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Fast Forward Court’s Immigration Ruling Gets Mixed Reaction
Most Jewish groups who have weighed in on Arizona’s controversial immigration law saw progress in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to repeal three of the law’s four parts, but had concerns that law enforcement officials would still be allowed to check the legal immigration status of people they detain. The high court on Monday invalidated…
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Fast Forward Berman Slams Group for Anti-Israel Billboard
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman slammed a Los Angeles-area group for anti-Israel billboards that call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. In his letter to The Coalition to Stop $30 Billion to Israel, Berman (D-Calif.) emphasized the importance of providing assistance to Israel. “We are the leading voice in the international community, and have…
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Fast Forward Sylvia Ettinger, Camp Ramah Founder, Dies at 95
Ettenberg, the first female senior administrator at the Jewish Theological Seminary, died June 21 at age 95. She was recognized as a dean emerita at JTS. The Brooklyn native was at the forefront of many Conservative Jewish educational initiatives, including the Prozdor Hebrew High School program and the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education…
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Fast Forward Head of Virginia Holocaust Museum Is Ousted
The Virginia Holocaust Museum ousted its executive director and president, Jay Ipson. Ipson, 77, a co-founder of the Richmond museum in 2003, said he believes that he was ousted for criticizing insurance companies for denying claims sought by Holocaust survivors, according to multiple news reports. Ipson is a Holocaust survivor. He will be succeeded on…
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Fast Forward Ezra Merkin Pays $400M To Settle Madoff Suit
Former money manager J. Ezra Merkin has agreed to turn over hundreds of millions of dollars to duped investors in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. In a settlement announced Monday by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Mirkin agreed to pay $405 million to compensate investors over a three-year period, and $5 million to the State…
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Fast Forward Plane Trailing Swastika Banner Stuns Beachgoers
A swastika on the banner of an airplane startled beach-goers in New York and surrounding states. The banner included the word swastika and a swastika intertwined with a Star of David, the symbol of the Raelian movement. On Saturday it flew over New York, Long Island and New Jersey, while another flew over Los Angeles,…
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Fast Forward Tutu Condemns Israel’s Anti-African Crackdown
Archbishop Desmond Tutu responded to the outrage of a Jewish journalist in Cape Town over Israel’s policy towards African immigrants. Tutu responded to a public letter by Cape Town Jewish journalist Moira Levy, who had condemned Israel’s move to deport illegal African migrants. Levy had stated publicly that she will turn on her Jewish roots,…
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Fast Forward Obama Calls Egypt’s Morsi To Push Democracy
President Obama called the winner and the loser of Egypt’s presidential election and emphasized preserving mutual interests, an allusion to the peace treaty with Israel and strong U.S.-Egyptian ties. In his conversation with the victor, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi, “The President underscored that the United States will continue to support Egypt’s transition to democracy…
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