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Fast Forward Obama Sends ‘Happy Hanukkah’ Message
President Obama wished Jews in the U.S. and around the world a joyous Chanukah. The Chanukah story, he said in a message Tuesday, “reminds us to count our blessings, to honor the sacrifices of our ancestors, and to believe that through faith and determination we can work together to build a brighter, better world for…
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Fast Forward Leader of South Sudan Visits Israel
The president of the new country of South Sudan arrived in Israel for a short working visit during which the possibility of repatriating Sudanese infiltrators to the country set to be discussed. Salva Kiir met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who offered to send a government delegation to South Sudan to assess how…
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Fast Forward Maynard Wishner, Former AJC President, Dies at 88
Maynard Wishner, a past national president of the American Jewish Committee who also headed other Jewish groups, has died. Wishner, a Chicago attorney and activist who served as the AJC’s national president from 1980 to 1983, died Monday at 88. He had been serving as honorary president and a member of its Board of Governors…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Fired Over Nazi-Themed Party
A British lawmaker was fired from his job working for a senior Conservative Party minister after attending a Nazi-themed party. Aiden Burley, 32, a parliamentary private secretary for Transport Secretary Justine Greening, was dismissed Monday a week after photos of his presence at the stag party at a French ski resort came to light. At…
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Fast Forward Leader Asks Jews To Return to Tunisia
The interim president of Tunisia called for its Jews to return, although it was not clear if he was reflecting the Islamist-led coalition. President Moncef Marzouki met Monday with Haim Bittan, the chief rabbi to the country’s remaining 1,500 Jews, The Associated Press reported. Under Tunisia’s previous constitution, the president held strong executive powers. Marzouki,…
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Fast Forward Czech Jews Join Nation in Mourning Havel
Along with their fellow countrymen, Czech Jews mourned the death of former President Vaclav Havel. Havel, who as Czechoslovakia’s first post-Communist president repeatedly denounced anti-Semitism, died Sunday at 75 after a long illness. A statement from the Federation of Czech Jewish Communities said that Jews had respected Havel as a statesman and a world-renowned writer,…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Federation Employee Indicted for Theft
An employee of the UJA-Federation of New York allegedly sold photocopies of checks from high-profile donors to gang members who used the identity details to steal more than $2 million. Tracy Nelson, 24, of Brooklyn, was indicted Friday in the scam, as was the man she lived with, Roberto Millar, who is an Audi car…
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Fast Forward In Shalit Swap, 550 Palestinian Prisoners Released
Some 550 Palestinians were released from Israeli jails in the second stage of the prisoner swap for captured soldier Gilad Shalit. The prisoners, including six women, were handed over by Israel on Sunday night. They left from the Ayalon Prison near Tel Aviv and were bused to four separate crossings in order to be released…
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