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Fast Forward Deliveryman Taunted for Being Jewish Is Stripped of Jury $900,000 Award
A federal judge rescinded a $900,000 jury award to a New York restaurant deliveryman who said he was the victim of anti-Semitism. Brooklyn District Court Judge Leo Glasser earlier this week tossed out the award for Adam Wiercinski and referred a transcript of his testimony from last year’s trial to the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office…
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Fast Forward Israel Population Grows to 8.2 Million, According to Bureau of Statistics
Israel’s population increased to nearly 8.2 million, according to figures released just ahead of Israel Independence Day, or Yom Ha’atzmaut. The population grew by 2 percent, about 157,000 people, according to the report released Thursday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Jews make up 75 percent of the population, or 6.135 million people. Arabs are…
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The Schmooze Jay Leno To Give $1M Genesis Prize in Israel
Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno will visit Israel to host the presentation of the inaugural Genesis Prize. The May 22 ceremony in Jerusalem will honor former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the $1 million award. “Jay Leno is a comedic icon who has entertained millions of people around the world for over…
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Fast Forward Cardinal John O’Connor Was Actually Jewish
Cardinal John O’Connor, the late archbishop of New York, was technically Jewish, according to new research. O’Connor’s sister, Mary O’Connor Ward, recently discovered through genealogical research that her mother, Dorothy Gumple O’Connor, was born Jewish but converted to Catholicism before she met and married the O’Connors’ father. Ward told the newspaper Catholic New York that…
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Fast Forward 15th-Century Italian Torah Fetches Record $3.87M
A 15th century printed book of the Torah fetched a record $3.87 million at an auction in Paris. Three buyers attempted to outbid each other over the telephone during the sale which the Christie’s auction house organized on April 30, the news website actualitte.com reported Thursday. Christie’s listed the buyer as “anonymous” but said the…
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Fast Forward Hungary Leader Vows To Push Forward With Controversial Nazi Occupation Monument
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Jewish community leaders he would build a controversial Nazi occupation monument despite their opposition. Orban presented his firm position on Wednesday during a meeting with leaders of the the Mazsihisz Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, the news site www.nol.hu reported. Mazsihisz believes the monument of an eagle attacking…
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Fast Forward Brussels Mayor Hopes To Ban ‘Anti-Semite Summit’
A mayor from Brussels said he would like to block organizers from holding an event that Jewish groups called a “summit meeting for anti-Semites.” Vincent De Wolf, the mayor of Etterbeek — one of 19 municipalities that make up the Brussels autonomous region of the federal Belgian state — has asked the governor of the…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Sapling Planted at Capitol
A sapling taken from the tree that grew outside the attic where teen Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was hidden was planted at the U.S. Capitol. Congressmen from both sides of the aisle, as well as Holocaust survivors and Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans gathered to plant the small chestnut tree on the Capitol’s west front…
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