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Fast Forward Controversial Jewish Film Director’s St. Petersburg Studio Firebombed
(JTA) – Firebombs were hurled at the studio of a renowned Russian-Jewish film director who is reviled by some nationalists for his controversial depiction of the love affair between Russia’s last czar and a ballerina. The firebombs hit the windows of Alexei Uchitel’s studio in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night, causing a fire that did…
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Fast Forward Body Of Missing Orthodox Mom Found In Hudson River
(JTA) — The body of a haredi Jewish mother from Monsey who had been reported missing was discovered in the Hudson River, near Bear Mountain Bridge in Upstate New York. The body was discovered Wednesday and positively identified Thursday as that of Malky Lebowitz, nee Einhorn, the news site Crownheights Info reported. Lebowitz was married and…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Asher Lopatin Will Step Down From Liberal Orthodox Yeshiva
NEW YORK (JTA) — Asher Lopatin, the president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a liberal Orthodox rabbinical school in New York City, announced that he will be leaving his post at the end of the academic year. In an unexpected move, Rabbi Lopatin shared the news in a Tuesday email to the Yeshivat Chovevei Torah community….
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Fast Forward Israeli High Court: Gov. Must Reinstate Kotel Deal Or Explain Why It Won’t
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to either reinstate the Western Wall agreement with non-Orthodox groups or explain why it should not force the state to honor the deal. “One can’t help but ask ‘What exactly happened here?’” Chief Justice Miriam Naor said at a hearing Thursday. “There was an agreement,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Gov. Proposes Ignoring Supreme Court, Deporting Illegal Migrants
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has proposed an amendment that would allow illegal immigrants to be deported without their consent, contradicting the Supreme Court. The proposal, which reportedly is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, comes days after the court ruled Monday that the government cannot hold…
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Fast Forward New Movie Will Tell Story Of Westboro Baptist Member Who Left Hateful Church
(JTA) — A movie about Megan Phelps-Roper, who left the viciously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church after a Twitter correspondence with a prominent Jewish blogger, is in the works. The screenplay for the film, with the working title “This Above All,” will be written by Oscar nominee Nick Hornby. Reese Witherspoon is reportedly one of the…
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Fast Forward Rabbis Seek To Enlist Pope In Fighting Islamic Extremism
ROME (JTA) – Meeting at the Vatican, an international delegation of rabbis sought the pope’s cooperation in combating Islamic extremism. At the audience Thursday with Pope Francis, the rabbis presented a document calling for the two faiths to work together on Islamic extremism and other issues. The document was drafted last year by the Conference of European…
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Fast Forward ‘Gas All Jews’ Drawn On Message Boards At South African Campus
(JTA) — The University of Pretoria in South Africa condemned hate speech after “Gas All Jews” and swastikas were found drawn on campus message boards. The South African Jewish Board of Deputies umbrella organization contacted the university’s vice chancellor to express its concern about the graffiti on message boards in the humanities building. “The University…
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