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Fast Forward Lithuania Parliament Votes in Favor of Kosher Slaughter
The parliament in Lithuania passed a law permitting ritual slaughter in the country, spurring a protest by animal rights activists. The measure passed Tuesday stipulates that animals can be killed by slitting their throat without first being stunned — a requirement in religious Jewish law and by observant Muslims — the Baltic News Service reported….
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Life An Artist Reclaims Jewish Sites in Kosovo
Elana Katz, a performance artist, at her performance commemorating Jewish Kosovo in September 2014. // Copyright Majlinda Hoxha JTA — Since 2011, American conceptual artist Elana Katz has been performing in Europe at sites once identified with Jewish communities, through a project called Spaced Memory. “The history of these places is unacknowledged, forgotten and in…
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Fast Forward Gaza War Spurs Palestinians To Flee for Europe
(Reuters) — A devastating war with Israel has swollen the number of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip joining a perilous exodus of migrants fleeing the Middle East and Africa in search of a better life in Europe. Palestinians with knowledge of smuggling tunnels’ operations under the Egypt-Gaza border say between 1,500 and 2,000 Gazans have…
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Fast Forward Europe Jews Demand More Security Amid Anti-Semitic Attacks
European authorities must provide greater security for Jewish institutions, a major Jewish organization said in the wake of a suspected arson attack on a Brussels synagogue. “While it is unclear who was behind the attack, what is clear is that synagogues and other Jewish institutions have been placed on the front lines,” Dr. Moshe Kantor,…
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Music Jewish Leaders Meet With Hungarian Government After Almost a Year of Silence
Leaders of Jewish communities throughout Hungary met with representatives of the Hungarian government almost a year after the suspension of contacts between the sides. The more than four-hour discussion on Tuesday at the Hungarian Parliament building centered on eight topics of importance to the Jewish community, according to Janos Lazar, the chief negotiator representing the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Museum of Belgium to Reopen Four Months after Fatal Shootings
The Jewish Museum of Belgium will reopen fully to the public four months after four people were killed in a shooting attack there. The Brussels museum in a statement on its website said it will reopen on Sept. 14 as part of the European Day of Jewish Culture. The European Association for the Preservation and…
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News In Muslim Kosovo, Lingering Jews Stake Claim To Country’s Past — And Future
(JTA) — Boxing Club Prishtina is a squat building on a narrow street around the corner from the parliament in the heart of Kosovo’s capital city. Around the corner, a popular Italian restaurant draws the young Western Europeans and Americans in button-down shirts and open-toed heels who help keep the country running. Walk the other way…
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Fast Forward European Powers Propose Gaza Ceasefire Monitor Plan
Britain, France and Germany have floated the idea of creating a monitoring and verification mechanism for any future ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to prevent future conflicts, a senior British diplomat said on Friday. The proposal was contained in an outline for a possible draft resolution prepared by the three…
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