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Norway Jewish Cemetery Is Vandalized

A Jewish cemetery in the north of Norway was desecrated. The incident was discovered on Oct. 25 at the Jewish cemetery of Trondheim, the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten reported. Several tombstones were vandalized with purple paint and the words “Der Furher,” a reference to Adolf Hitler, were painted on a nearby building. Police are patrolling…

By JTA Oct 29, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Jewish Student Sues Over Penny on Desk Jibe

A New Jersey teen said he has been the victim of anti-Semitic abuse at his local high school. The teen, a student at Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, N.J., over the past six months has been the target of three potentially anti-Semitic offenses, attorney Andrew T. Miltenberg, who is representing the student’s family,…

By JTA Oct 29, 2014 | < 1 min read
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After Mikveh Scandal, Rabbinic Council Appoint Committee To Review Conversion

The Rabbinical Council of America has formed a committee to review its conversion process in the wake of the arrest on voyeurism charges of one of its leading conversion rabbis. The RCA announced Wednesday the men and women appointed to a committee to review its current Geirus Protocol and Standards conversion process and suggest safeguards…

By JTA Oct 29, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Israel Attorney General Calls for Explanation on Palestinian Bus Ban

Israel’s attorney general, Yehuda Weinstein, has called for an explanation of a proposed order that would prevent Palestinian workers from riding Israeli buses. On Tuesday, Weinstein ordered Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to explain the new guidelines, which will effectively ban the workers from the buses they ride to their homes in the West Bank. The…

By JTA Oct 28, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Met Council Fraud Probe Not Done Yet

New York State’s attorney general said his office may broaden its investigation of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Eric Schneiderman told The New York Jewish Week that his office is following up on leads provided by the group’s former CEO, William Rapfogel, who was among the top officials of the nonprofit agency convicted for…

By JTA Oct 28, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Criticism of Israel’s East Jerusalem Housing Plans

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected U.S. criticism of Israel’s plans for new housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the criticism of Israel’s construction, not the building, is harming the chance for peace with the Palestinians. “We will continue to build in Jerusalem, our eternal capital. We have built in Jerusalem, we…

By JTA Oct 28, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Jerusalem Mayor Visits Temple Mount Despite Increased Violence

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat visited the Temple Mount despite increased violence at the holy site and in the Israeli capital. Barkat went to the site Tuesday with the commander of the Israel Police’s David District, Brig.-Gen. Avi Biton. “As part of ongoing cooperation w/ #Jerusalem Police, I visited Temple Mount this morning to gain deeper…

By JTA Oct 28, 2014 | < 1 min read
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‘Don’t Rent to Arabs’ Rabbi Moves to East Jerusalem

Rabbi Dov Lior, the chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba settlement, is leaving his position in order to move to east Jerusalem. Lior decided just before Rosh Hashanah to step down from the position he has held for 38 years in order to move to the flashpoint Beit Orot neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, located on…

By JTA Oct 28, 2014 | < 1 min read

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