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Fast Forward Germany Relaxes Criteria for Holocaust Survivors
Following negotiations with the Claims Conference, Germany has agreed to loosen the criteria for payment to certain survivors of ghettos. Under the new rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, any Jew who spent at least 12 months in a ghetto, in hiding or living under a false identity will be eligible for a monthly…
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Fast Forward Scores of Lawmakers Call for Gross’ Release
Nearly 100 U.S. lawmakers called on the government of Cuba to release imprisoned Jewish U.S. contractor Alan Gross. Nineteen senators and 72 members of the House of Representatives sent letters to the government of Cuba at the urging of the Jewish Federations of North America and its members. Also, eight congressmen sent a letter to…
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Fast Forward Fearing Death, Shalit Went on Hunger Strike
Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit went on a hunger strike that put his life in danger shortly before his release. The hunger strike is what led in part to Hamas agreeing to an exchange, out of fear that Shalit would die and Hamas would lose its main bargaining chip, Yediot Acharonot reported on Sunday….
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Fast Forward Arson Suspected at Florida Judaica Store
A fire at a Jewish bookstore in South Florida is being investigated as arson. Police believe the fire that broke out inside the Holyland Judaica store in Hollywood, Fla., was intentionally set, according to WSVN TV news. Surveillance cameras showed people running out of the back of the store before the fire began, and the…
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Fast Forward Bearded Chabad Rabbi Can Join U.S. Army
A bearded Chabad rabbi has won his battle to join the U.S. Army without shaving his beard. Rabbi Menachem Stern, whose approval to serve as an Army Reserve chaplain in 2009 was rescinded because he refused to shave his beard, will be allowed to serve after settling a lawsuit against the military, Chabad-Lubavitch News reported….
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Scraps Controversial Ad Campaign
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is canceling an ad campaign aimed at luring Israeli expatriates home that some American Jews have found offensive. The ads, produced by Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, attempt to convey the message that the children and families of Israeli expats will not have Israeli identities if they stay in the…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Blasts Jewish Ambassador
A British lawmaker came under fire for suggesting the country’s Jewish ambassador to Israel is biased because of his religion. Paul Flynn, a Labour parliamentarian, claimed last week that Britain’s ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, “was serving the interests of the Israeli government,” The Associated Press reported. “I do not normally fall for conspiracy theories,…
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Fast Forward Man Charged With Vandalizing Jewish Stores
A New Brunswick, N.J., man has been charged in the vandalism of several Jewish-owned shops in nearby Highland Park. Richard M. Green has been charged with five counts of criminal mischief in the smashing the windows of five Jewish-owned businesses. Green, 52, was arrested on Wednesday. Windows were smashed Tuesday night at five stores owned…
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