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Fast Forward Alfred Dreyfus Handwritten Letter Fetches $500K at Auction
A letter handwritten by Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish soldier who was wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, was sold at auction for nearly half a million dollars. The sale went through even after a Dreyfus heir urged the seller to give the letter to a museum instead. The letter, which Dreyfus sent from prison…
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Fast Forward ‘Hitler’ Tea Kettle Sells Out Online
A tea kettle that resembles Adolf Hitler has sold out online. Retailer JC Penney came under fire this week for advertising and selling the space-saving tea kettle designed by American architect Michael Graves. The tea kettle and it resemblance to Hitler caught the attention of commuters near Culver City, Calif., who drove past a 10-foot-tall…
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Fast Forward Michele Bachmann Jabs at White House Israel Policy in Resignation Video
In a video announcing her plans to leave Congress, Rep. Michele Bachmann cited her criticisms of the Obama administration’s Israel policies as among her accomplishments. “I pointed out this administration’s despicable treatment toward our great friend and ally Israel, and at the same time giving little more than lip service to the ever increasing and…
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Fast Forward Canada’s Largest Protestant Church to Boycott 3 Israeli Products from Settlements
Canada’s largest Protestant church targeted three Israeli companies with operations in Jewish settlements for economic sanctions and boycott. Last week, the United Church of Canada’s governing General Council approved the start of a boycott campaign, encouraging “economic action” against Keter Plastic, SodaStream and Ahava. The move is an outgrowth of the church’s decision last year…
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Fast Forward Jews Urge Greek Government to Pass Anti-Racism Bill
The World Jewish Congress joined the Greek Jewish community in urging the Greek government to implement an anti-racism bill in the face of rising hate crimes. On Tuesday, two junior members of Greece’s ruling coalition said they would defy Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and vote to send the bill immediately to Parliament. Samaras’ conservative New…
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Fast Forward Federal Judge Dismisses Alan Gross’s Case Against U.S. Government
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by Alan Gross, the American-Jewish contractor imprisoned in Cuba since 2009. Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in an opinion issued Tuesday that under federal law, the government cannot be sued for injuries that occurred in…
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Fast Forward First Jewish Funeral Held in Australian Outback Town Since 1943
The first Jewish funeral in an Australian Outback town since 1943 was held with the aid of a Facebook and Twitter campaign. On Sunday, more than 20 Jews came to the cemetery in the rural town of Goulbourn, about 125 miles south of Sydney, for the funeral of Wayne Robinson, whose dying wish was to…
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Fast Forward Norwegian Newspaper Publishes Anti-Semitic Cartoon of Jewish Circumcision
A leading Norwegian daily published a caricature depicting what some construed to be Jews torturing a baby during a circumcision. The caricature that appeared Tuesday in the Dagbladet newspaper — the country’s third largest in terms of circulation — showed police officers looking on as a bearded man wearing a black hat and black coat…
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