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Fast Forward Reform Chief Rabbinate, AJC Urges Israel
The American Jewish Committee called on the Israeli government to reform the institution of the Chief Rabbinate. AJC in a resolution adopted by its Board of Governors urged the Israeli government “to undertake promptly all needed actions” to remove the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly over issues of personal status, including marriage, divorce, burial and conversion to…
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Fast Forward Chicago Chabad House Goes on Auction Block
The Lubavitch Chabad House in Chicago is going on the auction block. The foreclosed building on North Dearborn Avenue will be auctioned off Wednesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Seven years ago, Chabad sought to build a state-of-the-art center at Chestnut and Clark streets, on Chicago’s so-called “Gold Coast,” and used its building on North…
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Fast Forward Dad in Jewish ‘Pimp’ Case Slams Prosecutor
Prosecutors dropped all charges against a group of men who had been accused of sexually abusing a young Brooklyn haredi Orthodox woman for eight years. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges on Tuesday against four Crown Heights men accused of raping and forcing the woman to serve as a prostitute in their neighborhood…
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Fast Forward Iran Official Blames Drug Trade on Jews, Talmud
An Iranian vice president blamed “Zionists” for the global drug trade and said the Talmud encourages promoting addiction in non-Jewish communities. Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi made the comments Tuesday as part of ceremonies marking International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Tehran. He said evidence of the “Zionists’” direct involvement in…
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Fast Forward Hungary Police Quiz Whistle-Blowing Rabbi
A whistle-blowing Budapest rabbi was questioned by police for what has been described as misuse of sensitive private information stemming from a personal conflict within the Jewish community. Rabbi Zoltan Radnoti this week was interrogated at a local police station, finger-printed and photographed. The investigation stems from a case last year, in which Radnoti revealed…
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Fast Forward German Jews Angry at Anti-Circumcision Law
Germany’s top Jewish leader has reacted sharply to a court ruling in the District Court of Cologne, which would make ritual circumcision for boys a criminal act. Dieter Graumann, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, in a statement issued Tuesday, called on the Federal Parliament to step in “to ensure religious freedom.”…
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Fast Forward Claims Conference Boosts Help for Greek Jews
The Claims Conference will significantly increase its aid to Greece’s Jewish community in light of the country’s economic crisis and the recent rise of a neo-Nazi party. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which administers Holocaust reparations from Germany, said Tuesday it was increasing its assistance, giving $272,000 for 2012 to the Central…
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Fast Forward Charles Barron Loses Race for Congress
New York City Councilman Charles Barron, a fierce critic of Israeli policy who was opposed by Jewish lawmakers and top party officials, was trounced his bid to secure the Democratic nomination in a Brooklyn congressional race. Barron lost decisively to state Assemblyman Hakeen Jeffries Tuesday in the fight to succeed 24-year incumbent Rep. Edolphus Towns,…
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