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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Sues Reporter for ‘Foul-Mouthed’ Line
Sheldon Adelson sued a Wall Street Journal reporter for libel for calling him “foul-mouthed.” The lawsuit filed on Feb. 22 seeks “damages, including aggravated, exemplary and special damages,” for a December article co-written by Kate O’Keeffe. Only O’Keefe is named in the suit, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. “We will vigorously defend Ms. O’Keeffe…
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Fast Forward Sarah Silverman’s Niece Escapes Arrest at Women of the Wall Purim Protest
A women’s Megillah reading at the Western Wall took place on Shushan Purim without incident or arrests. Approximately 80 women turned out, some donning prayer shawls, others dressed as police and haredi Orthodox worshipers, on Monday morning in Jerusalem, the TImes of Israel reported. Hallel Silverman, the 17-year-old niece of American comedian Sarah Silverman, who…
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Fast Forward Detroit Federation Chief on Neo-Nazi’s Hit List
The FBI warned the head of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit that his name was on a the hit list of a convicted killer and neo-Nazi sympathizer. Scott Kaufman, CEO of the Detroit federation, was told last week that his name was on a list in a notebook kept by a Toledo man who…
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Fast Forward Principal of Chabad Jewish School in Paris Failed to Report Abuse: Report
The principal of a Jewish school in Paris was indicted for failing to report the sexual abuse of minors. The television network RTL reported that a Paris magistrate indicted the principal, identified by RTL as Rabbi Benjamin M., 55, on Feb. 21 for “non-reporting of sexual abuse of minors under 15 years.” Victims’ parents told…
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Fast Forward 60% of British Jews Live in London
Britain’s Jewish population is becoming more concentrated, with nearly 60 percent of Jews living in London, new statistics show. According to detailed figures from the 2011 census released this week, 90 percent of the country’s 263,000 Jews live in just 20 percent of its neighborhoods. The most heavily Jewish area was the Orthodox suburb of…
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Fast Forward Israel Informed Australia When Prisoner X Was Arrested
Israeli intelligence services notified Australian officials of Ben Zygier’s arrest immediately after he was detained, an Australian news agency reported. Australia’s Fairfax Media quoted a “well-placed source familiar with the case” as saying Israeli intelligence had told Australian officials about the 2010 arrest of Zygier, a dual Australian-Israeli citizen dubbed Prisoner X who committed suicide…
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Fast Forward German Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Mohel
A German prosecutor has dropped all charges against a rabbi for his role as a circumciser. A statement by the Hof prosecutor on Feb. 21 said that Rabbi David Goldberg of Hof satisfied all requirements regarding child welfare “which are not jeopardized by the circumcision,” the Jewish German publication Jüdische Allgemeine reported. “Circumcisions which are…
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Fast Forward Polish City To Ban Soccer Team Over Fans’ Anti-Semitic Game
The municipality of Lodz said it would boycott a Polish soccer club due to “the anti-Semitic and offensive behavior” of its fans. A video uploaded to the fan site of the LKS soccer club, LKSfans.pl, showed fans throwing ninja blades at a picture of a Jew painted on the wall of a sports club run…
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