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Fast Forward Swastikas Painted On Hasidic Jerusalem Syngagogue
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Swastikas were painted on the walls inside a synagogue in central Jerusalem. The swastikas were painted on the walls of the Hasidic Lelov synagogue in Jerusalem’s Nachalot neighborhood, as well as on the outside walls of nearby apartment buildings. The vandal or vandals also attempted to set fire to religious books in…
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Fast Forward Ehud Olmert Suffers Suspected Heart Attack In Prison
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, was rushed to the hospital with a suspected heart attack. Olmert experienced chest pains and felt ill. After being seen by a prison doctor he was transferred to Tel Hashomer Hospital near Tel Aviv. Olmert appeared before the…
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Fast Forward Star Of David And Swastika Smeared In Feces On Connecticut TV Studio
(JTA) — A Star of David and a swastika were smeared in feces on the window of a television station in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford Jewish leaders on Monday in the hours following the incident called for more security in the city. Workers at the Rich Forum Media Center called police on Monday morning to inform…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Killed After Trying To Stab Israeli Soldiers
(http://jta.org “”)) — A Palestinian man who attempted to stab Israeli troops at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem was shot and killed, the Israeli army said. On Tuesday, the soldiers were manning the checkpoint between the Jewish settlement of Adam and the Palestinian city of Qalandiya in the central West Bank when the assailant, who…
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Fast Forward Chicago Jewish Deli Vandalized In Suspected Hate Crime
(JTA) — A popular Jewish deli in a Chicago suburb was vandalized in what is being investigated as a hate crime. The message “Free Gaza” was spray painted on the sidewalk outside of the Shmaltz Deli in Naperville, Illinois on Sunday. Because the message targeted a Jewish restaurant, Naperville Police are investigating the incident as…
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Fast Forward Washington Jews To Join Vigil For Muslim Teen Killed In Attack
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington will join a vigil in memory of Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old Muslim girl killed after leaving her mosque with friends in northern Virginia. “Now it is time for us to express our deepest sympathy and stand with our brothers and sisters in the Muslim…
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Fast Forward Jacky Rosen, Onetime Synagogue President, Eyes Nevada Senate Seat
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen, a freshman Democrat from Nevada, reportedly is eyeing a Senate run next year. Politico reported on Monday that Rosen, a software developer whose only elective experience prior to her successful congressional run last year was as president of Ner Tamid, a Reform synagogue in Las Vegas’ suburbs, was…
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Fast Forward American Teachers Slam Israel’s Classroom Ban On Political Opinions
NEW YORK (JTA) — The heads of the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors jointly condemned a law proposed by Israel’s education minister that would bar the expression of political views in classrooms. “The ‘code of ethics’ that the government of Israel is considering for the country’s academic institutions is a…
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