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Fast Forward Malmo Anti-Semitic Crimes Go Unpunished: Report
Despite a record number of complaints about hate crimes in the Swedish city of Malmo, not a single person was convicted of such offenses in over two years, according to a recent report. The local daily Sydsvenskan on Jan. 7 reported that in 2010 and 2011, the Swedish court system did not convict anyone of…
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News Conservative Group Runs $5M Deficit Over 2 Years
The congregational arm of the Conservative movement ran a cumulative budget deficit of more than $5 million over the past two years, JTA has learned, renewing longstanding concerns for the future of one of the movement’s key institutional pillars. According to a financial audit obtained by JTA, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism reported back-to-back…
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Fast Forward Israeli Candidates Vie for the (Gasp!) American Vote
The debate moderator asked the candidates what their parties would do to prevent a third intifada, an increasingly common concern in the Israeli election campaign. In his answer, Jeremy Gimpel drew from his upbringing – in Atlanta, Ga. “I’m from America,” Gimpel said in English. “We don’t talk to terrorists. In America, we eliminate terrorists.”…
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Fast Forward Amy Winehouse Drank Self to Death: Inquest
Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse died of consuming too much alcohol, a second inquest into her death confirmed. Results of the second inquest provided Tuesday by the coroner, Dr. Shirley Radcliffe, matched those of the original in October 2011. The second inquest was required because the deputy coroner in the first investigation lacked the required…
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News Czech Jew a Frontrunner To Become Next President
If the pundits are correct, the Czech Republic may become the first country other than Israel to elect a Jewish president. Jan Fischer, 62, an understated former prime minister who led a caretaker government following a coalition collapse in 2009, is neck and neck in the polls with another former government head as the nation…
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Fast Forward Egyptian Quits After Calling for Return of Jews
Essam al-Erian, an advisor to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, resigned days after calling for Jews to return to Egypt and leave Israel to the Palestinians. Erian, deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, reportedly resigned Monday, saying he could not hold down the leadership position in his party along with being an…
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Fast Forward Can Natan Sharansky Settle Western Wall Feud?
He brought unprecedented attention to the plight of Soviet Jewry. He stood up to the KGB. He survived nine years in Siberia. He served in Israel’s fractious government. Now, Natan Sharansky is facing his next challenge: finding a solution to the growing battle over women’s prayer restrictions at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site. In…
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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel Gets Backing From Jewish Democrats
The National Jewish Democratic Council said it was confident Chuck Hagel would follow what it called President Obama’s “unprecedented” pro-Israel record. The statement Monday morning came before Obama’s formal announcement expected later Monday nominating Hagel, a former Republican senator, for defense secretary. “President Barack Obama’s unprecedented pro-Israel credentials are unquestionable, and setting policy starts and…
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