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Fast Forward French President Emmanuel Macron Attends Pre-Rosh Hashanah Ceremony
(JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron attended a pre-Rosh Hashanah ceremony at the Great Synagogue of Paris, the first time that a sitting president has done so. Macron, who was presented with several varieties of honey as a gift in honor of the Jewish New Year, did not speak at the Tuesday evening program, since…
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Fast Forward Jews From Uganda Visit Israel on Birthright
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A group of young Jews from Uganda completed a Birthright trip to Israel, even though Israel does not recognize them as Jewish. It is the first time that Ugandan Jews have participated in the free 10-day trip to Israel for young Jews ages 18-26. The three dozen young people ended their free…
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Fast Forward Paris Jew Says He Was Beaten In Robbery-Turned-Hate Crime
(JTA) — Several men allegedly assaulted and robbed a Jewish man in Paris, who said that the attackers had hit him because he was wearing a star of David pendant around his neck. The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. on Monday morning, the victim told police, according to a report by the France Bleu radio…
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Fast Forward Eurovision Organizers Demand No One Be Denied Entry Due To Political Views
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel must allow preparation work for Eurovision to take place on Shabbat and cannot prevent anyone from entering the country to participate in Eurovision based on their political opinions, organizers have demanded. A letter sent by the European Broadcasting Union to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in care of the Israel Public…
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Fast Forward Monica Lewinsky Ends Jerusalem Interview After Question About Clinton
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Monica Lewinsky, an anti-bullying advocate famous for her affair with President Bill Clinton while serving as a White House intern, cut shot a live interview in Jerusalem after the first question, about the former president. Lewinsky appeared at a conference in Jerusalem organized by the Israel Television News Company, where she delivered…
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Fast Forward Colombia’s President Says ‘Palestine’ Decision Is Irreversible
(JTA) — Colombia’s president Ivan Duque said the decision by his predecessor to recognize a Palestinian state days before he left office is “irreversible.” Outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos in an August 3 letter to the Palestinian representative in Colombia said he had decided to “recognize Palestine as a free, independent and sovereign state.” “Damage…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Praises U.S. Decision To Halt Funding To Palestinian Refugee Agency
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the United States announcement that it would halt all funding to the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians a “welcome and important change.” Netanyahu made the statement on Sunday morning, more than a day after U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement that:…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Pioneer In The Jewish Healing Movement, Dies At 77
(JTA) — Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a pioneer in the Jewish healing movement who converted to Judaism, has died. Cowan died on Friday of brain cancer at her home in Manhattan at the age of 77. She was diagnosed two years ago with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, the same cancer that Sen. John…
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