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Fast Forward Liberal Jews Break Away From Main Berlin Body
A liberal Jewish group has broken away from Berlin’s main Jewish body in the latest signs of the shattering of the postwar unified Jewish community. Calling itself Bet-Haskala, the independent congregation reportedly is launching with 20 official members and is applying for membership in the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany. A new Orthodox community,…
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The Schmooze H and M Drops Offensive Star of David T-Shirt
Someone at H&M apparently came into work one day thinking: ‘I have a great idea for a shirt! Let’s design a Star of David, and place a skull smack in the middle of it! That’ll go huge!’ Obviously, they were mistaken. The European retailer has removed the tank top from their shelves, after several complaints…
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Fast Forward Australia Irks Jews by Softening Law on Racial Hatred
Jewish leaders in Australia are fuming over the federal government’s proposed amendments to the nation’s race hate laws. The Liberal government unveiled Tuesday a draft of its proposed legislation to amend race hate laws that have existed for almost 20 years and have been used successfully by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry to litigate…
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Opinion The Right Plan To Save Jews?
Americans donate about $1.4 billion to Israel-related charities each year. Now the government of Israel is asking for more. And, at the same time, it wants to send some money our way. In the next few weeks, the Netanyahu government and the Jewish Agency for Israel are supposed to announce the framework for what’s being…
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Music Documents Signed by Adolf Hitler in 1909 Up for Auction
Two original “Harry Potter” book illustrations, Winston Churchill’s resignation letter, a dress worn by Princess Diana and documents signed by Adolf Hitler are just some of the eclectic items put on the block by auction house Nate D. Sanders. The sale features more than 600 lots and buyers can bid online until March 27. The…
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The Schmooze Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Hit Splitsville
Coldplay fans and expensive cleanse aficionados, brace yourselves: Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are splitting up. For real. In a post published on GOOP (Paltrow’s wellness blog and purveyor of all things organic) [titled “Conscious Uncoupling]( (http://www.goop.com/journal/be/conscious-uncoupling ‘titled “Conscious Uncoupling’)),” the pair officially announced their breakup to the world: It is with hearts full of…
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Fast Forward Russia Blacklists Irwin Cotler, Bans Canadian Lawmaker From Country
Irwin Cotler, a Canadian-Jewish lawmaker, expressed his pleasure at being banned by Russia. Cotler was among 13 Canadians to appear on the blacklist issued Monday. “I wear my exclusion from Russia as a badge of honor and am proud to be in such distinguished company,” Cotler, also a veteran human rights activist, said in a…
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News Jewish Oligarch Vadim Rabinovich Announces Run for Ukraine President
The brash Ukrainian Jewish oligarch Vadim Rabinovich has announced that he will run for the presidency of Ukraine, according to the Interfax news agency. Rabinovich, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress and founder of the European Jewish Parliament, said that he was running to “destroy the myth about anti-Semitism in Ukraine.” In recent months, Russian…
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