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Fast Forward Arthur Obermayer, Progressive Boston Philanthropist, Dies at 84
Arthur Obermayer, a Boston-based Jewish philanthropist who honored Germans for preserving local Jewish history, has died. Obermayer died Sunday in Dedham, Massachusetts, at 84. The cause of death was cancer, the family confirmed. A longtime activist in political and Jewish genealogical causes, Obermayer was a co-founder of Meretz USA (now Partners for Progressive Israel) and…
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Fast Forward Israel Busts Leftist Activist Who Boasted of Ratting Out Palestinian Land-Sellers
A left-wing Jewish-Israeli activist who was recorded saying he helps Palestinian authorities find and kill Palestinians who sell land to Jews was arrested. Israel Police arrested Ezra Nawi, 63, at Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday as he attempted to leave the country for a destination in Europe. He is to be investigated on suspicion…
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Fast Forward Charlie Hebdo Caricature by Israeli Artist Nixed From Tel Aviv Exhibit
JERUSALEM — An Israeli artist’s caricature marking the one-year anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in Paris was removed from a Tel Aviv exhibit. Also, another Israeli artist had his caricature censored in the monthlong exhibit titled “Apres Charlie” (“After Charlie”) at the French Institute. The French Embassy in Tel Aviv expressed concern over…
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Fast Forward Brazil Scribe Slammed for Questioning Jewish Loyalty in Diplomatic Row
An Brazilian columnist is in hot water for calling into question Jewish loyalties in an ongoing diplomatic row with Israel. “The cordial coexistence here granted to the Jewish community is threatened,” wrote Janio de Freitas, in the fight over over Israel’s appointment of former settler leader Dani Dayan as ambassador to Brasilia. De Freitas, a…
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News Muslim Refugees Arrested in Attack on French Jew
BERLIN — A kippah-wearing French businessman was attacked and robbed in an apparent anti-Semitic attack in Germany. Police later arrested the alleged attackers, refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. The early Saturday morning attack took place at a ferry and train station on the island of Puttgarden. The alleged assailants were released with the requirement that…
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Fast Forward Bid To Disqualify Bloomingburg Hasidic Voters Dropped
A county board of elections in upstate New York has ended its fight to disqualify the votes of Hasidic residents of the village of Bloomingburg. After the Sullivan County Board of Elections moved last year to block the votes of some 150 Hasidic Jews, arguing that they weren’t really residents of the village, more than…
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Fast Forward Jewish Australians Pitch In for Victims of Massive Bush Fires
SYDNEY — Two Jewish men from Perth used Facebook to generate support for the victims of fires which destroyed the western Australian town of Yarloop claiming two lives. Shmoo Burnie, 34, and Daniel Gerson, 35, took to social media to seek support for the victims of the massive bush fires which have destroyed over 130…
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Fast Forward Israel Won’t Release Tel Aviv Shooter’s Body Until Family Meets Cop Demands
JERUSALEM — Israel will not release the body of Tel Aviv shooter Nashat Melhem until the family agrees with police requirements that the funeral does not turn into a rally in support of terrorism. Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan withheld the release of the body for the planned Sunday evening funeral. In a statement…
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