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Fast Forward Raoul Wallenberg’s 100th Birthday Celebrated
Sweden marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis. The event, sponsored by the Raoul Wallenberg Academy, was held Saturday in Sigtuna, located north of Stockholm. “Those who knew how to confront hate and who saved lives were perhaps unable to…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbi Dies Using Sea as Mikveh
A haredi Orthodox rabbi from London died while ritually immersing himself in the sea while on vacation in Wales. Rabbi Dov Berish Englander, 47, was using the sea as a mikvah to perform his daily ritual immersion when he drowned on Aug. 2, the Jewish Chronicle reported. A guest at a nearby hotel called emergency…
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Fast Forward Estonia Plans To Change Kosher Slaughter Law
Estonia will change its law on religious slaughter, government officials have said. The change is necessary because religious slaughter “does not take new scientific knowledge into account,” the head of Estonia’s Animal Welfare Bureau, Sirje Jalakas, told JTA. She added that “there is no plan to ban” kosher slaughter in Estonia. The change is being…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Open Fire on Fleeing Syrian
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Syrian civilian who attempted to breach the border fence into Israel on the Golan Heights. Several men have tried to enter Israel from Syria in recent weeks. The soldiers fired warning shots into the air Saturday afternoon as the Syrian man attempted to cut the barbed-wire border fence. When…
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Fast Forward Physics Prof Confirms Gift to J Street
A physicist said he would probably donate part of the $3 million he won in a surprise award to J Street, the liberal pro-Israel group. Edward Witten, a professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton N.J., was one of nine physicists chosen by Yuri Milner, a Russian high-tech investor, to…
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Fast Forward German Rower Leaves Games Amid Neo-Nazi Flap
A German Olympic rower has left the Olympic Village following claims that her boyfriend is a member of an extremist political party inspired by the Nazis. Nadja Drygalla, who had already finished competing at the Games as part of the women’s rowing eight team reportedly left today of her own accord after a 90-minute conversation…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Consider New Statehood Bid
The Palestinian Authority is considering a bid in September to be a UN “non-member observer state.” P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas is ready to take the step, and has the backing of the Arab League, but has not yet decided when he will go ahead, according to the Associated Press. Abbas leans toward waiting until after…
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Fast Forward Ahmadinejad Says Goal is Israel’s ‘Annihilation’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the objective of the world must be the “annihilation” of Israel. Ahmadinejad met Wednesday with ambassadors from Muslim countries to convey his wishes for the holy month of Ramadan. Much of his speech, according to IRNA, the official Iranian news agency, focused on what Ahmadinejad described as Zionist control of…
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