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News U.S. Hoped Pope Would Raise Gross Issue in Cuba
The U.S. State Department asked Pope Benedict XVI to push for the release of Alan Gross from a Cuban jail during his visit to the island nation. The request for the pope to discuss the Gross case with Cuban officials while he was in Cuba this week went directly to the Vatican and through the…
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Fast Forward Nevada Inmate Wins Right to Kosher Food
The Nevada Department of Corrections, responding to an inmate’s lawsuit, agreed to provide Orthodox Jewish inmates with kosher-certified meals. Corrections department officials said this week that the department would obtain rabbinic kosher certification of food prepared for those who joined the lawsuit filed by Howard Ackerman “and demonstrate an ability to maintain such certification,” the…
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Fast Forward Adelson Says Newt Is at ‘End of Line’
Casino and hotel magnate Sheldon Adelson said he believes GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is “at the end of his line” in the race. Adelson’s remarks, reported Wednesday by the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, were given informally to a small group on Monday at a Las Vegas hotel and casino owned by Adelson, on the…
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Fast Forward Elvis Fans Get Their Own Israel Tour
A tour to Israel is appealing to Elvis fans, and it reportedly will not feature Elvis look-alikes. The Elvis Presley Holy Land tour in May 2013 will take 100 Elvis fans on a traditional tour of Israel, which will also stop at the Elvis Inn in Abu Gosh near Jerusalem, a diner-cum-shrine to The King….
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Fast Forward Toulouse Gunman To Be Buried in France
The body of the gunman who killed three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse will be buried in France instead of Algeria, as his father requested. Algerian authorities have refused to allow the body of Mohamed Merah to enter the country for burial, Reuters reported, citing an official at the Grand…
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Fast Forward Settlers Move Into Hebron Home Near Patriarchs Cave
Several dozen settlers moved into a home located near the Cave of the Patriarchs that they say they purchased. The settlers moved into the house after midnight Wednesday night. They say they have papers proving ownership, according to reports. The Palestinian owner of the house was taken by the Palestinian police for questioning, according to…
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Fast Forward Toulouse School Gets Anti-Semitic Hate Mail
The Jewish school in France where a gunman killed three children and a teacher has received a rash of anti-Semitic hate mail and phone calls since the attack. The Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse complained to the local prosecutor about the harassing mail and phone calls, the French news agency AFP reported. Prosecutor Michel Valet…
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Fast Forward Chicago Synagogue Hit by Vandals
The words “Jews murder” were spray-painted outside one of Chicago’s oldest congregations. The graffiti was discovered early Wednesday morning on the Anshe Emet synagogue on the North Side, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The congregation, which is nearly 140 years old, has been at its current location since 1929. Police are investigating the vandalism, according to…
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