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Fast Forward Dead Sea Scrolls May Be Palestinian, Germany Says
BERLIN (JTA) — Israel has pulled out of a planned exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Frankfurt because the German government would not guarantee their return if claimed by Palestinians. The Frankfurt Bible Museum announced that it has canceled the exhibit scheduled for a September 2019 opening. Its director, Jürgen Schefzyk, said he regretted…
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Fast Forward A Jewish Woman Was Miss Germany All The Way Back In 2011
(JTA) — Last week, the story of a Jewish woman competing in the Miss Germany competition went viral, appearing in media outlets around the world. Tamar Morali, 21, said organizers told her she was the first Jewish woman to get this far in the beauty pageant. It turns out the story — and the world…
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Fast Forward ‘Nazi Grandma’ Will Serve Jail Time In Germany For Holocaust Denial
(JTA) — The octogenarian known as the “Nazi Grandma” will serve 14 months in a German prison for Holocaust denial after losing an appeal on one of several convictions. Ursula Haverbeck, 89, was sentenced Tuesday by a district appeals court in Detmold for repeatedly denying the Holocaust, which is a crime in Germany. In September…
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Fast Forward Roger Waters Loses German TV Sponsorship Over BDS Support
(JTA) — A German broadcaster has pulled its sponsorship for a Cologne concert by Roger Waters following protests led by a Jewish resident of the city. Malca Goldstein-Wolf, who reportedly collected about 1,500 signatures on a petition, had accused WDR — a radio and TV broadcaster under the ARD Consortium of public broadcasters in Germany…
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Fast Forward A Jewish Woman Is Competing To Be Miss Germany
(JTA) — A Jewish woman is among the 20 contestants hoping to represent Germany in the Miss Universe pageant. Tamar Morali, 21, said organizers have told her she is the first Jewish woman to get this far in the Miss Germany competition. “I see my candidacy not only as a personal achievement but as an…
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Fast Forward Massive Concrete Swastika Found Under German Soccer Field
Construction workers in Hamburg unearthed a massive concrete swastika under a soccer field Tuesday, Fox News reported. The 13-foot-by-13-foot swastika was buried more than a foot underneath where a local soccer club is planning to build locker rooms. Local officials made a quick decision to bust up the swastika using jackhammers and move it from…
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Fast Forward German City Cancels Art Exhibit Over Holocaust Restitution Demands
MONTREAL (JTA) — “Anti-restitution bias” is being blamed for the sudden decision by the mayor of Dusseldorf, Germany to cancel a planned exhibit about world-renowned Montreal art dealer Max Stern. Due to open in February after more than three years of planning by Dusseldorf’s Stadtmuseum, the exhibit – titled “Max Stern: from Dusseldorf to Montreal” –…
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Fast Forward Kuwait Airways Can Ban Israeli Passengers, German Court Rules
(JTA) — Kuwait Airways may bar Israeli citizens from boarding its planes in Germany, a Frankfurt court ruled. Jewish and political leaders in Germany criticized the ruling handed down Thursday by the district court. The plaintiff, an Israeli student living in Frankfurt, will appeal, his lawyer said. “This is a shameful ruling for democracy and…
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