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Fast Forward Brothers Say Pakistani Man Claiming Jewish Roots Is ‘Insane’
(JTA) — A Pakistani man who has received permission to publicly register as a Jew based on claims that his mother was born Jewish is “insane” and publicly shaming his lat e mother the man’s brothers say. Faisal Benkhald, 29, who has taken the Yiddish name Fischel, late last month was granted permission to change…
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Fast Forward Ivanka And Jared’s Children Perform For Chinese President
(JTA) — The children of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the Jewish daughter and son-in-law of the president, performed for the Chinese president and his wife during their official visit to the United States. Arabella, 5, and Joseph Kushner, 3, sang a Chinese folk song and recited verses from classic Chinese poetry. Ivanka Trump posted…
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Fast Forward Israel Offers Condolences For Egypt Church Attacks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel offered condolences to the families of the victims of two bombing attacks on churches in Egypt and called for a worldwide fight against terrorism. The attacks came on Palm Sunday and a week before the Coptic observance of Easter. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Egypt later this month. The Islamic…
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Fast Forward After Strike, Israel Vows To Keep Caring For Syrian Wounded
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will continue to care for Syrians wounded in the country’s civil war as part of its “humanitarian effort” to help the embattled country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu also reiterated Israel’s full support of the United States’ airstrike on a Syrian military installation in the wake of a chemical attack…
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Fast Forward 30 Headstones Topple At Second Philly Cemetery — Vandalism Ruled Out
(JTA) — Thirty headstones toppled in a Jewish cemetery in the Philadelphia area fell due to age and environmental factors, police said. The damaged headstones were discovered on Friday at Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, Pennsylvania. It was reported by a woman who went to visit her father’s grave and noticed the overturned and cracked…
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Fast Forward 40% More Americans Hold Anti-Semitic Views: ADL Poll
(JTA) — The number of Americans expressing anti-Semitic views rose by 40% since 2015 — although most Americans are worried about violence against Jews, according to polls by the Anti-Defamation League. Fourteen percent of Americans expressed anti-Semitic attitudes, a sharp increase from 10% in 2015, according to the data. However, 52 percent of respondents said they…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Umbrella Group Backs New York Law Banning Assisted Suicide
NEW YORK (JTA) — Agudath Israel of America has filed a brief on behalf of a New York state law banning assisted suicide that is being challenged in the state’s highest court. The haredi Orthodox group filed its amicus brief in the case of Myers v. Schneiderman, where arguments in the Court of Appeals are…
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Fast Forward Columbia U. Student Council Kills BDS Referendum
NEW YORK (JTA) — A student council at a Columbia University college voted not to add a question asking about support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to a student referendum. The Columbia College council decided Monday that it would not include the resolution, which was proposed by the student group Apartheid Divest, to the ballot, according to The…
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