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Fast Forward Long Island Bishop Visits Holocaust Center After Anti-Semitic Attacks
(JTA) — A Long Island, New York bishop visited a local Holocaust memorial center in the wake of several anti-Semitic hate attacks in the area. Bishop John Barres, the head of the Diocese of Rockville Center since January, on Tuesday visited the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove, New York….
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Fast Forward Uruguay Pastor Raises Money To Plant 1,000 Trees In Israel
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — An evangelical Christian pastor from Uruguay fulfilled his promise to plant 1,000 trees in the Jewish state. One year ago, after planting a tree with the Keren Kayemet Leisrael organization while on a visit to Israel with a group of Latin American pastors, Jorge Marquez vowed to raise the money to…
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Fast Forward Couple Donates $20M For New York Jewish Day Camps
(JTA) — New York philanthropists Jack and Shirley Silver have donated $20 million to the UJA-Federation of New York to improve Jewish day camp facilities. The legacy commitment gift announced on Monday is the largest given to the UJA during the donor’s lifetime, the agency said in a statement. The gift is directed to the…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Vows To Expel Anti-Semites, But Leaves Definition Vague
(JTA) — Following allegations that Labour is whitewashing its anti-Semitism problem, the British party adopted rules designed to facilitate the expulsion of members caught using hateful rhetoric against Jews. The rules, which the Labour Party Conference adopted Tuesday, “finally make it easier to expel antisemites,” the Campaign Against Antisemitism watchdog wrote in a statement about…
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Fast Forward Trump: Otto Warmbier ‘Was Tortured Beyond Belief By North Korea’
(JTA) — President Trump said that Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died earlier this year after being imprisoned in North Korea, had been “tortured beyond belief.” Trump’s comment on Tuesday followed an interview with Warmbier’s parents on “Fox & Friends” in which they described their son’s condition when he was released in June….
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Condemn New Trump Travel Ban
(JTA) — Several Jewish groups criticized the Trump administration’s new travel ban, which tailors restrictions on eight countries — three more than in the current ban being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court. The executive order signed Sunday by President Trump replaces one that detractors said was an attempt to keep Muslims out of the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Balloon Helped Protect Pope Francis In South America
Pope Francis’ security detail used an Israeli-made observation balloon to protect the pontiff during his visit to South America. The balloon proved to be more reliable than the unmanned air vehicles typically used and cost only a fraction of the price to operate, Ynet reported Monday. Two of the three Masses led by the pope in…
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Fast Forward Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens To Cool Israel Detente Over Backing For Kurdish State
(JTA) — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey threatened to halt steps being taken toward normalization with Israel if it does not end its support for an independent Kurdish state. “If Israel does not reconsider its support for Kurdish independence, Turkey will not be able to take many steps we would have with Israel, too,”…
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