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Fast Forward Judge Won’t Drop Charges on Baltimore Shomrim
A Baltimore judge will not drop the charges against two Jewish brothers accused of beating a black teenager. Judge Pamela White on Tuesday denied the motion to drop the charges against Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, according to The Associated Press. The brothers have pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree assault, false imprisonment and carrying…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Synagogue Vies for Preservation Funds
A Brooklyn congregation was chosen as one of 40 New York-area organizations to compete for funds to restore their historic buildings. Congregation Beth Elohim is eligible to win up to $250,000 to restore its sanctuary’s stained glass windows as part of the American Express Partners in Preservation program in conjunction with the New York City…
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Fast Forward Bolinger Replaces Mizrahi as Israel Project Head
The Israel Project named Cathy Bolinger, its chief operating and financial officer, as the interim chief executive officer to replace the retiring Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi. Cathy Bolinger joined The Israel Project in 2005 and has been responsible for its day-to-day operations. In a news release announcing the selection, Israel Project Chairman Len Leader praised Bolinger’s…
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Fast Forward Jewish Student Blasted for Wearing Mock Arab Outfit
A Jewish student government senator at the University of California, San Diego was accused of insensitivity for dressing in Middle Eastern garb at a costume party. The senator, Ashton Cohen, was blasted by Amal Dalmar, a co-chair of the Student Affirmative Action Committee, and Noor El-Annan, a member of the Arab Student Union and Students…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Chants Cost Soccer Team a Point
An Argentine soccer club lost points after a penalty was leveled due to anti-Semitic chants made by its fans. The Argentine Football Association Disciplinary Court meted out the penalty to the Chacarita Juniors soccer club after anti-Semitic chants were made by Chacarita´s fans during a March game against Atlanta, a Jewish-backed soccer club. “Chaca is…
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Fast Forward Scottish Student Loses Israeli Insult Appeal
A university student in Scotland lost his appeal of a racism conviction for insulting a fellow student’s Israeli flag. On Tuesday, a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh turned down Paul Donnachie, 19, in a bid to have his conviction overturned. Donnachie had been sentenced last August to 150 hours of community…
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Fast Forward Obama Proclaims May as Jewish Heritage Month
President Obama celebrated the “shared struggle” of Jewish identity in proclaiming Jewish Heritage Month for the month of May. In the proclamation issued Tuesday, the president discussed the perseverance of Jewish Americans in overcoming adversity and hostility in order to reach success in America. “Even here, Jewish Americans bore the pains of hardship and hostility;…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitism Still Stubbornly High in Canada
Stubbornly high levels of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada show a “sustained undercurrent of anti-Jewish bias” in the country, B’nai Brith Canada said. B’nai Brith Canada’s annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents, released April 30, show there were 1,297 anti-Jewish occurrences in 2011 – a “negligible decrease” of 0.7 percent, or nine cases, from 2010. It was…
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