
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Construction starts in West Bank settlements rose dramatically during 2017, with most of the new housing starts in isolated settlements. Peace Now in its annual settlement construction report released on Sunday reported that 2,783 new housing units began construction in the West Bank in 2017, around 17 percent higher than the yearly…
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Fast Forward Iron Dome Misfires After Code Red Missile Alerts Activated In Southern Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Hamas military exercise set off Code Red alerts in southern Israeli communities and caused the Iron Dome anti-missile system to misfire. At least 10 missile alerts were activated in Sderot and the regional councils of Hof Ashkelon and Shaar HaNegev on Sunday night. In addition, the Iron Dome anti-missile system activated,…
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Fast Forward British Jews Rally Against ‘Anti-Semitic’ Jeremy Corbyn
(JTA) — Leaders of British Jewry in an open letter to the country’s Labour Party said “again and again” party leader Jeremy Corbyn “has sided with anti-Semites rather than Jews.” The letter sent on Monday to Member of Parliament John Cryer, chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, said: “Today, leaders of British Jewry tell Jeremy…
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Fast Forward Charity Sues Florida Man For Not Paying For Trump Paintings He Bought At Gala
(JTA) — A pro-Israel non-profit organization is suing a Florida businessman for failing to pay for two 6-foot tall paintings of President Trump and his wife Melania that he bought at a charity auction. Timothy Lane, of the Hong Kong-based Everest Advisors, agreed to pay $21,530 for the paintings at the auction last month at…
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Fast Forward Pelosi Leads Democratic Congressional Delegation To Israel And Jordan
(JTA) — Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House of Representatives minority leader, is leading a congressional delegation visit to Israel and Jordan. The visit, which began on Sunday and ends on Thursday, will focus on “global and regional security and cooperation issues,” according to a statement issued by Pelosi’s office. “There is no greater…
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