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Fast Forward Israel Condemns Latest North Korea Nuclear Test
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel condemned the recent nuclear test conducted by North Korea, calling it a continuation of the country’s “pattern of defiant activity.” North Korea carried out the underground test on Sunday, later claiming that it had set off a hydrogen bomb. The explosion was felt in South Korea and China, making it the…
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Fast Forward Michael Dell Pledges Up To $36 Million To Rebuild Texas
(JTA) — Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, has pledged up to $36 million to rebuild Texas in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Dell announced the donation on Friday to the Rebulid Texas Fund, established by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Dell grew up in…
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Fast Forward Israel Plans $1M Aid Package For Houston Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry is advancing a plan to send $1 million in emergency aid to Houston’s flood-hit Jewish community. Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett announced the plan Monday, calling it “unprecedented.” His office said the money would go toward repairing and rebuilding local schools, synagogues and Jewish community centers damaged by tropical…
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Fast Forward Jewish Voice For Peace Tells Teens Not To Go On Birthright
(JTA) — The pro-Palestinian group Jewish Voice for Peace is calling on young Jewish adults to eschew the free trip to the Jewish state offered by Birthright Israel. The organization calls on the young Jews to reject Birthright Israel using the slogan #ReturnTheBirthright. A manifesto on the organization’s website reads: “(T)oday, we must acknowledge that…
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Fast Forward Florida Teens Charged With Murder Of Orthodox MMA Fighter
(JTA) — Three Florida teens have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Orthodox Jewish professional mixed martial arts fighter Aaron Rajman. The teens were arrested Friday and on Saturday a judge in Palm Beach County Criminal Court ordered them held without bond. They also face charges of two counts of armed…
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Fast Forward UC Irvine Anti-Israel Group Punished For Disrupting Pro-Israel Event
(JTA) — The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of California, Irvine was punished with disciplinary probation for two academic years for disrupting a pro-Israel event held on campus. After the announcement of the punishment last month, SJP said Friday it would appeal the decision. The appeal process is expected to take…
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Fast Forward Jewish Couple Celebrates 83rd Wedding Anniversary — She’s 104 And He’s 105
(JTA) — Two Jewish centenarians in Britain celebrated their 83rd wedding anniversary, becoming what is thought to be the country’s longest married couple. Helen and Maurice Kaye, aged 104 and 105, celebrated their anniversary last week surrounded by their family at home in Bournemouth, the Jewish Chronicle of London reported Thursday, noting the longevity milestone….
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Fast Forward Jewish Trump Appointee Who Smeared Obama As ‘Kenyan Creampuff’ Quits
(JTA) — An Energy Department official who made disparaging remarks about President Barack Obama’s Kenyan ancestry and called Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg a “self-hating Jew” resigned. William Bradford, who is Jewish and was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the Office of Indian Energy, resigned from his position Thursday following the resurfacing of remarks…
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