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Fast Forward Rhode Island Synagogue Welcomed By Episcopal Church
(JTA) — A small Jewish congregation in Rhode Island is moving into an Episcopal church. Congregation Or Chadash will hold a procession next week, during which congregants will carry their three Torah scrolls out of their former building, which was recently consecrated as the first Hindu Temple in Rhode Island, the Jewish Voice newspaper reported….
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Fast Forward Juan Thompson To Plead Guilty In 8 JCC Bomb Threats
(JTA) — A St. Louis man and former journalist accused of making eight bomb threats against Jewish institutions, allegedly in a plot to take revenge on a former romantic partner will plead guilty to a cyberstalking charge. Juan Thompson, 32, originally denied the charges in New York City federal court in April. But prosecutors said in…
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Fast Forward Mexico City Mayor Trumpets Country’s Sephardic Heritage
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The mayor of Mexico City praised his country’s Sephardi heritage during the opening of the global biennial Erensya summit on Tuesday. “In Mexico we have history, we have inheritance, we have language that comes from Sephardi history,” Miguel Angel Mancera said. “We are proud to host this congress here and for…
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Fast Forward Arsonists Strike 2 Kosher Restaurants In Terror-Scarred Manchester
(JTA) — Police in Manchester, in northeastern England, say that arson attacks on two kosher restaurants are “anti-Semitic hate crimes.” The attacks, which police say they believe are linked, took place in the north Manchester neighborhood of Prestwich within five days of each other, the latest on Tuesday, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported. On Friday…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Arab ‘Street’ May One Day Soften On Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said alliances of convenience between Israel and Sunni Arab states could lead to improved perceptions of Israel on the “Arab street.” Shared interests of crushing the rise of Islamist terrorist groups “may eventually open the door not only for changing the relations of governments abut also to…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Man Killed During Clashes Between Police And Local Residents
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Arab-Israeli man in his 20s was shot and killed during clashes between police and local residents. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning in the central Israel town of Kfar Qassem after Israel police sought to arrest a local resident who was wanted for questioning. Protesters seeking to block the arrest set fire to police…
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Fast Forward Sears To Pull ‘Free Palestine’ Clothing From Site Amid Complaints
NEW YORK (JTA) — Sears says it will remove a line of clothing featuring the slogan “Free Palestine” from its website. The clothing was offered for sale by a another company, Spreadshirt Collection, and included tank tops, t-shirts and hoodies featuring a variety of pro-Palestinian messages. The clothing was listed on Sears Marketplace, which offers a platform for…
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Fast Forward U.S. May Leave U.N. Human Rights Council Over Anti-Israel Bias, Haley Warns
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nikki Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said the U.S. is considering its membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing among other things its bias against Israel. In a speech Tuesday to the council in Geneva, Haley cited Israel as one of several factors leading the United States to…
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