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Fast Forward Rabbi Barry Freundel Quits Post at Towson University
Rabbi Barry Freundel, who pleaded guilty to voyeurism charges, has resigned as a professor at Towson University in Maryland. Freundel submitted his letter of resignation to the suburban Baltimore university on Thursday, Towson spokesman Ray Feldmann told the Baltimore Sun. His resignation is effective March 27. Freundel had taught ethics and religion since 2009 and…
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Fast Forward Federation Official Takes Over at Philadelphia Exponent
Philadelphia’s Jewish federation has named its top marketing official as the new publisher of the city’s local Jewish newspaper, The Jewish Exponent. Steven Rosenberg, the chief marketing officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, is taking over as the publisher’s representative as well as the vice president and general manager of the Exponent, replacing…
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Fast Forward Outrage Spreads Over Shmuley Boteach ‘Genocide’ Ad Smearing Susan Rice
A wall-to-wall array of Jewish groups condemned an ad accusing National Security Adviser Susan Rice of turning a blind eye to genocide. “Susan Rice has a blind spot: Genocide,” said the ad appearing in Saturday’s New York Times, touting a talk on Iran this week in Washington hosted by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the New Jersey-based…
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Fast Forward UCLA Student Quizzed About Jewishness in Judicial Board Interview
A member of UCLA’s student government was asked in a hearing whether her Jewish identity presents a conflict of interest. During a Feb. 10 hearing, four student government members at the University of California Los Angeles questioned Rachel Beyda’s ability to make unbiased decisions on cases in which the Jewish community had a vested interest…
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Fast Forward Liberation of Shanghai Ghetto To Be Commemorated
The World Jewish Congress and China’s government are preparing a joint commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Shanghai Ghetto. The People’s Republic of China and WJC intend to host the ceremony in September, the parties said in a joint statement to media on Wednesday. More than 23,000 Jewish refugees lived in…
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Fast Forward French National Front Candidate Blames Jews for Blocking Music Career
Xavier Sainty, a candidate for National Front from the central Allier region in the upcoming regional elections, made the statement on social media earlier this month, the Liberation daily reported on Wednesday. “Even in show business I am blocked in all directions, and a Jewish producer, ‘Patrick Jaoul’ told me to my face: ‘as you’re…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu ‘Bottle-Gate’ Probe Put Off Till After Vote
Israel’s attorney general recommended opening a preliminary probe after the elections into allegations of over spending at the homes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced his recommendation for the procedure during a meeting Thursday of justice ministry officials, Army Radio reported. An internal probe by the state attorney’s office will determine…
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Fast Forward Dieudonne Basks in Anti-Semitic Lovefest in Iran
Iranian ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Dieudonne M’bala M’bala a “great artist” during a meeting in Tehran with the French comic and repeat inciter of hate against Jews. Dieudonne visited the Islamic Republic last week, the news site fararu.com reported, and presented Ahmadinejad with a golden statue of a man performing the quenelle — a gesture…
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