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Fast Forward 280 Graduate From Chabad Rabbi School
Chabad’s Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, N.J., plans to ordain 280 new rabbis at an event the movement is billing as the largest ordination class in the modern era. The Sept. 9 program will feature former Israeli Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Israel Meir Lau and other rabbinic dignitaries. The newly minted rabbis, some of whom…
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Fast Forward French Soccer Fan Fined for Nazi Salute
A French judge has fined a French soccer fan for making a Hitler salute at a match and banned him from entering his city’s main stadium. The court in Brest, in western France, imposed a $910 fine on the 32-year-old man, according to the news site Paris Depeches. He was seen making the Hitler salute…
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Fast Forward Ehud Barak Praises U.S. Anti-Iran Buildup
Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, called recent deployment of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf “impressive” and suggested that the United States is prepared to deal with Iran. “Israel reserves the right to make sovereign decisions, and the U.S. respects that, but no mistake should be made regarding the impressive scope of the American preparations…
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Fast Forward Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Vilifies Jewish Opponent
Anti-Semitism in Venezuela has spiked during the electoral race for president between a Catholic man of Jewish descent and President Hugo Chavez, according to a new report. State media and supporters of Chavez, who has ruled the country for the past 14 years, regularly “vilify” his opponent, Henrique Capriles Radonski, derisively referring to his Jewish…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Cites Netanyahu Praising Obama
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praising the Obama administration in a bid to show that Republicans have “lied” about Obama and Israel. “Barack Obama promised always to stand with Israel to tighten sanctions on Iran—and take nothing off the table,” Kerry said Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C., where Democrats are…
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Fast Forward Gabrielle Giffords Says Pledge at Convention
Gabrielle Giffords recited the pledge of allegiance at the Democratic National Convention. The former Arizona congresswoman walked onto the stage Thursday night, using a cane and accompanied by her close friend Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democratic National Committee chairwoman, to extended cheers and cries of “Gabby!” Giffords was shot in the head by…
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Fast Forward Mayor Seeks To Block Crematory Near Camp
The mayor of Lublin introduced a resolution that would prevent the construction of a commercial crematory in the area surrounding the former Majdanek Nazi camp. Mayor Krzysztof Zuk offered the resolution to the City Council at a meeting on Thursday that would designate the area as a protected area. “Today, Lublin City Council decided to…
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Fast Forward Israel Critic Judith Butler Honored in Germany
Protests are mounting against plans by the city of Frankfurt to honor Jewish-American scholar Judith Butler, a staunch critic of Israel. The Central Council of Jews in Germany and the political activist group Scholars for Peace in the Middle East are among groups that have slammed the city for choosing to honor Butler with its…
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