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Fast Forward Charles Bronfman Urges Reform To Take Birthright Israel Back From Chabad
Birthright Israel co-founder Charles Bronfman called on the Reform movement to displace Chabad as the largest provider of Birthright trips to Israel. Speaking to a crowd of thousands Wednesday night at the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism, Bronfman noted that 75 percent of participants on Birthright — which provides free, 10-day trips…
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Fast Forward ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ Cause Taken Up by Candidate
Maria de Belem, a presidential candidate in Portugal, pledged her support for a legislative initiative to reinstate posthumously an army captain who was persecuted for promoting Judaism. The initiative to reinstate Arthur Carlos de Barros Basto, who died in 1961, was restarted by the Jewish Community of Porto last week. The community sent on Oct….
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Fast Forward Israeli Law Professor Heckled at Minnesota Lecture
A prominent Hebrew University professor was shouted down by two dozen protesters at the beginning of a lecture at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The protesters delayed the speech by Moshe Halbertal, a member of the New York University Law School faculty, for 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Post reported. Halbertal, who…
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Fast Forward Arrest Made in Second Attack on Jews in Crown Heights
A Brooklyn man accused of punching an Orthodox Jewish man and knocking the cellphone from his hand was arrested. Christian Rojas, 36, allegedly assaulted the Jewish man, who was on his way to synagogue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, early Wednesday morning, WABC News reported. The assault took place just hours after the…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg and Janet Yellen Make Forbes Power List
Several Jews, including Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, appear on Forbes magazine’s 2015 list of the “World’s Most Powerful People.” The list, published online Wednesday, ranks 73 people — all but nine of them men — in order of most powerful. While admittedly subjective, the ranking assesses the power “along…
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Fast Forward Reform Movement Poised for Groundbreaking Recognition of Transgender Rights
The Reform movement, the largest in American Judaism, is set to pass what is being called the most extensive resolution on transgender rights of any major religious organization. The “Resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People” is set to be considered and voted upon Thursday at the Union for Reform Judaism’s biennial…
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Fast Forward Recalling Yitzhak Rabin on Assassination Anniversary, John Kerry Calls for Peace Push
On the anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, John Kerry called for advancing his vision of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin devoted his life to defending Israel. Today, on this solemn anniversary, we express our profound appreciation for his contribution to the cause…
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Fast Forward 39 Postcards From Warsaw Ghetto Donated to Museum
Thirty-nine postcards sent during World War II from the Warsaw Ghetto have become part of the permanent collection at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. The acquisition of the postcards was announced this week by the institute. The postcards were given to the institute by Professor Anita Prazmowska, a historian and lecturer at the London…
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