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Fast Forward Siberia Police Arrest Neo-Nazi Leader
Prosecutors in Siberia reportedly have indicted a Russian citizen of inciting to violence against Jews and quoting texts by Adolf Hitler. The Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday that the 65-year-old man from Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk region was the founder of an anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi cell called “Minin and Pozharski People’s Militia.” Since 2011,…
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Fast Forward Dutch Nazi Transit Camp Town Says No to Holocaust Memorial Stones
The Dutch government has asked the European Commission to recognize the former Nazi transit camp Westerbork as a heritage site. But the municipality in whose jurisdiction Westerbork lies, Midden-Drenthe, reportedly has rejected a plan to place memorial cobblestones in front of the homes of Holocaust victims – an ongoing project taking place in municipalities across…
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Fast Forward Synagogues Swimming in Old Prayer Books as New Editions Replace Old
After years of watching synagogue members die or move away, the Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie made the difficult decision to downsize. The 50-year-old Brooklyn synagogue had been a thriving center for the area’s Sephardim. But after accepting that it could no longer pull together enough money to cover expenses, let alone muster the 10…
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Fast Forward Howie Lassoff, Jewish Basketball Legend, Dies at 57
Howie Lassoff, who helped lead Maccabi Tel Aviv to six league titles and won Maccabiah gold with the U.S. squad, has died. Lassoff, a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, died Feb. 7 following a battle with cancer. He was 57. The 6-foot-10 Lassoff was the starting center for the Israeli national…
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Fast Forward Buenos Aires Jewish Center Leader Blasts Iran-Backed Truth Panel
The president of the AMIA Buenos Aires Jewish center said the truth commission agreed to by Argentina and Iran “will allow a third bombing in Argentina.” “This pact is viewed by some people as a step forward. This may be a step to the precipice,” Guillermo Borger said. “It will allow a very unfortunate third…
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Culture The Jewish Guy Who Killed Spiderman
Spiderman heroically dispatched countless foes since he arrived on the scene in 1962. Nearly a half-century later, Brian Michael Bendis managed to kill him. In 2000, Bendis was hired to write Ultimate Spiderman, a modern-day retelling of the classic Spiderman story. More than 10 years, 160 issues and several blockbuster Hollywood adaptations later, Bendis did…
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Fast Forward Yasser Arafat’s Widow Says She Tried To Leave Palestinian Leader ‘100 Times’
Suha Arafat, the widow of Yasser Arafat, said she tried to leave him “hundreds of times, but he wouldn’t let me.” Arafat also told the Turkish newspaper Sabah that she would not have married the Palestinian leader had she known how difficult life with him would be. “My life with him was hard. However, my…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson and Wife Give $50M to Las Vegas Jewish Day School
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam made a $50 million donation to the Adelson Education Campus in Las Vegas. The donation will benefit the campus’ three Jewish day schools, serving some 600 students ages preschool to high school. The gift was announced on Feb. 8, according to the Las Vegas Sun. The Adelson…
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