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Fast Forward French Jewish Politician Stabbed to Death in Flashpoint Paris Suburb
The body of a French Jewish local politician from Creteil near Paris was found riddled with stab wounds in his apartment. Alain Ghozland, 73, who served as the municipal councillor of “The Repulicans” party (headed by Sarkozy), is believed to have been murdered but police have no leads in the investigation into his death, L’Express…
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Fast Forward Uruguay Store Sells Trove of Nazi Memorabilia
A store specializing in military and historic articles has made headlines in Uruguay for selling a concentration camp prisoner uniform, which included a yellow Star of David. Though the uniform is the main target of a police investigation launched over the weekend, the store located at a busy commercial center in downtown Montevideo also sells…
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Fast Forward Israel Concerned About Stability of Jordan as Chaos Spreads
A senior Israeli official has voiced concern for Jordan’s future stability given encroaching Islamist-led insurgencies in the region, a departure from Israel’s customary reticence about its neighbor and security partner. Jordan, one of two Arab countries to have signed peace treaties with Israel, has largely weathered the upheaval in much of the Middle East over…
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Fast Forward Hillel Gets $1M for Outreach to Russian-Speakers
The Genesis Philanthropy Group has granted Hillel International $1 million to help the student organization reach out to Russian-speaking Jewish college students in North America, the former Soviet Union, Germany and Israel. The grant will allow Hillel to offer expanded programming for the Russian-speaking Jewish college student population and to increase accessibility for students on…
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Fast Forward U.S. Envoy Expresses ‘Concern’ Over Israel Anti-NGO Law
U.S. ambassador Dan Shapiro met with Israel’s justice minister and expressed reservations about her proposed law requiring NGOs to prominently announce substantial foreign funding. “Ambassador Shapiro sought more information about the draft legislation from the minister, and noted the U.S. government’s concerns on the matter,” the embassy said in a statement describing the meeting Sunday…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Synagogue Reveals It Hired First Orthodox Woman ‘Rabbi’
An Orthodox synagogue in New Jersey has hired Lila Kagedan, the first Yeshivat Maharat graduate to go by the title “rabbi.” Mount Freedom Jewish Center, in Randolph, New Jersey, announced in a news release Monday that Kagedan is joining its “spiritual leadership team.” The news release did not use the word “rabbi,” instead referring to…
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Fast Forward $3M Suit Claims Holocaust Novel’s Plot Was Stolen From Documentary
The Federal Court of Canada will consider a lawsuit filed by three filmmakers alleging that a Canadian author and her publisher plagiarized a family history presented in their documentary. Judy Maltz, an Israeli-American journalist, along with Barbara Bird and Richie Sherman, both associate professors of film at Penn State, are suing J.L. Witterick and Penguin…
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Fast Forward Rabbinate’s Strict Rules Bar 660K Jews From Marrying in Israel
Prohibitions on civil and non-Orthodox weddings in Israel prevent 660,000 Jewish-Israelis — including 364,000 immigrants from the former Soviet Union — from marrying in the Jewish state, according to a nonprofit promoting religious freedom in Israel. Hiddush presented the information in a report Monday to a Knesset conference on “alternatives to marriage through the [Chief]…
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