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Fast Forward 2 Orthodox Jews Shot With BB Gun in Queens
Two Jews were shot with BB guns in a heavily Orthodox neighborhood of New York City. City Councilman Rory Lancman said that the victims, neither of whom was seriously injured, were shot over the past 10 days in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens, the Queens Chronicle reported Monday. The New York Police Department…
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Fast Forward Reconstructionists Set Yom Kippur Climate Change Service for Pope’s Visit
The Reconstructionist movement is organizing a Yom Kippur service at the Lincoln Memorial timed for Pope Francis’ visit to Washington and tailored to his climate change message. The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist communities are cosponsoring the event on the National Mall. Philadelphia’s Shalom Center is organizing the event. The services Tuesday night and…
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Fast Forward Montreal Jewish Federation Pulls Article That Included Stereotypes
Montreal’s main Jewish federation has apologized for posting an article containing Jewish stereotypes on a non-Jewish website. Federation CJA pulled its supposedly tongue-in-cheek article — “10 Realities of Having a Jewish Best Friend in Montreal” — from the MTLBlog, a commercial website for young people, several days after receiving complaints from members of the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Gaza Rocket Strikes Israel Greenhouse
A rocket launched at southern Israel from Gaza landed on a greenhouse. The rocket was launched early Monday morning. It did not set off the Code Red rocket warning because it was believed to be heading for an unpopulated area, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The remains of the rocket were discovered Monday afternoon…
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Fast Forward No-Fly Zone for Bar Refaeli Wedding Is Scrapped
A declared no-fly zone over the wedding of supermodel Bar Refaeli was canceled by Israel’s transportation minister. “The skies belong to all Israeli citizens and we can’t offer special treatment for this event over other events,” Transportation Minister Israel Katz said Sunday. “We must maintain a semblance of equality in approving flights.” Israel’s Civil Aviation…
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik Visits Dad’s Grave Before Emmys
Actress Mayim Bialik visited the grave of her father before the Emmy Awards ceremony. Bialik, plays Amy Farrah Fowler on the popular sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” told People magazine in an article published on the magazine’s website Sunday that she would visit the grave of her father Barry, who died in April, because it…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazis Make Gains in Greece Election
The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party made slight gains in Greek elections, remaining the country’s third largest party. In Sunday’s balloting, the fifth general election in the last six years and second since January, Golden Dawn received 6.9 percent of the vote, giving it 18 seats in the 300-member national parliament, with nearly all of the…
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Fast Forward Kippah-Wearing Australia Minister Sworn in on Hebrew Bible
Wearing a yarmulke and holding a Hebrew Bible, Josh Frydenberg was sworn in as Australia’s Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia. It was the third time the 44-year-old Liberal politician had used the book, called a Chumash, to be sworn in to a government position, but the first time as member of the Federal…
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