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Fast Forward Police: Attacks On German Synagogue ‘May Have Been Anti-Semitic’
(JTA) — Weeks after two attacks on a synagogue in Germany, police in the city of Ulm say the motive may have been anti-Semitic. State security officials are investigating incidents on Aug. 26 and Sept. 2 in which one or more perpetrators kicked at the facade of the New Synagogue and later rammed it with…
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Fast Forward Israeli Consulate In NY Evacuated After Netanyahu Death Threat
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Israeli consulate in New York City was evacuated after receiving a threatening letter. The consulate’s spokeswoman, Almog Elijis, confirmed that the building was evacuated Friday due to a threatening package and that the situation was under control, but did not provide further details. The Jerusalem Post reported, based on a…
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News Here’s What Trump Told Jewish Leaders In Rosh Hashanah Call
(JTA) — Here’s the full text of President Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Jewish leaders on Friday, ahead of Rosh Hashanah. JARED KUSHNER: Welcome, everybody, and thank you for joining us here today. This is the most special time of the year for the Jewish people. This Wednesday evening begins Rosh Hashanah, the first of…
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Fast Forward Mayim Bialik And Michael Douglas Join Israel Pluralism Push
Dozens of rabbis and community leaders across Judaism’s religious spectrum signed a statement calling for sweeping reforms to Israel’s official religious establishment and its policies. The statement, which was published Friday morning, was written by Reform Rabbi Uri Regev, founder of the Israeli religious pluralism nonprofit Hiddush, and Orthodox Rabbi Marc Angel, the former leader…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Officials Oppose Changing Iran Deal: Report
(JTA) — Israel’s intelligence community opposes the drastic changes sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to a report. Several sources, who were not named, told the Haaretz daily that the defense establishment in Israel does not agree with the demand articulated by Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman…
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Fast Forward 4 New Synagogues Open In Russia For High Holidays
Ahead of the Jewish new year, four Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union celebrated the opening of synagogues in an effort to boost cultural and spiritual activities for congregants, or commemorate Jewish heritage. Of the new synagogues that were opened in recent weeks in Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania, the most unusual was the reopening,…
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Fast Forward British Jews Resolute After Subway Terror Attack
British Jews said that their nation’s determination to “defeat extremists” is only strengthened by an apparent terrorist attack aboard an underground train in London. The statement by the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Jonathan Arkush, followed reports of an explosion at the Parsons Green Station in southern London on Friday morning….
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Fast Forward Huma Abedin Pleads For Leniency In Weiner Sexting Case
The wife of Anthony Weiner, a disgraced ex-congressman who sent sexual materials to a 15-year-old girl, pleaded with a federal court to show leniency when sentencing her husband, whom she is divorcing. Huma Abedin, a former aide to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign, sent her plea last month to US District Court Judge…
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