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Fast Forward Citing BDS, Filmmakers Pull Out Of Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Several filmmakers scheduled to participate in an LGBT film festival in Tel Aviv have pulled out, citing pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival is scheduled to open on Thursday and run through June 10. Among those who have pulled out in…
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Fast Forward Chabad House Opens In Laos — Its 92nd Country
(JTA) — A Chabad House has opened in Laos, making it the 92nd country with a permanent Chabad presence. The two-story villa in the city of Luang Prabang contains a large dining facility, synagogue, lounges and a garden with a pond. It is located near guesthouses that are frequented by Israeli travelers, mostly backpackers who…
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Fast Forward Observant And Secular Israeli Neighbors Come Together For Shavuot
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli rabbinical group that works to bridge the religious-secular divide will hold Shavuot holiday learning programs in homes throughout the country. The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, which previously only held programs in community centers and public buildings to encourage the participation of the secular public, have opened a “Homework” program, in which dozens…
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Fast Forward Amos Oz Honored By German Reform Rabbinical School
BERLIN (JTA) — Israeli novelist Amos Oz was honored by Germany’s Reform rabbinical school with its annual Abraham Geiger Award. The 78-year-old writer, described as an “eloquent spokesperson of the Zionist left,” was honored Thursday as “a firm believer in human beings and their ability to change the world for the better,” Rabbi Walter Homolka, rector of the…
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Fast Forward Barbra Streisand Mourns Loss Of Beloved Dog Who Was ‘Like Daughter I Never Had’
(JTA) — Barbra Streisand announced the death of her dog, Sammie, on her social media accounts. “We cherish every moment of the 14 years we had with her, Streisand, 75, announced on Saturday, including a photo taken of her and Sammie on Mothers Day. Jason took this pic of me holding Sammie on Mother’s Day….
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Remarries After Wife Was Killed In West Bank Terror Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Natan Meir, whose wife Dafna was killed in a terror attack in their home, was married in a ceremony in Jerusalem. Only close family attended the wedding ceremony on Thursday, Arutz-7 reported, and said that no photos from the wedding would be released to the public. Meir announced in March that he…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn Denies Honoring Munich Olympics Terrorist
(JTA) — Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, denied reports that in 2014 he had honored a Palestinian perpetrator of the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes in Germany. Corbyn, who became the head of Labour in 2015, faces Conservative Theresa May in an upcoming general election. An article published Sunday in the Sunday…
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Fast Forward Manchester Bomber’s Cousin Posted Anti-Semitic Messages On Facebook
(JTA) — A cousin of the Manchester bomber arrested last week in connection with the attack that left 22 dead posted anti-Semitic messages on social media. Abderahman Forjani, 21, was arrested on May 23, hours after the suicide bomb attack by Salman Adedi outside the Manchester Arena at the end of a concert by American…
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