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Fast Forward Slovak Priest Says Jews to Blame for Holocaust-Era Hate
A Catholic priest in Slovakia sparked outrage by blaming the Jews for the hatred against them during the Holocaust and warned the Roma are following suit. Emil Floris leveled the accusation last month during a ceremony in Cadca, located 120 miles northeast of the capital Bratislava, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising…
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Fast Forward Rebels Sold Sotloff to ISIS, Family Spokesman Says
Jewish-American journalist Steven Sotloff was kidnapped by a so-called moderate rebel faction and then immediately sold to ISIS, the family’s spokesman said. Barak Barfi in an interview Monday with CNN’s Anderson Cooper said the jihadist group Islamist State, or ISIS, paid between $25,000 and $50,000 for Sotloff after the rebels set up a fake checkpoint…
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Fast Forward Memorial Planned in Warsaw Honoring Poles Who Saved Jews During Shoah
Organizers have announced a design competition for a memorial in Warsaw to Poles who saved Jews during World War II. Polish-born Holocaust survivor and philanthropist Sigmund Rolat, of the Remembrance and Future Foundation, announced the competition at a news conference in Warsaw on Monday. Rolat said the designs would be judged by an international jury…
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Fast Forward Israel, U.S. Conduct Joint Test of Arrow 2 Interceptor Missile
Israel and the United States conducted a test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile. The test was conducted by Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced in a statement issued Tuesday. The Arrow 2 provides the Arrow Weapon System,…
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Fast Forward Madoff Trustee Will Appeal Decision Aiding Merkin
The trustee charged with recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud scheme informed a federal court that he will appeal a ruling that would decimate a lawsuit against financier J. Ezra Merkin. Trustee Irving Picard asked a New York bankruptcy court on Sept. 5 to finalize a decision severely curtailing his $565 million lawsuit…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leadership Pipelines Alliance Hires Executive Director
A newly-formed alliance dedicated to finding and developing talented leaders for Jewish non-profits has hired an executive director to lead its efforts. Gali Cooks has been named the executive director of the Jewish Leadership Pipelines Alliance, the alliance announced Monday. Cooks, who will start in the position on Oct. 13, previously served as the founding…
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Fast Forward Petach Tikvah Chief Rabbi Rejects Ethiopians for Marriage Certificates
The Sephardi chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Petach Tikvah has been refusing to perform marriages for Ethiopian Jews in his community. Saying their Jewishness is questionable, Rabbi Binyamin Atias has rejected the Falash Mura, whose ancestors converted from Judaism more than 200 years ago, and has not allowed them to register in his…
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News Leading German Opposition Politician Calls For Ending Arms Exports to Israel
The top politician in Germany’s main opposition party has come under fire for questioning Germany’s military commitment to Israel. Ralf Stegner, vice chair of the Social Democratic Party, also told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview published Sunday said Germany should reconsider its armaments exports to Israel and should never deliver weapons…
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