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Fast Forward Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike
At least 1,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have launched an open-ended hunger strike. The hunger strikes began on Tuesday, on what the Palestinians observe as “Prisoners’ Day,” which honors prisoners being held in Israeli jails. Another 2,300 prisoners declared they would not eat on Tuesday in solidarity with the hunger strikers, and returned their…
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Fast Forward Google Street View Israel Set To Launch
Google’s Street View in Israel will go online next week. The project, which will feature 3-D images of the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and other attractions in Israel such as the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and the Ramon Crater, will be launched with a ceremony in Tel Aviv on April…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Vandals Wreck Quebec Cottages
Vandals broke into several Jewish-owned summer cottages in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal, defacing at least two with anti-Jewish hate messages and swastikas. Quebec Provincial Police are investigating the break-ins in Val Morin, 60 miles northwest of Montreal, the Montreal Gazette reported Monday. No one was in the homes during the incidents, the newspaper…
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Fast Forward Faded Catskills Resort Burns Down
The former Brown’s Hotel, once a popular resort in the Catskill Mountains, has burned down. The fire, which began at approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, destroyed seven of the nine buildings in what are now the Grandview Palace condominiums in Fallsburg, N.Y. About 100 people were evacuated; no injuries were reported. Earlier this year, the town…
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Fast Forward Ponzi Scheme Targeted Persian Jews in L.A.
A Ponzi scheme targeting the Persian-Jewish community in Los Angeles was shut down by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC obtained an emergency court order on April 13 to stop the scheme. According to the SEC, Shervin Neman, also known as Shervin Davatgarzadeh, allegedly raised more than $7.5 million from investors in the…
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Fast Forward Omaha Temple Starts Tri-Faith Campus
A Reform congregation in Omaha, Neb., has broken ground on a new synagogue building as part of a tri-faith campus. The 140-year-old Temple Israel broke ground Sunday on a building that will seat 900 in its sanctuary. The campus is set to include a mosque, an Episcopal church and a center for all faiths. Each…
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Fast Forward Former Ramaz Nurse Can Sue Under Whistleblower Law
A former school nurse at the Ramaz School in New York who says she was fired for reporting a possible case of child abuse can sue the school under the state’s whistleblower law. The New York State Court of Appeals court ruled April 12 in a 3-2 vote that Joyce Villarin can sue the school…
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Fast Forward Test Question Withdrawn Amid Jewish Concerns
An Ohio Graduation Test question that draws a direct correlation between the Holocaust and Arab resentment over the formation of the State of Israel was withdrawn for future tests. The question on a test given to Ohio 10th-graders in five subject areas raised concerns among Ohio Jews, the Cleveland Jewish News reported. Joyce Garver Keller,…
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