Marcus M. Gilban
By Marcus M. Gilban
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Fast Forward In Brazil, pro-Palestinian protest leads to injury and arrest at pro-Israel speaker’s university lecture
According to news reports, the advisor to the university’s rector left the scene with a broken nose after attempting to safeguard her daughter
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Fast Forward Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro, earning cheers and boos from divided Brazilian Jewish community
Brazil’s largest Jewish organization said it is ready for 'constructive and democratic dialogue' with the new president, who has a rocky history with the Jewish community
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News In Brazil’s presidential election, many Jews feel like they are choosing ‘between the cross and the sword’
The Christian nationalist Jair Bolsonaro and the leftist former president who served jail time have different views on Israel but both pose quandaries for Brazil’s polarized Jewish population
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Fast Forward Brazilian Jews and Arabs hold hummus championship to celebrate coexistence — and food
Ariel Krok, one of the event’s organizers, compared the contest to a 'soccer friendly match'
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News This Holocaust survivor and Brazilian swimming champion is still competing at 98
Nora Tausz Ronai, who started swimming competitively at age 69, has become an inspiration to athletes young and old for more than their physical accomplishments
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Fast Forward Iconic Brazilian Jewish conductor Henrique Morelenbaum dies at 90
In addition to directing some of the country’s largest orchestras, he led a Jewish organization’s choir and composed a song for a Rio Jewish summer camp
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Fast Forward Judge gives Brazilian pastor who called for a second Holocaust historic 18-year prison sentence
A pastor who was filmed two years ago praying for another Holocaust was sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison, a historic penalty that made headlines across Brazil.
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Fast Forward Brazilian Jewish school takes in hospital patients escaping a fire
“Today our school lent its space and heart,” said an ex-student and mother of two kids at the school.
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