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Fast Forward Nevada Moves To Provide Kosher Food for Inmates
The state of Nevada has approved a contract to provide kosher kitchens and rabbinical supervision of kosher food for prison inmates. The approval Tuesday by the state Board of Examiners is part of an effort by the state to settle a class action lawsuit by Jewish inmates who want kosher prison meals, according to the…
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Fast Forward Peres Offers New Year’s Message to World
Israeli President Shimon Peres in a Rosh Hashanah message called Diaspora Jews “full partners” with Israel. Peres released a published Rosh Hashanah greeting and also posted a one-minute YouTube video greeting on his Facebook page “As we stand poised on the threshold of the New Year, it is my distinct pleasure to convey my heartfelt…
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Fast Forward El Al Ends Flights to Cairo
El Al said it is discontinuing its weekly flights to Cairo. In a letter published Sunday in the daily Maariv, El Al Airlines CEO Eliezer Shkedi said Israel’s official airline cannot afford the high security and operating costs for the nearly empty flights, according to news reports. The airline declined comment. Irena Etinger, spokeswoman for…
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Fast Forward Gabe Kapler Leads Israel in Baseball Classic
Team Israel has announced its 28-man roster for the World Baseball Classic Qualifier, which begins this week. Two former Major League Baseball players, Shawn Green and Gabe Kapler, will play outfield when Israel faces South Africa in Jupiter, Fla. on Sept. 19, according to a news release. The double-elimination tournament will send its overall winner…
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Fast Forward French Jews Get Warning of New Threats
The security service of France’s Jewish communities has alerted French Jews to “individuals pretending to be Jewish to gain access to community facilities.” In a statement released Sept. 14, the Service de Protection de la Communauté Juive, or SPCJ, also declared a state of elevated alertness during the High Holidays. “This year we have noticed…
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Fast Forward Mitt Romney Offers Rosh Hashanah Greetings
A strong America will always stand with a strong Israel, Mitt Romney said in his Rosh Hashanah message. “Israel is among America’s best friends and closest allies in the world and I believe no one should never doubt this basic truth: A free and strong America will always stand with a free and strong Israel,”…
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Fast Forward Simone Veil Wins France’s Highest Honor
French President Francois Hollande has awarded France’s highest honor to Simone Veil, a French politician and Holocaust survivor. Hollande personally presented Veil, 85, with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour at the Elysee Palace on Sept. 10. A lawyer by education, she served as Minister of Health under the center-right government of Valery…
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Fast Forward Mitt Romney: Same Iran ‘Red Line’ as Obama
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney suggested that he had the same “red line” as President Obama on Iran but a different strategy to prevent the Islamic Republic from crossing it. Romney told George Stephanopoulos of ABC News that his “red line” on Iran was the acquisition of a nuclear weapon. “My red line is Iran…
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