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The Schmooze Leonard Bernstein Sculpture Unveiled at Tanglewood
(JTA) — A bronze sculpture of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), one of the last century’s towering musical figures, was unveiled last week at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The sculpture, by artist Penelope Jencks, is the second in a series planned depicting Tanglewood’s most iconic music figures, according to a statement…
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Fast Forward Brussels Jewish Museum Shooter’s Lawyers Shown Making ‘Quenelle’
Attorneys representing the suspected killer of four people in Belgium’s Jewish museum posed for a picture while performing the quenelle gesture, which many believe is an anti-Semitic salute. A photo showing Sebastien Courtoy and Henri Laquay, the two lawyers representing Mehdi Nemmouche in Brussels, performing the quenelle surfaced this week, the Belgian Het Belang van…
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Fast Forward Belgian Doctor Denies Refusing Treatment to Jewish Patient in Spat Over Israel War
The Belgian physician who refused to treat a Jewish woman and suggested she go to Gaza apologized for doing “something stupid” but denied knowing that the woman was a Jew. The Flemish doctor’s refusal to treat Bertha Klein earlier this week was reported Thursday by Joods Actueel, a Belgian Jewish monthly based in the city…
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Fast Forward Indian Shul Wins Protection From Loan Sharks
Officials sought protection for a historic synagogue in the city of Cochin in western India and a nearby Jewish cemetery following the synagogue’s partial demolition. The procedure seeking protection of the sites as cultural assets was initiated late last month, according to a report Wednesday on the website of STMEGI, an Azerbaijan-based organization representing Jewish…
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Fast Forward Mayor of London Borough Flies Palestinian Flag at Town Hall
The Muslim mayor of a London borough drew criticism when he displayed a Palestinian flag at town hall to express solidarity with Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. Lutfur Rahman of Tower Hamlets, one of 32 boroughs in London’s east, had the flag displayed “in solidarity with Gaza and in support of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tourists Evacuated From Maldive Islands After Protests Erupt
Israeli tourists in the Maldives had to be evacuated from the island nation after an Israeli surfer removed an anti-Israel sign placed outside a guest house. The tourists were evacuated earlier this week from Kaafu Thulusdhoo Island by security services after protesters on the island called for their removal and protesters from other places began…
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Fast Forward Suburban Detroit Post Office Says No Mail to Israel
The metropolitan Detroit regional office of the U.S. Postal Service issued a clarification to its branches after a local post office said it could not accept mail sent to Israel. A post office in Southfield, Mich., had told clients that mail was not deliverable to Israel because of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Ed Moore, a spokesman…
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Fast Forward 8,000 March in Paris To Support Israel
Thousands of people attended France’s largest pro-Israel rally since Israel launched the war in Gaza. The crowd, estimated by police at 8,000, gathered near Israel’s embassy in Paris’ 8th Arrondissement under heavy police guard Thursday, shouting “long live Israel” and singing the French and Israeli anthems while waving both countries’ flags. The gathering Thursday was…
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