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Fast Forward Ilia Salita Named Genesis Philanthropy Chief
Ilia Salita was appointed the new CEO of the Genesis Philanthropy Group, which funds Jewish identity-building efforts for Russian-speaking Jews around the world. The Genesis Philanthropy Group is a consortium launched by wealthy Jewish businessmen from the former Soviet Union, including Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven and German Khan. “We are confident that Genesis Philanthropy Group’s…
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Fast Forward Fired Israeli Nurse Gets Job Back After ‘Apology’ for Attacking War in Gaza
An Arab nurse at an Israeli hospital suspended from his job for a Facebook post that calls the Israeli military “war criminals” was reinstated. The Arab-Israeli male nurse at Sheba Medical Center must issue a public apology to the hospital administration, according to reports. The agreement between the nurse and the hospital came on Wednesday,…
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News Belgian Doctor Refuses To Treat Jewish Patient in Spat Over Gaza
A Belgian physician who refused to treat a Jewish woman with a fractured rib suggested she visit Gaza to get rid of the pain. The physician made the remark on Wednesday while manning a medical hotline in Flanders, Belgium’s Flemish region, whose capital, Antwerp, has a sizeable Orthodox Jewish population, the local Jewish monthly Joods…
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Fast Forward Haredi Woman Shot By Israeli Police Near Western Wall
woman that police said was dressed in blankets was shot in the leg by an officer at a security checkpoint at the entrance to the Western Wall. The woman, who was later identified as being a member of the extreme “Jewish Taliban” sect, did not stop at the checkpoint Wednesday evening when asked to by…
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Fast Forward French Jewish Defense League Leader Denies Reports of Ban
A leader of France’s Jewish Defense League dismissed as rumors reports that officials were considering banning his far-right group. The reports began after Muslim community leaders earlier this week called on authorities to ban the group, which is ideologically close to the American and Israeli branches of the Jewish Defense League, or JDL. On Wednesday,…
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Fast Forward Dutch Jew’s Apartment Firebombed Over Israel Flag on Balcony
A Jewish woman who displayed an Israeli flag from her balcony in Amsterdam was targeted with a firebomb and death threats. The firebomb landed on the balcony of neighbors of Leah Rabinovitch, a Mexico-born Jewish woman who flew the Israeli flag on Amsterdam’s Kruger Square, located in an eastern neighborhood heavily populated with Moroccan immigrants,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups File Briefs in Jerusalem Passport Supreme Court Case
A number of Jewish groups have filed friend of the court briefs in a Supreme Court case considering whether Americans born in Jerusalem may list “Israel” as their birthplace on their passports. Among the groups filing in recent days on behalf of Menachem Zivotofsky in his lawsuit against the U.S. State Department are the Anti-Defamation…
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Fast Forward Jewish Chicago Cop Gets $540K Judgement In Anti-Semitism Harassment Case
A Jewish Chicago police officer was awarded a $540,000 judgment against a former superior who allegedly taunted him for years with anti-Semitic and racist remarks. On Monday, a federal jury found in favor of Detlef Sommerfield, a German-Jewish immigrant who had accused retired Chicago Police Sgt. Lawrence Knasiak of calling him a “f*cking Jew boy,”…
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