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Fast Forward Raymond Aubrac, 97, French Resistance Fighter, Dies
Raymond Aubrac, a prominent figure of the French Resistance against the Nazis during World War II, has died. Aubrac, who was Jewish, died on Tuesday evening in Paris, at the age of 97, his daughter confirmed. He born Raymond Samuel in 1914 in Vesoul in eastern France. He was one of the last high-profile members…
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Fast Forward Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas Spar Over ‘Maccabees’ Movie
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas said in a letter to Mel Gibson that the actor and filmmaker “hates Jews” after Warner Bros. rejected Eszterhas’ screenplay for Gibson’s movie about Judah Maccabee. The letter, published on The Wrap.com, accuses Gibson of not really wanting to make the film, and sabotaging it, saying: “I’ve come to the conclusion that…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Call for Pollard’s Release
Top U.S. Jewish organizations joined the call on President Obama to release Jonathan Pollard because of his reported illness. “A few months ago we visited Jonathan Pollard in prison and came away concerned about his health and the medical challenges he faced,” said a letter sent this week to Obama from Richard Stone, the chairman…
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Fast Forward Iran Promises New Proposals at Nuclear Talks
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said his country was prepared to offer “new initiatives” at upcoming nuclear talks in Istanbul. “Iran’s representatives will participate in the negotiations with new initiatives,” Saeed Jalili was quoted as saying Wednesday by the official Iranian news agency, IRNA. “We hope that the P5+1 countries will also enter talks with constructive…
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Fast Forward Non-Orthodox Angry Over Hotel Discrimination
Leaders of the Israeli Reform and Conservative movements sent a letter of complaint to the Israeli government charging that Israeli hotels discriminate against non-Orthodox Jews. In a letter to two government ministers, the leaders of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism and the Masorti Movement alleged that Israeli hotels discriminate by refusing to grant non-Orthodox…
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Fast Forward Tunisia Leader Vows To Protect Country’s’ Jews
On a visit to a synagogue that had been bombed 10 years ago, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said Tunisia is committed to the security of its Jews and that they are equal citizens under the law. Marzouki also said he had invited a group of Jewish school children to visit his office at the Carthage…
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Fast Forward Israel Discusses Attending Nonproliferation Conference
Finland’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs visited Jerusalem secretly last week for talks with Israeli counterparts about Israel’s involvement in a conference to ban nuclear arms from the Middle East. Two years ago Israel voiced opposition to such a conference. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty conference is scheduled to be held in Helsinki in December…
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Fast Forward Greenberg Named Maccabiah Hoops Coach
Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg was named the head coach of the U.S. Maccabiah Games men’s basketball team. Greenberg, 45, will be assembling a squad for the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel in July 2013. “This volunteer position is important to me because any time you can represent your country and your faith in the…
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