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Fast Forward Terrorists Owe 9/11 Victims $6B: Court
A United States Federal Court has recommended that Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaeda pay $6 billion in compensation to the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The symbolic decision on Monday came as a recommendation in response to a lawsuit brought by relatives of 47 victims, which was decided in…
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Fast Forward Romney Tours Polish Jewish Museum Site
Mitt Romney toured the site of the future Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, completing the third leg of a three-country tour that also included Britain and Israel, on Tuesday met with museum chairman Piotr Wislicki, deputy chairman Marian Turski, interim director Waldemar Dabrowski, exhibition director Barbara…
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Fast Forward Hebrew U. Marks Decade Since Bombing
A memorial service at Hebrew University in Jerusalem marked the 10th anniversary of a fatal bombing there that killed nine, including five Americans. “A decade has passed since the attack, and it is not only a time to mourn, but also a time to reflect upon the mission entrusted to us,” said university President Menahem…
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Fast Forward Last Surviving Escapee From Auschwitz Dies
August Kowalczyk, a Polish actor who was the last survivor of a group of Polish prisoners who escaped from Auschwitz, has died. Polish media said Kowalczyk died Sunday in a hospice he had recently founded in Oswieciem, the small town in southern Poland where Auschwitz is located. He was 90. As a Polish soldier, Kowalczyk…
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News Mandel-Brown Race Shapes Up as Costly Ohio Battle
A flood of money brought in by prominent national political action committees has become the norm in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Ohio, which pits first-term incumbent Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, against Republican Josh Mandel, the state treasurer and a Jewish Iraq war veteran. Because of the state’s swing role in recent presidential elections…
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Fast Forward Austrians Allow Circumcisions To Continue
An Austrian province ruled that doctors may continue to perform infant circumcisions for religious reasons without risking criminal charges. Following a temporary suspension of infant circumcisions in hospitals, the Vorarlberg province’s Justice Ministry made the ruling on Monday, Reuters reported. “We only wanted to get legal certainty for doctors so they can be clear whether…
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Fast Forward Bibi Favorability at 34% With Americans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is viewed favorably by 35% of Americans, compared to 23% unfavorable, a new Gallup poll revealed. Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to view Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favorably, and President Obama’s Jewish support remains steady, according to polling by Gallup. Fifty percent of Republicans view Netanyahu favorably,…
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Fast Forward Musical About Shoah Hero Scrapped at Treblinka
Excerpts of a musical based on the life of Janusz Korczak to be held at Treblinka will not take place as scheduled. In light of a protest by Jan Karski Association, the regional governor withheld permission for the event. In addition, the performance’s organizer – the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – missed the deadline for…
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