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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Urge Abbas to Go Public With His Moderate Stance
A slate of 100 U.S. Jewish leaders wrote Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urging him to make public his opposition to a ‘right of return’ and his agreement to a demilitarized Palestinian state. The letter, spearheaded by the Israel Policy Forum, noted that in a recent private meeting, Abbas said an agreement would end the…
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Fast Forward Vice President Joe Biden Hosts Jewish Leaders in Residence Sukkah
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Vice President Joe Biden hosted Jewish leaders at a sukkah set up at his residence. The sukkah, provided by American Friends of Lubavitch and decorated by children with special needs, drew dozens of guests to the residence at Washington’s Naval Observatory on Tuesday evening, including leaders of the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox…
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News William Rapfogel Scandal Widens as Met Council Axes Key Consultant
The Metropolitcan Council on Jewish Poverty ended a long-term relationship with its former executive director on the same day that it fired his successor, William Rapfogel, who has since been charged in a $5 million kickback scheme, the Forward has learned. Rabbi Dovid Cohen who ran the group in the 1980s, was dumped as a…
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The Schmooze Lizzy Caplan Opens Up to GQ
Janis Ian from “Mean Girls” is all grown up. After a brief stint as Jason Stackhouse’s V-addicted, slightly psycho girlfriend on “True Blood,” and Nick Miller’s over-achieving, cupcake-despising other half on “New Girl,” Lizzy Caplan is taking the stage with a bigger and bolder role on Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” which premieres on September 29….
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Fast Forward Australian Police Close In on Suspects in 1982 Hakoah Club Terror Bombing
Three decades after twin bombings rocked the Israeli Consulate and a Jewish social club in Sydney, Australian detectives believe they are closing in on the suspected perpetrators of the attacks that took place just two days before Christmas in 1982. No one was killed in the blasts at the consulate and the Hakoah Club, an…
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The Schmooze Is Amanda Bynes Fit To Stand Trial?
Amanda Bynes’ lawyer does not deem her mentally fit to stand trial. RadarOnline reports that documents filed Tuesday morning at the LAX Airport courthouse by attorney Rich Hutton indicate that the troubled starlet is in no condition to understand the nature of the legal proceedings currently pending against her. Bynes was supposed appear before a…
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News Death of Knicks Star Dean Meminger Hits Jewish Camp Director Hard
(JTA) — Dean Meminger sat in owner Irv Bader’s office at Camp Seneca Lake and talked of his girlfriend, her battle with lupus and their plans to marry. Meminger, known as “The Dream” as a star guard at Marquette University and a key reserve for the New York Knicks’ 1973 championship team, had just finished…
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Fast Forward Jewish Philanthropist Sigmund Rolat Honored by Poland
Sigmund Rolat, a Polish-Jewish philanthropist living in the United States, was awarded Poland’s highest honor for citizens who live abroad. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski presented Rolat on Tuesday with the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for achievements in Polish-Jewish dialogue. The ceremony took place in New…
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