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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Get $25M In Security Funds — Despite Talk Of Cuts
Jewish groups welcomed $25 million in federal security grants for nonprofits, thanking Congress and the Trump administration for funding in line with previous years’ grants. The Department of Homeland Security disbursed the funding last week, the vast majority of which goes to Jewish institutions. The money is congressionally mandated, but the Trump administration has attempted…
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Fast Forward Swastika Spray-Painted On Statue Of Brazil’s First Black Clown
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A statue honoring Brazil’s first black clown was vandalized with a swastika at a public park. Police have no suspects in the vandalism this week of the statue of Benjamin de Oliveira in the city of Para de Minas. Known as the most famous clown in Brazil in the first…
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Fast Forward Jews Fleeing Irma May Travel On Shabbat: Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi
(JTA) — An influential Ashkenazi rabbi said Jews may travel on Shabbat to escape Hurricane Irma, a category 5 storm that is expected to hit Florida over the weekend. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who receives thousands of followers annually at his home in Bnei Brak, Israel, from various haredi communities around the world, issued the call…
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Fast Forward Sara Netanyahu Will Be Indicted For $100K Fraud Scheme
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, will be indicted on four counts of fraud for allegedly diverting some $100,000 in public funds for her family’s personal use, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit said. Mendelblit gave Sara Netanyahu the news Friday, according to Army Radio. “The attorney general examined the case evidence and reached…
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Fast Forward Vanity Fair Editor Who Pretended To Be Jewish Steps Down
(JTA) — Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter announced that he will step down after 25 years at the helm of one of the world’s best-known magazines. Carter, 68, said on Thursday that it was “simply time” for him to move on and enjoy some time off before deciding on a “third act.” In 2000, the…
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Fast Forward Trump: Israelis And Palestinians Both Want Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump said he believes there is a chance for Israeli-Palestinian peace because both sides are committed to it. “I think we have a chance of doing it, I think the Palestinians would like to see it happen, I think the Israelis would like to see it happen and usually when you…
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Fast Forward New Stamps Feature Children’s Book Written By Jewish Author
(JTA) — “The Snowy Day,” a beloved children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats, will be featured on four new stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service. Each of the four stamps features the main character, Peter, exploring and playing in his neighborhood while wearing his iconic red snowsuit. They will be released nationwide on Oct….
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Fast Forward Maria Slepak, Soviet Jewish Refusenik Hero, Dies
(JTA) — Maria Slepak, a Prisoner of Zion and Soviet Jewry leader with her husband before they were finally allowed to immigrate to Israel, has died. Slepak and husband Vladimir were permitted to leave the Soviet Union in October 1987, 17 years after they first applied for an exit visa. Their son Alexander had departed…
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