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Fast Forward $55K Luxe Trip to Israel Included in Oscars Swag Bag
A 10-day, first-class trip to Israel is one of the gifts that will be offered in the swag bags of this year’s Oscar nominees. The trip, valued at $55,000 by Distinctive Assets, the company that put together the gift bags, is just one gift in the bag that total’s $200,000 worth of luxurious gifts, the…
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Fast Forward Right Wing Settler Leader To Be Dumped as Israel Envoy to Brazil
Former settler leader Dani Dayan will not become Israel’s ambassador to Brazil, a top government official reportedly said. “We needn’t delude ourselves; Dani Dayan will not be the ambassador to Brazil. We condemn Brazil’s behavior,” Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi said Sunday , during a committee discussion on Brazil’s refusal to accept…
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Fast Forward Torahs Torched as Palestinians Raid Synagogue in Illegal Outpost
Jewish prayer books and Torah scrolls in a synagogue in an illegal West Bank outpost were burned by suspected Palestinian arsonists. The synagogue is located in the Givat Sorek outpost, established on a hill overlooking the site where three Jewish teens were kidnapped from a bus stop and murdered in the summer of 2014. The…
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Fast Forward Stunning ‘Superman’ Actress Sues After Being Dumped From Modeling Gig
An Israeli fashion store’s decision to fire Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer, 46, as its house model and replace her with a 25-year-old sparked a national debate on women’s rights in that industry. Zurer, a Tel Aviv-born actress who had prominent roles in Steven Spielberg’s 2005 film “Munich” and the 2013 Superman franchise “Man of Steel,”…
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Fast Forward Brazil Hillel Admits ‘Closing’ Was Bizarre Marketing Stunt
Hillel Rio announced it would not close down just three hours after lamenting that it would, all via its Facebook page. Before posting the second “official note,” the campus organization’s branch in Rio de Janeiro drew hundreds of supportive messages hailing the work led by its volunteers. Afterward, the group was slammed for what some…
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Fast Forward Lithuanian Jews Back Keeping Nazi Collaborators List Secret
The leader of Lithuania’s Jewish community supported a proposal to delay publishing the names of suspected Holocaust perpetrators out of concern for their families’ reputation and privacy. Faina Kukliansky, a former prosecutor and president of the Jewish Community of Lithuania, made this assertion following discussions in Lithuania on publishing a list of 1,000 names that…
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Fast Forward German Jewish Cemeteries Hit by Wave of Vandalism
Acts of vandalism were reported at several German Jewish cemeteries and memorials in recent weeks. Unidentified individuals defaced dozens of “stumbling block” memorials in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district of Berlin, covering them with grey paint on Tuesday, according to police, who are investigating the incident. The small, brass blocks set into sidewalks note the last dwelling…
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Fast Forward President Obama Spotlights Rescuers of Jews at Emotional Prayer Breakfast
President Barack Obama cited examples of Jews and those who rescued them in a prayer day message calling on Americans to overcome fear and welcome the stranger. Obama in remarks Thursday to the annual National Prayer Breakfast cited multiple examples of faith communities working together to bring relief to natural disaster zones, to care for…
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