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Fast Forward Jews Join Interfaith Push To End Muslim ‘Marginalization’
Three Jewish organizations joined 15 other interfaith groups to express concern that the White House is marginalizing American Muslims. Bend the Arc: a Jewish Partnership for Justice, the National Council of Jewish Women and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call to Justice signed a Feb. 12 letter to President Barack Obama ahead of the upcoming White House…
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Fast Forward Americans Oppose Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Nearly half of Americans think the invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress was inappropriate, but more believe President Barack Obama should meet the Israeli prime minister in Washington. The YouGov poll posted Wednesday showed that 47 percent of respondents said it was “inappropriate” for Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the House speaker, to invite…
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Fast Forward Day School Soccer Star Aaron Franco Signs With U. of Maryland
A Jewish day school soccer player from Florida has accepted a scholarship to play Division I soccer. Aaron Franco of the Samuel Scheck Hillel Community School in Miami signed this week to play at the University of Maryland. Franco, the team’s co-captain, led the Lions to the Florida state finals last year. Franco will be…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Rabbi Facing Sex Abuse Charge To Be Extradited by Dutch
An Israeli rabbi who fought his extradition from the Netherlands for alleged sex crimes may be turned over to Israeli authorities, a Dutch court ruled. The ruling on Eliezer Berland, the founder of the Shuvu Bonim seminary, was made by a Haarlem tribunal on Thursday at the request of Dutch justice officials who support extraditing…
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Fast Forward Rachel Corrie Family Loses Appeal for Damages
Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision on civil damages in the case of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in the West Bank in 2003 by a military bulldozer. The high court on Thursday upheld a ruling by the Haifa District Court exempting Israel from paying civil damages for wrongful death…
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Fast Forward John Boehner, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush Will Speak at GOP Jewish Event
Mitt Romney, House Speaker John Boehner and former President George W. Bush will be among the speakers at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership meeting. Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 who briefly considered a run this year, was announced as a speaker Wednesday by the RJC. The conference will be held April 24-26 in…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Jews Cautiously Optimistic on Ceasefire
Leaders of Ukrainian Jewry reacted with cautious optimism to news that Russia and Ukraine have worked out an agreement designed to bring about a ceasefire along their border. Yaakov Dov Bleich, a chief rabbi of Ukraine, said he was “hoping for the best while remaining prepared for the worst” following statements by Russian President Vladimir…
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Fast Forward Montreal Jewish Defense League Draws 50 to Meeting
The long-dormant, controversial Jewish Defense League announced it would set up shop in Montreal next week despite opposition by local Jewish and Muslim groups. “There is no need for a Jewish self-defense group in Montreal,” said Rabbi Reuben Poupko of the Jewish community’s main advocacy group, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, or CIJA….
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