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Fast Forward Australian Jewish Umbrella Organization Condemns Groups Who Back Israel Boycott
Melbourne Jewry’s umbrella organization voted to condemn a Jewish group that supports the boycott of goods from the West Bank. The Jewish Community Council of Victoria in a 29-4 vote on Monday passed a motion condemning “in the strongest possible terms” the Australian Jewish Democratic Society. The debate on the motion, which was brought by…
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Fast Forward First Jewish Funeral Held in Australian Outback Town Since 1943
The first Jewish funeral in an Australian Outback town since 1943 was held with the aid of a Facebook and Twitter campaign. On Sunday, more than 20 Jews came to the cemetery in the rural town of Goulbourn, about 125 miles south of Sydney, for the funeral of Wayne Robinson, whose dying wish was to…
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Fast Forward Australian Jewish Man Saves Dying Stranger With Stem Cell Donation
The stem cells of an Australian Jewish man are a perfect match for a critically ill Jew who is believed to be dying from a rare blood disorder. Craig Rosen, 42, from Melbourne, began donating his stem cells three months ago and underwent procedures until May 20, Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper reported. “This patient I…
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Fast Forward Australia Abuse Victim’s Brother Tussles With Chabad Rabbi in Synagogue
A senior Australian Orthodox rabbi had his glasses ripped from his face during a synagogue altercation with a relative of a prominent advocate for sex abuse victims. Rabbi Zvi Telsner, the spiritual leader of the Yeshivah Center, which houses the city’s Chabad headquarters, offered festive greetings to Chaim Waks at the end of the Shavuot…
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Fast Forward American Teacher David Kramer Convicted of 6 Abuse Counts at Australian Chabad Yeshiva
An American Jew pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault against students at an Orthodox boys school in Melbourne. David Kramer, 52, pleaded guilty to five charges of indecent assault via video link Friday at Melbourne Magistrates Court. He also pleaded guilty to one count of an indecent act with a minor; six of the…
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Fast Forward Australia Demands Answers on Prisoner X Mossad Spy Case From Israel
Australia’s Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Monday called for a full explanation from Israel on the circumstances leading up to the death of Australian-born alleged Mossad agent Ben Zygier, known as Prisoner X, in an Israeli prison in 2010. Speaking to reporters in Washington at the end of a week-long visit to the U.S., Carr…
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Fast Forward Prisoner X Bungled Hezbollah Double Agent Spy Drama: Reports
A reputed Israeli spy known as Prisoner X who died in a jail in Israel in 2010 had been arrested after a bungled and unauthorised bid to recruit a double agent with links to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Australian newspapers reported on Monday. The man, Ben Zygier, was arrested in early 2010 and was held in secret…
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Fast Forward Prisoner X Suspected of Handing Israeli Agents to Hezbollah: Report
Alleged Mossad agent Ben Zygier, known as Prisoner X before committing suicide while jailed solitary confinement, handed Hezbollah sensitive information that led to the arrest of Lebanese agents in Israel’s service, according to previews of an expose to be released by Der Spiegel on Monday. The German news weekly alleges that before his death in…
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