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Fast Forward Maine Group Aims To Preserve Historic Jewish Cemeteries
A new nonprofit group has been established to preserve and restore Jewish cemeteries in southern Maine. The newly established Southern Maine Jewish Cemetery Association has taken ownership of two historic Portland cemeteries that have fallen into disrepair and have toppled headstones, the Forecaster, a newspaper in Falmouth, Maine, reported. The move comes as many aging…
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Fast Forward Israel Moves To Curb Haifa Pollution as Birth Defects Rise
Responding to a new University of Haifa study indicating that pollution from nearby factories may be causing birth defects in the Haifa area, Israel’s environmental protection minister pledged to take “drastic” measures. On Monday, Avi Gabai convened an emergency meeting with Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and said that if additional studies confirm the university’s findings,…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Umbrella Group Denounces Western Wall Compromise as ‘Profane’
The approval of an egalitarian section of the Western Wall “profanes” the holy site, the haredi Orthodox group Agudath Israel of America said. “Designating an area at the Kotel Maaravi (Western Wall) for feminist and mixed-gender prayer not only profanes the holy site, it creates yet a further lamentable rift between Jews,” Agudah said in…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg Rides Facebook Surge to No. 6 Richest Spot
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the richest Jewish person in the world, has become the sixth-wealthiest overall. Zuckerberg, 31, has a net worth of $47.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, slightly ahead of the Koch brothers’ fortune valued at $45.9 billion, Bloomberg Business reported last week. He moved past the Kochs when his fortune…
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Fast Forward Muslims Reject Egalitarian Prayer Plan for Western Wall
The Waqf, the Islamic trust that oversees the Temple Mount, says it opposes an expanded egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. The Waqf has filed a complaint with the Israel Police and will consider other steps, The Associated Press reported Sunday, citing Omar Kiswani, director of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. The Muslim body lays…
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Fast Forward Burger King Is Returning To Israel After 6-Year Absence
After a six-year absence, Burger King is reopening in Israel. The first Burger King franchise since 2010 was scheduled to open Monday night in Tel Aviv. Fifty branches are expected to open in the next five years at an initial investment of about $12 million, the Israeli business newspaper Globes reported. French businessman Pierre Besnainou…
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Fast Forward Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Donates $2,700 to Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON — Sheldon and Miriam Adelson each gave the maximum $2,700 to the presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, suggesting the power couple was leaning toward endorsing the Texas senator in the Republican race. The Adelsons’ donations, the maximum allowed for direct donations to a campaign, were reported in various media on Sunday after they were…
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The Schmooze ‘Weiner’ a Winner at Sundance — Takes Top Documentary Prize
(JTA) — “Weiner,” a film about the mayoral campaign of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced New York Jewish congressman, and the landscape of today’s politics, won the the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Weiner was forced from politics when it emerged that he was sexting women around the country – and sending pictures of…
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