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Fast Forward Will Daniel Berenboim Play Iran Concert?
Israeli-Argentinean conductor Daniel Barenboim is negotiating with Iran to conduct a concert of a top German orchestra in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin at the Berlin State Opera, and has the State Opera’s endorsement to negotiate the concert, as well as that of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, according to…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Will Push Iran Deal in Miami Jewish Meeting
Vice President Joe Biden will meet with American Jewish leaders in Florida to make the case for the Iran nuclear deal. Biden, who is pondering a campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election, will appear at a small roundtable event in Miami on Sept. 3, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Florida…
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News Reading the Talmud in a Most Unlikely Place — Iran’s Holy City
The Shia holy city of Qom teems with mosques, mullahs and madrassas. So, it was a little surprising to hear Qom religious scholar Hossein Soleimani’s response when I asked him to name his favorite writers. “Adin Steinsaltz, for his translation of the Talmud,” he responded promptly. “And also Martin Buber.” Soleimani was one of several…
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Fast Forward White House Says GOP Are ‘Crazies’ — Not Iran Deal Foes
The president was not referring to opponents of the agreement over Iran’s nuclear program when he used the term “crazies,” a White House spokesman said. At a fundraising event in Nevada Monday, President Obama told Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid he would “deal with the crazies in terms of managing some problems.” Some interpreted…
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Fast Forward Chris Christie Blasts Iran Deal With Shmuley Boteach
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie at a news conference alongside Jewish leaders including Rabbi Shmuley Boteach urged Congress to block the Iran nuclear deal. Christie, the governor of New Jersey, at the Rutgers University Chabad House in New Brunswick, New Jersey, called on Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and his state’s congressional delegation to vote against…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Brands Iran Deal Opponents ‘Crazies’
President Obama reportedly says he plans to continue a hard sell on the Iran nuclear deal, branding some opponents of the agreement “the crazies.” After returning from his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the president signalled to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid that he will be pushing hard for Democrats to support what would be…
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Rabbis Sign Petition Against Iran Deal
Hundreds of United States rabbis, from all major Jewish streams, signed a letter urging members of Congress to oppose the Iran nuclear deal, writing that the hope for a good deal “is not yet realized.” The letter, co-authored by Rabbis Kalman Topp of Beth Jacob Congregation in Southern California and Yonah Bookstein of Pico Shul…
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Culture In Chicago, Come for the Iran Nuke Deal. Stay for the Smoked Salmon.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is holding a special meeting today to discuss the Chicago Jewish community’s response to the Iran deal. The Jewish Federation is the most important Jewish organization in Chicago and the meeting today will be attended by members of many Jewish organizations,…
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