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Fast Forward Following Terrorist Attacks, Antwerp Jews Told Not To Wear Purim Masks
Following terrorist attacks in Brussels, the crisis management center of the Jewish community of Antwerp urged locals not to wear masks on Purim. In addition to this instruction, the Jewish Crisis Management Team in Antwerp requested in an announcement it published Tuesday that revelers, including children, refrain from carrying toy weapons or using firecrackers or…
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Fast Forward Cuban Jewish Leader Calls Obama’s Visit A ‘Transcendental Moment’
U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Cuba, the first by a sitting U.S. president to the island in 88 years, was also a milestone for the small Cuban Jewish community of about 1,500 people. “We are living a transcendental, historic moment. We have hope and very high expectations following the restoration of diplomatic relations…
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Fast Forward Israel Military Seals Off West Bank for Purim Holiday, Weekend
JERUSALEM — Israel has closed off the West Bank to prevent attacks over the Purim holiday. The closure went into effect on Wednesday morning and will remain in place until Saturday night, the Israel Defense Forces announced. Purim takes place this year on Wednesday night and Thursday throughout Israel; Jerusalem and Tiberias in Israel’s north…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva U. To Create New Professional School After $25 Million Gift
Yeshiva University is establishing a new graduate program, the Katz School of Graduate and Professional Studies, with a $25 million gift. The donation from Mordecai and Monique Katz was announced by Yeshiva on Monday. The Katz School will offer degrees in fields such as marketing, allied health, community education, data science and cyber security. Programs…
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Fast Forward Long Island Jews Relieved as Cops Bust Teen in Swastika Case
A suburban New York teen was arrested for drawing two swastikas on the sidewalk in a heavily Jewish community. The swastikas were discovered earlier this month two blocks apart in Cedarhurst, a town on Long Island. Children who saw the swastikas on the sidewalk on their way to school on March 7 told their parents,…
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Fast Forward Jewish TV Host and Real Estate Tycoon Leon Charney Has Died
Leon Charney, the Jewish TV talk show host, lawyer and real estate tycoon who was said to have helped foster key backchannel negotiations between Israel and Egypt leading up to the Camp David Accords, has died. Charney’s death was announced by Florida Atlantic University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate last December. Charney was 77…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Apologizes for Donald Trump’s Attack on President Obama
WASHINGTON — In an emotional apology, the AIPAC leadership expressed regret to President Barack Obama for an attack on him from its stage by Donald Trump, and for the loud applause it earned. “While we may have policy differences, we deeply respect the office of the President of the United States and our President Barack…
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The Schmooze Matisyahu Launches Hillel-Sponsored College Tour With Arab-American Artist
Matisyahu has launched a U.S. college tour co-sponsored by Hillel chapters with a musician born to an Egyptian-Palestinian father and American-Jewish mother. The formerly Hasidic reggae artist, who kicked off the tour with special guest Nadim Azzam on Sunday at Boston University’s Metcalf Ballroom, has said the decision to play with an Arabic musician is…
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