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Fast Forward French Official Celebrates His Birthday With A Swastika Cake
A French city official recently turned 40, and in his honor was given a cake decorated with a swastika, Israel National News reported. The Simon Wiesenthal Center reposted the photo of Montpelier councillor Djamel Boumaaz’s cake: white with a graham-cracker-like bottom layer, candied-cherry border and a swastika drawn in the center with black icing. The…
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Fast Forward French Authorities Rescind Ban On Israeli Soccer Fans
(JTA) — Following protests, authorities in eastern France rescinded a ban they had issued forbidding soccer fans from Israel to come to the center of Strasbourg and fly their country’s flag. The prohibitions, which are unusual and provoked vociferous criticism, came in a four-page order Thursday from the head of the Bas-Rhin district office prior…
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Fast Forward Israelis Banned From French City Center — In Order To ‘Prevent’ Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Citing the risk of anti-Semitic incidents, authorities in eastern France are forbidding soccer fans from Israel to come to the center of Strasbourg and fly their country’s flag. The prohibitions, which are unusual and provoked vociferous criticism, came in a four-page order Thursday from the head of the Bas-Rhin district office prior to…
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Fast Forward France’s Oldest Auschwitz Survivor Dies At 101
PARIS (Reuters) – Henriette Cohen, France’s oldest survivor of Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration camp, has died. She was 101. Cohen stayed silent about the horrors she lived through at the death camp in Poland for four decades before finding the strength to describe it to younger generations. She said it was necessary to speak out…
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Fast Forward Far-Right Cell Planned Attack On Jewish Event In Paris
(JTA) — Five alleged members of a far-right cell — including a teenager — planned to target the main umbrella group of French Jews, according to a French television channel. BFMTV reported Tuesday that one of the targets envisioned by the suspects, who had been arrested between September and May, was the annual dinner of…
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Fast Forward French Ambassador: Kushner Has ‘No Guts,’ Peace Plan ‘99% Doomed To Fail’
Outgoing French Ambassador to the United States Gerard Araud told the Atlantic on Friday that he was “close” with White House senior advisor/son-in-law Jared Kushner but that Kushner’s Middle East peace plan was likely “doomed to fail.” Araud has long been known for his outspoken nature – he tweeted after President Trump was elected in…
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News Ukraine Elected A Jewish Comedian But Have Ya Heard About The Jews Who Ran Peru
Ukraine has become the first country whose president and prime minister are both Jewish — besides Israel, of course. Volodymyr Zelensky, a Jewish Ukrainian actor, was elected president of the country over the weekend and will soon serve with Volodymyr Groysman, who has been prime minister since 2016. It’s an interesting first that brought up the…
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The Schmooze A French-Jewish Billionaire Family Is Leading Fundraising To Rebuild Notre Dame
Editor’s note, April 17, 11:30 [An earlier edition of this article stated that LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is Jewish. The Arnault family is not Jewish.] Correction appended: Swish your L’Oreal-scented hair and careful not to spill on the Louis Vuitton — you just might have contributed to the fundraising to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral, the…
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