Juan Melamed
By Juan Melamed
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Fast Forward Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, visits Lubavitcher rabbi’s grave to offer thanks for his surprise victory
Milei also sought blessings from a rabbi in Buenos Aires after his election Nov. 19
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Fast Forward Javier Milei, right-wing pundit with a passion for Judaism, is elected president of Argentina
He has said he has considered converting to Judaism but worries about how Shabbat observance would clash with the duties of the presidency
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Fast Forward 500 people attend ceremony for Argentine-Israeli Hamas victim
The somber religious gathering highlighted how Argentina’s sizable Jewish community has been deeply affected by the Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath
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Fast Forward US and Israeli embassies hit with bomb threats in Buenos Aires
Federal police evacuated the areas around the two embassies and helicopters patrolled the area
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Fast Forward Argentina, Canada, other countries plan airlifts to help their citizens leave war-torn Israel
So far, most people in the country who wish to leave are on their own to do so, and many flights have been canceled, making it hard to get out
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Fast Forward 4 Argentine Israelis dead, others missing from kibbutzes after Hamas attack
The distress is being acutely felt in Buenos Aires, which until Saturday held the ignominious record of being the site of the worst terrorist attack on Jews since the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Police in Argentina raid and close Nazi publisher following investigation spurred by Jewish group
More than 200 books ready for distribution were seized in an affluent neighborhood in the northern area of Buenos Aires
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Fast Forward Spain’s language authority still uses an antisemitic definition of ‘Jew.’ These groups want it deleted.
In the Dictionary of the Spanish Language's entry for the word “Jew,” the fifth definition listed translates to a “greedy or usurious” person
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