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Fast Forward Rabbi Joshua Haberman, Champion Of Adult Jewish Education, Dies At 98
(JTA) — Rabbi Joshua Haberman, rabbi emeritus of the Washington Hebrew Congregation and founder of the Foundation for Jewish Studies, has died. Haberman, who represented the Jewish community during the memorial service for the victims of 9/11 held at the National Cathedral, died Sunday at his home in Washington, D.C., at 98 and following a…
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Fast Forward Freed Palestinian Hijacker Leila Khaled Will Speak At Europe Parliament Event
BRUSSELS (JTA) — Leila Khaled, a Palestinian woman who was convicted of terrorism and who advocates violence against Israelis today, is slated to speak at the European Parliament about women’s rights. Khaled, who was invited to Brussels to speak Tuesday by lawmakers representing the far-left Izquierda Unida party from Spain, was arrested while carrying two…
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Fast Forward Valerie Plame Wilson Quits Foundation After Retweeting Anti-Semitic Article
(JTA) — Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson resigned from the board of the Ploughshares Fund days after she retweeted an article accusing American Jews of pushing the U.S. into a war with Iran. Wilson, who paternal grandfather was Jewish, made the announcement on Sunday in a series of tweets. “Actions have consequences, and while…
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Fast Forward Swedish Neo-Nazi March On Yom Kippur Ordered To Stay Away From Synagogue
(JTA) — A court in Sweden has rerouted a neo-Nazi march on Yom Kippur farther away from a synagogue. The Gothenburg administrative court ruling concerning the Sept. 30 march by the far-right Nordic Resistance Movement overrode the suggested route by police. The court also shortened the route. The group had initially wanted to march on…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Delays Settlement Planning Push As Trump Envoy Jets In
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In advance of a visit by President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a U.S. request to postpone a meeting of a settlement planning committee. Greenblatt is scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Israel to continue discussions toward restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, the Israeli…
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Fast Forward Sheryl Sandberg Apologizes For ‘Jew Hater’ Facebook Ads
(JTA) — Allowing hateful terms as targeted advertising options was “a fail on our part,” Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg said in a post in which she also defended the general practice. Sandberg also announced in the message posted on Facebook last week that the company is strengthening its policies and tools on targeted ads. ProPublica,…
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Fast Forward Former Warsaw Ghetto Fighter Wins Lawsuit Over Published Love Letters
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — Former Warsaw Ghetto fighter Simcha Rotem won his case against the PWN publishing house which published his letters to his former romantic partner, Irena Gelblum. The letters were published in Remigiusz Grzela’s book “Irena’s Choice.” PWN was ordered to apologize to Rotem and donate $5,900 to charity. The verdict was issued…
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Fast Forward Live From New York, It’s Gal Gadot
(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot, known the world over as Wonder Woman, will host Saturday Night Live. Gadot is scheduled to host the October 7 episode of the show. She will be joined by musical guest Sam Smith. Gadot informed her fans via a tweet. “No longer a secret, so excited to be hosting…
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