Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Panama President Visits First Synagogue on 140th Birthday
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela attended a ceremony to mark the 140th anniversary of the Central American country’s first synagogue. “The Jewish presence in Panama was born committed to the fate of this small nation, and that heritage has been enriched throughout the history of the country to the present…
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Fast Forward Israel To Recognize 23,477 Fallen on Memorial Day
JERUSALEM — Israel will recognize its 23,477 fallen soldiers, as well as civilian victims of terror, with the start of Yom Hazikaron, or Memorial Day. The official number of soldiers, police and other security officials who have died since 1860 while defending Israel or prestate Israel was released Tuesday by the Defense Ministry. The number…
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Fast Forward Venezuela Envoy Sorry for Comparing Israel Actions to ‘Final Solution’
(JTA) — Venezuela’s envoy to the United Nations called his Israeli colleague to apologize for his accusing Israel of seeking a “final solution” against the Palestinians, made a day after Holocaust Remembrance Day. “These are blunt anti-Semitic statements coming from the Venezuelan ambassador towards the Jewish nation,” said Ambassador Danny Danon, according to a statement by…
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Fast Forward 2 Elderly Jewish Women Stabbed on Popular Jerusalem Promenade
JERUSALEM — Two elderly women were stabbed by two masked assailants while out for a walk on a popular promenade overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem in what is being called a terror attack. The women, reported to be in their 70s or 80s, were taken to a Jerusalem hospital in moderate condition with stab…
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Fast Forward Australian Headmistress Won’t Face Extradition From Israel To Face Sex Charges
JERUSALEM — An Israeli court has halted extradition procedures against the former principal of a Jewish girls’ school in Melbourne who fled Australia amid claims she sexually abused some of her students. The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday halted the process after a state-appointed psychiatrist determined that Malka Leifer was unfit to stand trial. Extradition…
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Fast Forward 71% of Israeli Jews Deny West Bank Is ‘Occupied’
JERUSALEM — Some 71.5 percent of Jewish Israelis say they do not view Israel’s control of the West Bank as “occupation,” a monthly survey found. The same percentage of Arab respondents to the survey called it an occupation, according to the May Peace Index survey of the Israel Democracy Institute released Monday. Asked “Which of the…
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Fast Forward Bus Torched in Front of Crown Heights Jewish Girls School
— A school bus outside a Jewish school in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn was set on fire. The bus went up in flames on Sunday evening in front of the Beth Rivkah School for Girls in the haredi Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. There were no injuries. Police believe the fire was started by a group…
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Fast Forward Greek Jews Protest Promotion of ‘Judas Burning’ Easter Ritual
ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — The Greek Jewish community has protested to the Greek National Tourism Agency after its website and brochures listed the Easter practice of “Judas burning” as a recommended folk attraction. “This custom perpetuates anti-Semitic feelings and it is characteristic that in other European countries it has almost vanished,” said the letter sent…
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