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Fast Forward Elan Steinberg, WJC Official, Dies at 59
Elan Steinberg, the former World Jewish Congress executive vice president who helped lead efforts to obtain restitution for properties stolen during the Holocaust, has died. Steinberg, 59, died in New York on Friday after a brief struggle with cancer, said Menachem Rosensaft, who, like Steinberg, is a vice president of the American Gathering of Jewish…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Group Must Pay for Tree
The foundation established to preserve Anne Frank’s famous chestnut tree must pay for its removal and storage, a Dutch court ruled. The Amsterdam court ruled that the Support Anne Frank Tree Foundation, established in 2008, must pay the Van der Leij company some $20,000 for its work or the company does not have to return…
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News Beinart Spars With Federation Head on Birthright
Peter Beinart and the president of the Boston Jewish federation sparred over Birthright Israel during a public event at Harvard University. Beinart, already in the news for calling for a boycott against Israeli settlements, slammed the travel program that has brought hundreds of thousands of young Jews to Israel. During a dialogue Wednesday with Barry…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Foundation Must Pay for Famed Tree
The foundation established to preserve Anne Frank’s famous chestnut tree must pay for its removal and storage, a Dutch court ruled. The Amsterdam court ruled that the Support Anne Frank Tree Foundation, established in 2008, must pay the Van der Leij company some $20,000 for its work or the company does not have to return…
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Fast Forward Lithuania Will Compensate Jewish Victims
The Lithuanian government has created a fund to compensate Jews for property confiscated during the Nazi and Soviet nationalist eras. The more than $50 million fund was approved by the Lithuanian government on Wednesday. The funds will be distributed over the next 10 years to help support Jewish life and heritage in Lithuania. An additional…
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Fast Forward Long-Range Rocket Hits Eilat
A long-range Grad rocket thought to have been fired from Egypt’s Sinai hit a near a residential area in Eilat. The rocket exploded in the southern resort town early Thursday morning. No injuries were reported. The rocket landed in a construction site, according to reports. Three explosions were heard in the city, but the other…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Opposes Unilateral Iran Strike
A unilateral strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities is not the best course of action, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. “It’s our very strong belief, as President Obama conveyed to the Israelis, that it is not in anyone’s interest for them to take unilateral action,” Clinton said in an ABC News interview…
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Fast Forward Jewish Studies Poster Defaced at Indiana U.
A Jewish studies poster in a lecture hall at Indiana University was defaced. The word “Hitler” and a swastika were drawn on the poster in black marker, the Indiana Daily Student reported. The vandalism was discovered earlier this week. Campus police believe the incident occurred last weekend, according to the student publication. Campus police said…
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