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Fast Forward Argentine Jews Tap Expert as Bombing Panel Advisor
A former International Criminal Court prosecutor is the new advisor for the Argentinean Jewish community on the truth commission formed with Iran. Luis Gabriel Moreno Ocampo, former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will help DAIA, the Argentinean Jewish political umbrella, to supervise the memorandum that the Argentinean government signed a week ago with Iran…
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Fast Forward Kosher at the Super Bowl? You’re Covered!
Jewish Super Bowl attendees will be able to find kosher food in the Superdome. A glatt kosher food cart under the supervision of the Louisiana Kosher Committee will be located on the fifth floor concourse, according to the Chabad.org website. In addition, two kosher New Orleans restaurants deliver to downtown New Orleans and its French…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Mourns Death of Ed Koch
President Obama mourned the passing of New York Mayor Ed Koch, noting among Koch’s passions his love for Israel. “In public office and beyond, his energy, force of personality, and commitment to causes ranging from civic issues to the security of the state of Israel always informed and enlivened the public discourse,” Obama said Friday….
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Fast Forward Reform Movement Organizes Multi-Denominational Call to Congress Against Guns
The Reform movement corralled a broad array of religious denominations to call into Congress on Monday and demand action on gun violence. Participant organizations in the “Faiths Calling” event organized by Reform’s Religious Action Center include the Reform, Orthodox, Conservative and Reconstructionist streams, as well as mainline and evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Sikh…
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Fast Forward Figure Skater Max Aaron Advances To World Championship
Jewish figure skater Max Aaron will represent the United States at the men’s ice skating world championships after winning the U.S. men’s national championship in Omaha, Neb. The 20-year-old was a surprise winner at this week’s event after landing two quads in Sunday’s free skate program, which vaulted him from fourth place to first. In…
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Fast Forward Heeding Religious Groups, Obama Administration Tweaks Contraception Mandate
The Obama administration simplified its definition of religious groups that would be exempt from allowing staffers contraceptive coverage. The proposed rule change, posted for comment Friday through April 8, also proposed a mechanism to provide contraceptive coverage for self-insured groups. The move aims to address two of the reasons religious groups had objected to in…
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Fast Forward ‘I Burn Like a Jew’ Is Mexico’s 6th Most Popular Hashtag on Twitter
“I burn like a Jew” was the sixth most popular hashtag phrase among Mexican Twitter users a week after another anti-Semitic phrase trended in that country. The phrase, #MeQuemoComoJudío, made it to number six among Mexican users on Jan. 23, according to Twed.it, a website which measures the popularity of hashtags – a word, name…
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Fast Forward Sarkozy Asked Jews To Pressure Israel on Palestinians
Former French president Nicolas Sarzkozy told a Jewish crowd in Geneva that Israel should be pressured to make concessions to the Palestinians. In his Jan. 24 address in the Swiss city, Sarkozy told a dinner organized by the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal that Israel’s government has “enclosed” the Jewish state behind “the ramparts of Jericho,”…
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