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Fast Forward Mark Hetfield Named New Leader of HIAS
Mark Hetfield was named president and CEO of HIAS, the global migration agency of the American Jewish community. “As president and CEO, I intend to raise awareness of and support for HIAS’ compelling work and refugee needs across the Jewish community,” Hetfield said in a statement. The appointment of Hetfield, who has served as interim…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union, Leading Kosher Certifier, Picks Compromise Candidate as Leader
The Orthodox Union board reportedly has opted for a consensus candidate, Martin Nachimson, to avert a showdown over its presidency. Nachimson, a senior vice president at the organization best known for running the largest kosher certifying operation in the world, is expected to be elected when the board meets next month in New York, The…
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Fast Forward Israel Sleepwalking Into Crisis Over Jewish Settlements on Occupied Palestinian Land
Israel risks sleepwalking into a crisis with its allies over relentless settlement-building in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem unless it realises that the international anger is genuine and adjusts its course. The next few months may prove crucial if Israel is to avoid diplomatic disaster, with a new government forming around Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Top 3 Philanthopists in Ukraine Are All Jews
Ukraine’s three most generous philanthropists are all Jewish, according to a local business magazine. In ranking the country’s top ten charitable donors for 2012, the Lviv-based Galytski Kontrakty weekly recently gave the top slot to 46-year-old Rinat Akhmetov, a businessman born to a coalminer. Forbes Magazine estimated his fortune at $16 billion in 2012. He…
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Fast Forward Berlusconis In Trouble Over ‘Black Boy’ Slur at Jewish-Raised Mario Balotelli
Silvio Berlusconi and his brother Paolo are getting heat over maverick Italy striker Mario Balotelli, with one accused of racism and the other of signing him for their club AC Milan only to win votes in this month’s national election. Paolo Berlusconi, AC Milan’s vice president, was lambasted in social media after calling former Manchester…
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Fast Forward Chandra Levy ‘Killer’ To Appear Amid Questions on Jewish Intern Slaying
The convicted killer of Chandra Levy is set to appear at a federal court hearing amid questions about the sensational 2001 killing of the Jewish congressional intern. Ingmar Guandique, a Salvadoran immigrant, was convicted of killing Levy in 2010. He is serving a 60-year prison sentence. He is expected to travel from a federal prison…
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Fast Forward Knife-Wielding Woman Threatens Jewish Student at Toulouse Rampage School
A woman wielding a knife reportedly was arrested after threatening a student of the Toulouse Jewish school where an Islamist radical murdered a rabbi and three children nearly one year ago. According to Le Depeche, a French news site, the 51-year-old woman was arrested on Feb. 5 outside the Ohr HaTorah school after she brandished…
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Opinion When Bullying of Jewish Students Masks Ugly Anti-Semitism
Last year, Jewish high school students from Queens told me, almost as an aside, that classmates roll pennies in front of them. Two years ago, a group of high school students from the Binghamton, N.Y., area told me they were called “cheapie,” had to listen to chants of “Heil Hitler” and “Nazi,” and were kicked…
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