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Fast Forward Adelsons Deny Pushing Las Vegas Poll Switch
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has denied involvement in the decision to hold a special Republican caucus in a Nevada county to accommodate Sabbath-observant Jewish voters. Clark County last week moved its Feb. 4 caucus to 7 p.m., six hours after the state’s totals are scheduled to be reported. Among the county’s voters is Adelson, who…
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Fast Forward Suspect Confesses in N.J. Synagogue Attacks
The 19-year-old man charged in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues confessed to the crimes, prosecutors said. Anthony Graziano confessed to the Jan. 11 firebomb attack on a synagogue and residence in Rutherford and the Jan. 3 arson attack on a synagogue in Paramus, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney said Tuesday, according to…
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Fast Forward Bibi Holds Live Facebook Chat With Arabs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a live Facebook chat with web surfers from the Arab world. Netanyahu responded in Arabic to questions from people from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, the Gulf States, northern Africa and the Palestinian Authority, as well as from Israeli Arabs. The questions and answers were translated by Ofir Gendelman, the prime…
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Fast Forward Ahmadinejad Branded Chief Holocaust Denier
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the “Holocaust denier-in-chief,” American Jewish Committee Executive Director David Harris in Greece. “The Holocaust denier-in-chief is the president of Iran. This is shameful enough. What I find no less shameful, though, is how many countries are prepared to overlook or minimize his heinous words in the interest of ‘solidarity’ or…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Will Cut Emissions by 14%
A Jewish environmental group persuaded 33 Jewish organizational leaders to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent within three years. The signatories to The Jewish Environmental and Energy Imperative pledged as well to promote sustainability in the Jewish community, advocate for reduced fossil fuel emissions, appoint a sustainability officer, conduct an energy audit,…
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Fast Forward Bill Clinton Wins Arkansas Jewish Honor
President Bill Clinton will receive the Tikkun Olam Lifetime Achievement Award of the Jewish Federation of Arkansas. The federation made the announcement Monday and will bestow the honor at a Feb. 4 ceremony in Little Rock marking its 100th anniversary celebration dinner. “[President Clinton] has exemplified tikkun olam in Arkansas and throughout the world,” said…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Asks Mel Gibson for Donation
A California synagogue asked movie star Mel Gibson for a donation, suggesting it would remedy his reputation regarding Jews. The president of Congregation Beth Shalom in Corona sent the filmmaker and actor a letter asking for help to prevent the synagogue from losing its building, the Hollywood gossip site TMZ reported last Friday. “Our proposal…
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Fast Forward Jewish Center Gets Gift for Rare Books
A $2.5 million gift from the David Berg Foundation will be used to establish a rare books room at the Center for Jewish History in New York. The center, which announced the gift earlier this month, houses the collections of the the American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum…
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