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Fast Forward N.J. Teen Suspected of Targeting More Synagogues
The 19-year-old man charged in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues allegedly planned to attack another nearby synagogue. Anthony Graziano of Lodi, N.J., who has pleaded not guilty to the two attacks, allegedly hid Molotov cocktails and a bicycle in the woods near the Jewish Community Center of Paramus with plans for an attack…
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Fast Forward Pinto Ex-Aide Arranged Illegal Donations: Report
An ex-aide to an influential rabbi who is now a top fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm may have steered illegal campaign donations to the freshman New York lawmaker. The New York Times reported Jan. 27 that Ofer Biton, a former aide to Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto and an Israeli citizen, is under federal investigation…
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Fast Forward Quebec Mayor in Trouble Over Israel Remarks
A Jewish group is demanding the resignation of a Quebec mayor who said Israel shouldn’t exist. Stephane Gendron said Israel is an apartheid state and expressed hope for its demise, in remarks made Dec. 27 on a daily television show he hosts, . He said “products being made in Israel, on land stolen from Palestinians,…
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Fast Forward Obama Vows To Fight Holocaust Denial
President Barack Obama pledged to combat Holocaust denial in a message marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In his message, Obama said the United States would “pledge to speak truth to those who deny the Holocaust.” “As we celebrate the strength and resilience of survivors, we pledge to stand strong against all those who would commit…
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Fast Forward In Davos, Barak Calls for Anti-Iran Sanctions
Ehud Barak called for intensified sanctions on Iran at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Barak, Israel’s defense minister and deputy prime minister, said Friday that a stable world order would be impossible if Iran achieves a nuclear weapons capability. “Iran is prepared to defy and decieve the whole world to turn themselves into a…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Meet With Jonathan Pollard
Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations met with convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. The Tuesday meeting was held at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina, where Pollard has served 27 years of a life sentence for espionage. “We returned with a renewed commitment to work for Mr. Pollard’s release…
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Fast Forward Germans Honored for Keeping Jewish Culture Alive
A former Wehrmacht soldier was one of five Germans honored this year for helping ensure that local Jewish history and culture are not forgotten. The 12th annual Obermayer German Jewish History Awards, one of several events in Germany marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, come as a new study…
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Culture Jewish Schools Use iPad
Toward the end of his life, Apple’s visionary leader, Steve Jobs, was visited by another computer innovator, Microsoft’s Bill Gates. The conversation turned to the future of education. As related in Walter Isaacson’s recent biography of Jobs, both men agreed that computers had made surprisingly little impact on schools. “Computers and mobile devices would have…
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