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Fast Forward Russia Sanctions Won’t Affect Italian Etrog Exports For Sukkot
(JTA) — The Italian government said that the export of Italy-grown etrog fruits to Russia will not be affected by sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow, Russia’s chief rabbi said. The agreement to exempt the export of the citrus fruit, which Jewish communities use as a religious artifact during the week-long holiday of Sukkot,…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Threatens To Quit Naftali Bennett’s Right Wing Party Over Lesbian Aide
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rabbi who is a leader of the Jewish Home Party has threatened to leave the party because a spokeswoman for its leader, Naftali Bennett, is a lesbian. Rabbi Yisrael Rozen, the head of the Zomet Institute, which researches how technology can be used under Jewish law, on Wednesday resigned from the…
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Fast Forward El Al Resumes Argentina Service — 57 Years After Eichmann Flight
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — The Argentinean and Israeli national air carriers signed an agreement to begin flights between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv. Aerolineas Argentinas President Mario Dell’Acqua and an El Al vice president met on Friday at the Argentinean embassy in Tel Aviv to sign the final agreement between the two national airlines. El Al and…
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Fast Forward After Barcelona, French Jewish Leader Calls For ‘Immediate Eradication’ Of Terrorism
(JTA) – Following the death of a pedestrian in what appeared to be a vehicular terrorist attack in Marseille, a leader of the local Jewish community called for the “immediate eradication” of terrorism. Bruno Benjamin, the president of the local branch of the CRIF umbrella of Jewish communities, wrote the message on Twitter on Monday,…
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Fast Forward Russian Jews Slam Exclusion From Poland Holocaust Memorial Project
(JTA) — A leader of Russian Jews called on Poland to avoid any exclusion of Russia from an international forum that is responsible for preserving for educational purposes the former Nazi death camp of Sobibor. Mikhael Mirilashvili, the president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, issued the call Sunday, following claims by Russian officials that Poland…
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Fast Forward Arizona Teens Who Twisted Menorah Into Swastika Meet With Holocaust Survivors
Three teens pleaded guilty to criminal damaging charges for twisting a large decorative menorah in the front yard of an Arizona family’s home into a swastika. The teens, who were arrested in March and charged as juveniles in the December incident in a residential neighborhood in Chandler, Arizona, offered the guilty pleas Thursday in Maricopa…
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Fast Forward Michigan Man Gets Probation For Threatening To Kill Children — And Jews
(JTA) — A Michigan man who used Twitter to threaten to kill children and Jews in mass shooting attacks was sentenced to two years of probation. A judge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday gave David Lenio, 29, the probation sentence after giving him credit for the four months he served in jail after his…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Banners Hung On Oregon Highways Near Eclipse Path
(JTA) — Signs with anti-Semitic messages were hung on highway overpasses in Oregon. The banners were hung on two northbound highways, which were heavily travelled by California tourists heading to the state to get a better view of Monday’s expected solar eclipse, according to local reports. The banners read, “UNJEW HUMANITY,” “Eclipse Whitey,” and “Jewish…
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