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Fast Forward Radar Uncovers Great Synagogue of Vilna Ruins
A radar survey has found that significant pieces of Lithuania’s largest synagogue complex, which was damaged by the Nazis and destroyed by the Soviets, still remain but are buried underground. The ground penetrating radar survey conducted in June in Vilnius (previously called Vilna) by a joint team of academics from Israel and the United States…
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Fast Forward Vatican Exhibit Examines John Paul II’s Ties to Jews
The Vatican Museum opened an exhibit in Rome dedicated to the strong relationship between Pope John Paul II and the Jewish community. The exhibit, “A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People,” opened Tuesday and features photos, video footage, documents and artifacts. Rome’s Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, who attended…
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Fast Forward Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Slams ‘Deflategate’ Suspension of Tom Brady
Robert Kraft, the Jewish owner of the New England Patriots, slammed the National Football League for suspending Tom Brady, his team’s star quarterback, for the first four games of the upcoming season. In a statement Wednesday, Kraft called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision the previous day to uphold Brady’s suspension announced five weeks earlier “unfathomable.”…
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Fast Forward Munich Keeps Ban on Stumbling Blocks Holocaust Memorials
The City Council voted Wednesday to keep the ban on the memorials, known as stumbling blocks, ignoring a petition signed by 100,000 people calling for a lifting of the prohibition in the German city. Some local Jewish groups have joined the council in opposing the memorials, which are set into the street, saying they are…
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Fast Forward Amnesty Says Israel Response to Soldier’s Gaza Capture Was War Crime
The response of Israel’s military to the capture of an Israeli soldier during last summer’s Gaza conflict amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report. Following the capture into a terror tunnel of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who later was declared dead based on evidence at the scene of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Students Feel Wide Anti-Semitism, Online Study Says
Most Jewish undergraduates have encountered anti-Israel and/or anti-Semitic attitudes on campus, but they have not diminished their feelings of connection to Israel, a new study about anti-Semitism at North American universities found According to the Brandeis University study released Tuesday, a few schools, among them Canadian universities and schools in the California state system, have…
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Fast Forward Longest-Serving Jew in Congress Supports Iran Deal
The longest-serving Jewish member of Congress, who is also an Israel backer, said he will support the Iran nuclear deal. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., announced his support in a statement Tuesday explaining his decision. Levin, who has served in the House of Representatives since 1983, called on Congress to “act to bolster the security of…
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Fast Forward German Teen Immigrant Hopes for Israel’s Destruction
A teenage girl who has become a symbol of would-be immigrants to Germany has said she actually hopes to live in Palestine. By Palestine, Reem Sahwi, 14, means “everything,” including present-day Israel. “I hope that someday [Israel] won’t be there anymore, just Palestine,” the teenager told the German daily Die Welt on Sunday. “The country…
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