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Fast Forward Most French Say Jews Closer to Israel: Poll
Half of all respondents to a survey on attitudes toward Jews in France said French Jews are closer to Israel than to their own republic. Performed online last month by the polling company OpinionWay among 1,001 adult French males and females of various ages and political convictions, 46 percent of respondents in the poll said…
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Fast Forward South African Jewish Doctor Cyril Karabus Tells of Ordeal in Dubai Jail
Cyril Karabus stepped into the arrivals hall at Cape Town International Airport to a rapturous welcome. A multiracial crowd numbering in the hundreds had turned out to greet him. A minstrel troupe was singing “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem.” And a rabbi stepped forward to recite the priestly blessing. The arrival two weeks ago capped a nine-month…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Blasts Amusement Park ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Price Tag’ Vandals
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned racism against Israeli Arabs, and vandalism attacks against Palestinians. “I would like to strongly condemn recent phenomena of racism against Israeli Arabs and hooliganism against Palestinians, which were without any provocation or justification whatsoever. We strongly reject these phenomena and will act with all legal means at our disposal…
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Fast Forward Canada’s Oldest Synagogue Marks 150th Birthday in British Columbia
Canada’s oldest continuously operating synagogue is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Congregation Emanu-El, located in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, will host a reenactment of its dedication ceremony on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. In 1863, even before Canada had become a country, Jewish community members in Victoria and non-Jewish patrons got together to…
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News Hungary Mayor Rethinks Naming Street After Anti-Semitic Author
The mayor of Budapest ordered a re-examination of a controversial decision to name a street after an anti-Semitic author. Maria Szucs Ciuc, a spokeswoman for Mayor Istvan Tarlos, told the news site FN24.hu on Thursday that the mayor had ordered a re-examination of the city council’s decision to name a street after Cecile Tormay, a…
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Fast Forward Handful of Dutch Jews Live in Shadow of Muslim Area Dubbed ‘Sharia Triangle’
On a cold winter night in 2008, Wim Kortenoeven was startled by the crackling of a large fire raging near his home on the edge of this city’s last remaining Jewish enclave. Rushing from his apartment, Kortenoeven walked 70 yards and crossed the line separating his Jewish-owned housing project from the predominantly Muslim borough containing…
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Fast Forward Belgian Student Body Votes To Boycott Israel at Universities
A Belgian student association passed a motion in favor of an academic boycott of Israel. In a vote held last month, 85 percent of the voters at a general council of the Federation of French-speaking Students in Belgium, or FEF, supported a motion which called for “a freezing of relations with Israeli universities,” the Belgian…
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Fast Forward Boy Wins National Spelling Bee With Yiddish ‘Knaidel’
An Indian American boy from New York won a national spelling contest thanks to his ability to correctly spell the word knaidel, a Yiddish-derived word for a traditional Jewish dumpling. Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., beat 10 other finalists at the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee held Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md. He…
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