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Fast Forward A Real Hail Mary? 27% Say God Helps Determine Super Bowl Outcome
Almost three in 10 Americans believe that God plays a role in determining sports outcomes, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. That 27 percent believed in divine intervention in athletic competition was among the findings of the January Religion and Politics Tracking Survey, which also found that 53 percent of Americans…
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Food Poland Is Nearing Vote To Legalize Kosher Slaughter
The Polish government reportedly is consulting with trade unions on legislation to allow kosher and halal slaughter. The Polish Press Agency, PAP, reported Jan. 23 that a ministerial committee had given the trade unions copies of a draft amendment allowing ritual slaughter under the Polish Act on the Protection of Animals. The unions have until…
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Fast Forward Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning Rebrands
The Spertus Institute in Chicago has a new name and a revamped mission. The Jewish academic center is now the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, media reported this week. Spertus President Hal Lewis told the Chicago Tribune that the rebranding was part of an overhaul at the institution, which was founded in 1924….
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News Meet Fresh Faces of Knesset as Israel Election Sparks Parliament Shake-Up
Last week’s Israeli election saw a major shakeup in the country’s government, with 53 new members elected to its parliament, the Knesset. Some already have received wide attention, including Yair Lapid, the middle class-focused chairman of Yesh Atid; Naftali Bennett, the high-tech entrepreneur who chairs the new Jewish Home party; technocrat Yair Shamir, Yisrael Beiteinu’s…
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Fast Forward Romanian Holocaust Denier Says Visit to U.S. Museum ‘Changed’ Him Forever
A Romanian government minister who denied that the Holocaust happened in his country said a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum would “forever stay” with him. Dan Sova, who was appointed minister for parliamentary relations in August despite protests by Jewish groups, made the statement Monday, a day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day,…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Violence Rises 5% as Australia Jews Report More Violence
Anti-Semitic incidents in Australia rose by five percent over the previous 12-month period, according to a new report. Jeremy Jones, a former president of the Executive Council of Australia Jewry, released data this week showing that during the 12-month period from October 2011 until September 2012, there were 543 incidents of “racist violence” against Jewish…
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Fast Forward Were Pro-Israel Students Threatened at Calif. Rally?
A pro-Israel group claims Jewish students at the University of California, Davis were abused and threatened at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus. The AMCHA Initiative on Monday sent a letter to UC President Mark Yudof alleging demonstrators carrying “death to Zionism” placards occupied a public building on Nov. 19 and harassed pro-Israel students. The organization…
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Fast Forward Jewish Cemetery Looted in Tunisia
More than 68 gravestones were found ransacked and graves were looted at a Jewish cemetery in the coastal Tunisian town of Sousse. The Tunisian Shems FM radio station cited a Tunisian security official who said the graves were damaged over the last month. Claims on Facebook had said the graves were vandalized on Jan. 23….
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