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Fast Forward Former Quebec Premier Who Blamed Jews For Referendum Loss Dies
Jacques Parizeau, the former separatist Quebec premier who blamed the Jewish and other ethnic communities for the narrow defeat in a bitter provincial referendum on seceding from Canada, has died. Parizeau died Monday. He was 84. Parizeau later acknowledged that in the razor-thin loss on Oct. 30, 1995, for which he blamed “money and the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Syria, Lebanese Media Reports
Israeli airstrikes attacked targets in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese media reported, but the claims were denied by Hezbollah. Citing Lebanese security officials, the reports on Tuesday said that Israeli Air Force planes attacked Hezbollah targets near the city of Brital, on the Syrian border. Several Lebanese civilians were injured in the attack, according to the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Magician Breaks Guinness World Record For Largest Lesson
An Israeli magician and a Haifa coexistence group broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magic lesson. The magician, Cagliostro, taught a group of 1,573 fifth- and-sixth graders from Haifa a card trick on Monday. The event, called “Haifa Magic for Peace,” was held in conjunction with Beit Hagefen, a cultural center that works…
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Fast Forward Dutch Warn of Violent Jewish ‘Colonists’ on West Bank
The Dutch government issued a travel warning that cautions travelers against violent Jewish settlers. The travel warning was placed online last month on the website of the Dutch central government for the Palestinian Territories. “There are security risks for traveling all over the West Bank including east Jerusalem,” the warning reads. “Be alert when traveling…
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Fast Forward Andy Bachman Takes New Post at 92nd Street Y
Andy Bachman, the spiritual leader at Congregation Beth Elohim in the Park Slope neighborhood for more than eight years, announced on Monday that he will be the director of Jewish content and community ritual at the 92nd Street Y starting in July. Bachman, 52, cited a desire to help New York City’s poor and fight…
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Fast Forward Dueling Synagogues Fire Opening Salvos $7M Court Fight
Opening statements began in a Rhode Island legal battle pitting America’s oldest congregation against the congregation that worships in America’s oldest synagogue structure. The trial between Congregation Shearith Israel of New York City and members of a congregation that worships in Touro Synagogue of Newport, Rhode Island — both of which claim control over the…
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Fast Forward Grandma’s Pork Sandwich Lands Lone Soldier in IDF Hot Water
An American serving in the Israeli army was sentenced to military jail for bringing non-kosher pork sandwiches to his base and offering them to fellow soldiers. The 11-day sentence was reduced, however, to missing a weekend furlough after an Israel Radio reporter contacted the Israel Defense Forces about the case. Israel Radio was the first…
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Fast Forward Belz Driving Ban is Illegal, British Human Rights Commission Finds
A British human rights commission said it is illegal for a school to prevent children from attending if their mothers drive. In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said that “this sort of discrimination has no place in our society and we will be writing to leaders of the Belz educational institutions to…
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