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Fast Forward Josh Mandel Reelected as Ohio Treasurer
Josh Mandel, a Republican, was elected for a second term as state treasurer in Ohio. Mandel, who is Jewish and lives in suburban Cleveland, won the statewide race with 57 percent of the vote, defeating Democratic state Rep. Connie Pillich. In June, Mandel purchased $47.8 million in Israel Bonds, the largest single government purchase of…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Van Crashes Into Soldiers on West Bank
A van with Palestinian Authority license plates drove into a group of soldiers standing at a West Bank traffic junction in what is believed to be a terror attack. One soldier was seriously injured and two others were moderately hurt in the Wednesday night attack in Gush Etzion, according to Israel Police. It was the…
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Fast Forward Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes in 104 Gaza Deaths
Israel has rejected as biased and inaccurate an Amnesty International report that accuses Israel of committing war crimes during the summer’s Gaza operation. The report issued early Wednesday details eight instances where residences in Gaza were attacked without warning, leading to the deaths of some 104 civilians. “Israeli forces have brazenly flouted the laws of…
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Fast Forward N.Y. School Bond Passes — $38M Boost to Yeshivas
Voters in New York state passed a schools bond act that may provide up to $38 million in reimbursements to Jewish day schools and yeshivas. The Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014, one of three referendums on the state ballot Tuesday, authorizes the state comptroller to issue and sell up to $2 billion in bonds…
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The Schmooze What Was This Spanish Politician Thinking?
Representatives of Spain’s Jewish community demanded that a local politician apologize for dressing up as Adolf Hitler at a Halloween party. Toni Rodríguez, a representative of the ruling Popular Party on the council of the municipality of Gandia near Valencia in eastern Spain, posed for pictures with friends while in costume on Oct. 31. The…
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Fast Forward Spanish Politician Dresses Up as Adolf Hitler
Representatives of Spain’s Jewish community demanded that a local politician apologize for dressing up as Adolf Hitler at a Halloween party. Toni Rodríguez, a representative of the ruling Popular Party on the council of the municipality of Gandia near Valencia in eastern Spain, posed for pictures with friends while in costume on Oct. 31. The…
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Fast Forward French Kosher Grocery Arsonist Gets 4 Years in Prison
The Chief Rabbi of France, Rabbi Haim Korsia, praised the sentencing of a man who torched a kosher supermarket to four years in jail and said it “sent an important message.” The Correctional Tribunal of Pontoise near Paris on Oct. 26 sentenced a 27-year-old ambulance driver identified in French media as Abbas C., who on…
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News Brad Schneider Loses Reelection Bid in Chicago Suburbs
Rep. Brad Schneider lost his Illinois seat and Jewish challenger Andrew Romanoff came up short in his bid for Congress in Colorado. Schneider lost his seat in Illinois’s 10th Congressional District to Republican challenger Robert Dold. The campaign was a rematch of the 2012 election, when Schneider beat the incumbent Dold in the Chicago-area district….
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