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Fast Forward 9 Jewish Teens Indicted in ‘Lynching’ Try
Nine Jewish teens were indicted in the attack on three Palestinians in Jerusalem that left one of the victims seriously injured. The teens were indicted Tuesday in Jerusalem District Court for the Aug. 16 incident. One of the teens, Shimon Siman Tov, 19, was indicted as an adult and charged with incitement, a call to…
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Fast Forward Arlen Specter Vows To Beat Cancer
Former longtime Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania confirmed that he is fighting a new battle with cancer — and vowed to beat the deadly disease. “I am battling cancer, and it’s another battle I intend to win,” Specter said in a statement issued by his office Tuesday. “I am grateful for the well wishes I…
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Israel News Celebrating 25 Years of Koran in Yiddish
Members of a Muslim sect that translated parts of the Koran into Yiddish are marking 25 years since that translation was published. The president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Israel, Muhammad Sharif Odeh, said the group translated select parts of the Koran into Yiddish in order to present a different face of Islam. In…
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Fast Forward Michigan Jewish Student’s Mouth Stapled Shut
A Jewish student at Michigan State University was beaten and reportedly had his mouth stapled shut by attackers spewing anti-Semitic hate. Just before the assault, which broke his jaw, Zach Tennen said his attackers asked him if he was Jewish, according to reports. Tennen, 19, a resident of suburban Detroit, said he answered in the…
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Fast Forward Asher Lopatin Takes Over at YCT
Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Chicago is set to succeed Rabbi Avi Weiss next year at the helm of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the liberal Orthodox rabbinical school founded by Weiss. Lopatin is the spiritual leader of Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation, a high-profile Modern Orthodox synagogue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago that counts Mayor Rahm…
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The Schmooze Art Shamsky Named Israel Hardball ‘Ambassador’
Facing the likes of David Wright, David Ortiz, and Robinson Cano, Israel would need a miracle to win the 2013 World Baseball Classic. But they’ll have the right man on their side. Retired Mets great Art Shamsky will go to bat as Ambassador for Baseball in Israel. Shamsky was a key member of the 1969…
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The Schmooze Toni Braxton’s Jewish Grandma
Could Braxton Family Values include observing Shabbos? R & B hitmaker Toni Braxton, whose family stars in its eponymous WEtv series, has revealed she has Jewish roots. In an interview with The New York Times, the Grammy winner said she’s “still surprised by the revelation that her grandmother was Jewish.” “I didn’t understand it as…
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Fast Forward Toulouse Killer Had Worldwide Network
Mohammed Merah, the killer of four Jews from Toulouse,reportedly had contacted people in 20 countries including Israel before perpetrating the murders. The daily newspaper Le Monde reported last week that French security services declassified records that showed Merah had exchanged information over the telephone with people from Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Kenya,…
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