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Fast Forward Witness Comes Forward in Most-Wanted Nazi Case
Slovak police reportedly have found a witness to corroborate charges against Laszlo Csatary, an alleged Hungarian war criminal. Csatary, 97, served during World War II as a Hungarian police commander in the Jewish ghetto of Kosice, then a part of Hungary and now in Slovakia. The investigation in Kosice focuses on Csatary’s alleged involvement in…
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Fast Forward Hungary Rejects Complaint About ‘Jewish List’ Leader
Prosecutors in Budapest reportedly have rejected a complaint about a lawmaker who called Jews a “security risk.” The prosecutor’s office of the Hungarian capital rejected a complaint by Rabbi Slomo Koves and Daniel Bodnar of Hungary’s Chabad-Lubavitch community over statements made in parliament in November by Marton Gyongyosi, the Associated Press reported. Gyongyosi, who represents…
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Fast Forward Hollande Meets With Chief Rabbi on Gay Marriage
French President Francois Hollande met with local religious leaders, including the country’s chief rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, to hear their views on same-sex marriages. Tuesday’s meeting at the Elysee Palace, the official presidential residence, was held days before a planned demonstration against a draft law unveiled in November by France’s Socialist government that would allow gay…
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Fast Forward Historic Munich Synagogue Gets New Lease on Life
A historic synagogue in Munich will get a shot in the arm thanks to efforts by a local Jewish cultural activist with help from the Germany city. Rachel Salamander, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, formally announced plans on Tuesday to renovate the Reichenbachstrasse Synagogue, which has fallen into disuse since the Jewish community dedicated the…
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Fast Forward Let It Snow — in Israel
Snow and hail began falling in the Jerusalem area and continued to fall in the north of the country. Areas of the West Bank, including Hebron and Ramallah were also blanketed in snow. The snow in Jerusalem is expected to accumulate, and residents have been requested to avoid going out unless absolutely necessary. Mayor Nir…
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Fast Forward Hungary Punished for Anti-Semitic Soccer Fans
Hungary’s national soccer team will face sanctions because of anti-Semitic chants by its fans in August, the FIFA soccer association has announced. The punishment handed out by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s disciplinary committee on Jan. 8 included a $43,000 fine to be paid by the Hungarian MLSZ national team. It will also have…
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Fast Forward Rome Soccer Team Probed for Anti-Semitic Abuse
European soccer authorities have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Rome soccer team Lazio for the alleged anti-Semitism of its fans. The action follows alleged racist chanting and other racist and anti-Semitic behavior on the part of hardcore fans at a match with London’s Tottenham Hotspur team in Rome in November. Tottenham has many Jewish supporters…
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Fast Forward French Push Twitter Over ‘Good Jew’ Hashtag
France’s main Jewish student union asked a Paris court to order Twitter to divulge details about users who post anti-Semitic comments. Tuesday’s hearing came on the heels of a weekend of Twitter posts using the hashtag #SiJetaisNazi, or #IfIWereANazi, which was one of the country’s top five trending topics on Jan. 5. The court is…
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