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Fast Forward Sukkah Blocks Brooklyn Woman From Escaping Apartment Fire
(JTA) — A Brooklyn woman was one of 10 people injured in an apartment fire after her balcony exit was blocked by the sukkah erected on her balcony. Daniella Liby, 53, the divorced mother of three adult children, remains unconscious and on a respirator at a local hospital, the New York Daily News reported. The fire…
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Fast Forward Woody Allen Backpedals On ‘Sad, Sick’ Harvey Weinstein
(JTA) — Filmmaker Woody Allen clarified his remarks about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein made in an interview with the BBC. “When I said I felt sad for Harvey Weinstein, I thought it was clear the meaning was because he is a sad, sick man,” Allen said in a statement to Variety on Sunday night. “I…
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Fast Forward Ancient Roman Theater Uncovered At Western Wall
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An ancient Roman theater and eight stone courses, or layers of cut stone, were uncovered in excavations in the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem. The preserved archeological discoveries were unveiled to the media on Monday by the Israel Antiquities Authority, following work to remove an 8-meter layer of earth under Wilson’s Arch, the…
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Fast Forward Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Rocket Attack On Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Islamic State claimed responsibility for two rockets fired from the Sinai Peninsula at southern Israeli communities. ISIS made the claim on Monday, hours after the Sunday night attack, which triggered a Code Red alarm for Israeli communities near the border with Gaza. The Islamic State’s official news agency Amaq said ISIS…
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Fast Forward Israel Air Force Hits Syrian Missile Launcher
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Air Force attacked and incapacitated a missile launcher deep in Syria after it fired a surface-to-air missile toward Israeli military jets. The Syrian missile was fired Sunday morning at Israel Air Force jets during a “routine flight” over Lebanon, the IDF said. Israeli fighter jets responded by firing bombs at…
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Fast Forward How Did Ireland’s Jewish Population Grow Nearly 30% In Five Years?
(JTA) — Ireland’s Jewish population rose by nearly 29% since the state’s last census. The Jewish population rose by 573 people to 2,557 since 2011, according to the 2016 census, the Irish Times reported on Friday. Some 56% of the Jews of Ireland, or 1,439, live in Dublin. The population of Jews in Ireland had…
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Fast Forward Far-Right Party Surges In Austrian Election
(JTA) — Jewish groups called on the head of the conservative Austrian People’s Party to exclude a far-right party from the new government coalition following national elections in Austria. Sebastian Kurz, head of the center-right Austrian People’s Party, or ÖVP, at 31, will become Europe’s youngest leader. His party came in first with a projected…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Praises Trump’s ‘Brave Decision’ On Iran Nuclear Deal
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump’s decision to refuse to declare Iran in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal “courageous.” “It’s a very brave decision, and I think it’s the right decision for the world,” Netanyahu said during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday morning. “I think that…
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