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Fast Forward Frank Lowy, Australian Shopping Center Magnate, Is Knighted
SYDNEY (JTA) — Frank Lowy, a Holocaust survivor who fought in Israel’s War of Independence and went on to become a billionaire shopping magnate in Australia, was knighted in the United Kingdom as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honors. Lowy’s knighthood was announced Friday night. He is chairman of the Westfield Corp., a global shopping…
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Fast Forward Extradite My Molester Principal Back To Australia, Alleged Victim Asks Israel
MELBOURNE (JTA) – A Jewish woman who said she had been molested repeatedly by her former principal called on Israel to extradite him back to their native Australia. Dassi Erlich, a 29-year-old mother of one who said that her alleged molestation by Malka Leifer had left her emotionally scarred, made the plea Sunday during a speech at…
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Community Is The Two State Solution Over? Thomas Friedman Says…Maybe.
A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian Jewish publication. If Israel and the Palestinians are to find peace, the initiative will have to come from them. They must own the process, or it will be doomed to fail, according to Thomas Friedman. “In the entire history of mankind, no-one ever washed…
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Fast Forward Teacher At Australian Jewish Schools Arrested On Child Porn Charges
SYDNEY (JTA) — Police arrested a teacher at a Melbourne Jewish day school after his previous employer, also a Jewish day school, allegedly uncovered child pornography and surreptitiously taken photos on a computer he used. “Detectives have charged a man following an investigation into child pornography and upskirting incidents at an Eastern suburbs school,” a…
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Community Chronicles of #TheGirlWithTheCancer: Bringing ‘The C Word’ Into The Bedroom
Stav Meishar, 28 years old, was born and raised in Israel. She is based in New York City where she founded the award-winning organization for creative Jewish education, Dreamcoat Experience. When she’s not shaping the futures of young Jewish minds, she is a stage artist specializing in Circus Arts. Stav’s biggest project at the moment…
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Fast Forward Australian Piercing Store Refuses To Serve Israelis
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — A retailer in the Australian North Queensland city of Cairns displayed a sign in its window saying that it does not serve Israelis. Israeli tourist Mohr Wenger posted a photo of the sign in the window reading “No Israelis served here” on Facebook. Wenger wrote in her post that she and a…
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Fast Forward Australia Names New Ambassador To Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Career diplomat Chris Cannan was named the new Australian ambassador to Israel. The Australian Foreign Ministry announced the appointment Wednesday. Cannan will in the coming months replace Dave Sharma, who is considered one of the most pro-Israel foreign ambassadors in Jerusalem. Sharma, who will officially complete his nearly four-year tenure in mid-June, asked on…
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Community Chronicles of #TheGirlWithTheCancer: Checking My Cancer Privilege
Stav Meishar, 28 years old, was born and raised in Israel. She is based in New York City where she founded the award-winning organization for creative Jewish education, Dreamcoat Experience. When she’s not shaping the futures of young Jewish minds, she is a stage artist specializing in Circus Arts. Stav’s biggest project at the moment…
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