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Fast Forward Jewish Cemetery in Northern Hungary Vandalized
Gravestones were vandalized in a Jewish cemetery in northern Hungary. Up to 20 gravestones, including two crypts, were vandalized over the weekend in the Jewish cemetery of Gyongyos, in northern Hungary, the MTI-Hungarian News Agency Corp. reported on Sunday, citing Peter Weisz, the leader of the local Jewish community. Tombstones were toppled and smashed, and…
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Fast Forward Swarthmore Hillel Votes to Rename Itself ‘Kehilah’
Swarthmore College’s former Hillel has voted to rename itself Swarthmore Kehilah. The name change announced on Sunday follows the decision by the campus Jewish organization to drop its affiliation with Hillel International, due to restrictions on Israel issues. The decision of the name Kehilah, which means Community, was made through an open submission process for…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Receives Support To Form Next Government
Benjamin Netanyahu has received a slim majority of 61 Knesset members supporting his right to form the next government, Israel’s 34th. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday continued the process of consulting with representatives of each party elected to serve in the 20th Knesset. On Sunday, Netanyahu had received 51 mandates in support of his…
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Fast Forward Nazi Refuge Discovered By Archeologists in Argentina
A team of archeologists and researchers discovered what they believe was a refuge for Nazis in an Argentinian forest, near the border with Paraguay. It is believed that the Nazis prepared the hideout during the first half of the 1940s as a place to flee to should World War II not go in their favor,…
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Fast Forward Former Justin Bieber Suing After Guard Called Him ‘Little Jew Boy’
The former neighbor of Justin Bieber is suing the American pop star on grounds of emotional distress claiming that the singer’s bodyguard called him a “little Jew boy.” The insult was used against Calabasas, Calif. neighbor Jeff Schwartz in May 2013, months before Bieber egged Schwartz’s house. Bieber pleaded no contest to a vandalism charge…
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Fast Forward Germany Agrees To Return Nazi-Looted Painting to Heirs
Germany agreed to return a Nazi-looted painting to the heirs of its Jewish owner. Germany signed a restitution agreement for the painting “Two Riders on the Beach,” by Max Liebermann. The painting was discovered among hundreds of artworks in the apartment of the late German art collector Cornelius Gurlitt. The painting’s provenance was traced back…
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Fast Forward U.N. Commission On Women Singles Out Israel for Condemnation
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women approved a resolution blaming “the Israeli occupation” for the lack of advancement of Palestinian women in their society. The vote taken Friday, on the last day of the commission’s two-week meeting, was one of four draft resolutions acted on by the commission, and the only to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Dems Demand Apology from Iowa’s King for Questioning Their Faith
Jewish Democrats demanded an apology from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for saying many American Jews are “Democrats first and Jews second.” King, a conservative Republican who is important to Republican viers for the presidential nomination in part because of his influence in Iowa, the first caucus state, was asked Friday by Boston Herald Radio about…
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