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Fast Forward Abducted Mexican Jewish Teen Freed After 40 Days
An Orthodox Jewish teenager kidnapped on November 12 in Mexico City was released after the family paid “a large ransom.” The 19-year-old youth named Shlomo was captured inside the apartment building where he lives after the criminals had no difficulty getting past the security guard. The parents were quickly contacted, but the negotiations lasted for…
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Fast Forward Amsterdam Home Vandalized in Anti-Semitic Attack
The Amsterdam home of a Jewish family was vandalized by assailants who shouted “cancer Jews” and “Free Palestine.” The incident on the night between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 was reported on the political blog Dagelijkse Standaard. Louis Bontes, a former police officer, and Joram van Klaveren subsequently reported the incident to the minister of…
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Fast Forward Banned Novel About Jewish-Palestinian Love Becomes Bestseller
A novel about a Israeli-Palestinian romance that was banned at secular state schools in Israel is a runaway best-seller. Following reports that “Gader Haya,” or “Borderlife,” by Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan, was banned from the curriculum of advanced high school literature classes, the book was leading sales in Israeli bookstores, according to reports. The Education…
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Life First Woman Orthodox ‘Rabbi’ Is Hired by Synagogue
The first graduate of Yeshivat Maharat to take the title “rabbi” said she has been hired by an unnamed American Orthodox synagogue. Lila Kagedan, who was ordained this summer by the seminary created by Open Orthodox Rabbi Avi Weiss to train Orthodox female clergy, told the London-based Jewish Chronicle this week that she was recruited…
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Fast Forward ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ Published Online in Copyright Challenge
Two editions of the “Diary of Anne Frank” were published online in a challenge to the foundation that allocates the book’s royalties. A French lawmaker and a French scholar published the diary on Jan. 1, when the current copyright expired. European copyrights generally expire 70 years after an author’s death, thus the copyright was expected…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Sorry for Claiming Only 1 Million Jews Killed in Holocaust
A New York-based haredi Orthodox rabbi apologized for saying that only about 1 million halachic Jews died in the Holocaust. “I wish to apologize for my incorrect statement regarding the six million Kedoshim (holy ones) that were tragically murdered in the Holocaust,” Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi said in an apology emailed to the Yeshiva World News,…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Youth Fails Stabbing Attempt at Jerusalem Bus Stop
A Palestinian youth attempted to stab an Israeli man at a bus stop in eastern Jerusalem. The failed attack occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem. The would-be attacker fled the scene after attempting to stab an Israeli man waiting at the bus stop, and was caught by Israeli security…
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Fast Forward 2 Soldiers Injured in Hebron Shooting Attack
An Israeli soldier was injured in a shooting attack in the Hebron area hours after another soldier was wounded in a shooting attack in the area. In the second West Bank attack, on Sunday evening in the south Hebron Hills, the soldier was moderately wounded with a bullet to the leg. Israeli soldiers were searching…
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