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Fast Forward Dozens of Righteous Gentiles Honored in Poland
Dozens of elderly non-Jewish Poles who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust were honored in Warsaw. Some 55 Poles who have been named Righteous Among Nations over the years by Yad Vashem attended a luncheon gathering Sunday at the Marriott Hotel sponsored by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous. In a series…
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Fast Forward Bosnia To End Anti-Semitic Discrimination
Politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina discussed changing the country’s constitution to end discrimination against Jews and other minorities. The politicians met on July 13 but did not come up with a concrete plan. Two days earlier, an Irish minister had urged Bosnia’s government to allow Jews, Roma and other minorities to run for high elected…
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Fast Forward GOP Speaker Will Balance Wasserman Schultz
A Philadelphia-area synagogue will feature a Republican speaker to balance an appearance by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is set to speak Monday at the Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Pa., on behalf of President Obama. The synagogue’s senior rabbi, Lance Sussman, told…
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Fast Forward U.S. Wants Egypt’s Morsi To Meet Bibi
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should meet, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, but the Obama administration will not force the issue. “It is up to the two nations and the president and the prime minister to make their own scheduling plans,” Clinton said Saturday during a news conference…
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Fast Forward Obama Staffer Dies Suddenly at Chicago HQ
A Jewish Obama campaign staffer collapsed in the Chicago campaign headquarters and died. Alex Okrent, 29, died on July 13. He was part of the campaign’s advertising department, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He had worked on Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign, the newspaper reported. Obama personally Tweeted: “A beloved…
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Fast Forward American Jews Reject ‘No Occupation’ Report
A letter to Benjamin Netanyahu signed by at least 40 American Jewish leaders expresses concern about the findings of a government committee which said that West Bank settlements are legal. The letter, initiated and organized by the Israel Policy Forum, was delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday. “As strong advocates for Israel’s security…
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Fast Forward Bibi: ‘Tragedy’ of Self-Immolation
A social justice protester who set himself on fire at a Tel Aviv demonstration is the victim of “a great and personal tragedy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, while ordering the relevant ministries to look into the case. Moshe Silman, 57, of Haifa, poured gasoline on his body and set himself alight Saturday night during…
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Fast Forward Australian Faces Trial on Child Sex Abuse Charge
A man accused of sexual abuse against children at an Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne will stand trial next July. David Cyprys, 44, a former security guard at Yeshivah College, faced Melbourne County Court July 13 to hear the judge order the trial to start on July 29, 2013. Cyprys, who is charged with 41…
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