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Fast Forward Hamas Blasts New Muhammed Cartoon on Charlie Hebdo Cover as ‘Zionist’ Plot
Hamas said the Charlie Hebdo cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the satirical magazine’s latest cover was part of a plot by the “Zionist lobby.” “We condemn the latest publication of ‘Charlie Hebdo,’ which has caricatures offending the Prophet Muhammad,” spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Wednesday, according to reports. “The way the Israeli newspapers have dealt…
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Fast Forward White House Chief of Staff Vows Fight on ‘Anti-Semitism’ Scourge
The Obama administration is pledged to stem the “rising tide” of anti-Semitism, the White House chief of staff said. “We will not waver in our commitment to defeat the scourge of anti-Semitism,” Denis McDonough said at an event Tuesday evening convened by the American Jewish Committee and Washington-area Jewish groups to show solidarity with France…
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Fast Forward Limmud Colorado Shuts Down
Limmud Colorado, after several years of conferences, is shutting down. The announcement appeared last week in the Boulder Jewish News. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to inspire a large enough and stable enough core community of volunteers to plan and run our annual conference, and each year we ended up with a small, passionate group of…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Foot $13K Funeral Bills for Kosher Market Terror Victims
Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services will cover the costs of the burial and funeral for the Paris kosher supermarket victims. The announcement late Tuesday night comes after reports that the families had been asked to pay some $10,000 to cover the costs of the burial plots, and another $3,000 to help absorb the funeral costs….
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Fast Forward Dieudonne Arrested for Backing Kosher Market Terrror
French police arrested the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala over a Facebook comment that shows sympathy with the Paris kosher supermarket gunman. Dieudonne, who has multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred against Jews, was arrested Wednesday, AFP reported, on suspicion that he incited to terrorist acts. His arrest was over a statement that appeared on his…
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Fast Forward Can Going to Synagogue Make You Healthier?
Regular synagogue attendance may make you healthier, a new study indicates. A study of five large American Jewish urban communities by Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion found that “adults who affiliate with a Jewish religious denomination and attend synagogue report significantly better health than secular or non-practicing Jews,” said Jeff Levin, director of…
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Fast Forward Kosher Grocery Victims Charged $13K for Jerusalem Funerals
Israel’s burial association charged each of the families of the Paris kosher supermarket victims nearly $13,000 for their Jerusalem burial plots and funerals. The charges were levied by the Chevra Kadisha, part of the Religious Services Ministry, after the families refused to bury the men in multi-story tombs, which would have been free, Ynet reported…
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Fast Forward Hundreds Rally To Save Detroit JCC
Hundreds showed up at the Jewish community center in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park in an effort to save the building. Some 800 people, the maximum number allowed in the JCC building, showed up at a discussion Monday night to protest the center’s closing, the Detroit Free Press reported. Leaders of the center and…
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