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Opinion This Canadian Synagogue Invited Muslims To Pray After Their Mosque Was Fire-Bombed
Finally, some heartwarming news. A Canadian congregation in Ontario to use its synagogue as a place to worship after their mosque was fire-bombed in a suspected hate crime following the Paris attacks. The attack, which caused an estimated $80,000 worth of damage, rendered Masjid al-Salaam mosque — the only one in Peterborough, Ontario — unusable. That’s…
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Fast Forward Jews of Rio, Evangelicals, Rally on Copacabana Beach for Peace in Israel
Some 1,500 Jews and supporters of the Jewish community rallied along the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro for peace in Israel and against terrorism. At the sixth pro-Israel rally in Brazil this month, participants carrying blue-and-white Israeli flags and signs, and wearing Israel T-shirts covered three lanes of the elegant seaside avenue on Sunday….
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Fast Forward Polish Jewish Leader Leads Civil Protest and Against New Government
The president of the Council of the Union of Jewish Communities in Poland, Krzysztof Izdebski, led a civil protest against the new government and parliament in Poland. “We are disappointed by the Sejm,” declared the organizers of the demonstration, Izdebski and Jacob Gornicki of ePanstw, or eState, Foundation, in a statement posted on Facebook. Sejm…
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The Schmooze Jews Dominate ‘Most Valuable Comedians’ List
Four comedians with Jewish roots – Amy Schumer, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, and Jason Segel – have been named to Vulture’s list of . The list was released Thursday as a follow-up list to Vulture’s annual ranking of the 100 most valuable Hollywood stars, published last week. Stars who made the list were ranked based…
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The Schmooze Jewish Bubbes Busted for Mahjong ‘Gambling Den’
Quiet Jewish mahjong group or illicit gambling den? That is now a very real question for Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King (ages 87 to 95) after their weekly game of mahjong was interrupted by a police raid. The women were told to pack up their dominos and leave the Escondido Condominium…
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News Why Is a Mainstream Jewish Charity Funding Pamela Geller?
Pamela Geller is the flamboyant and unfiltered representative for the anti-Muslim far-right on the Internet. Her organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, has mounted legal campaigns to force public buses across the country to run her advertisements, including one claiming “Islamic Jew-hatred: It’s in the Quran,” and urging an end to “all aid to Islamic…
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The Schmooze The Force is Strong With This ‘Star Wars’ Hanukkah Gift Guide
(JTA) — In the nearly 40 years since the breakout success of the first “Star Wars” film, the franchise has raked in $37 billion, mostly from branded toys and other merchandise. (In the words of Mel Brooks: “Merchandising! Merchandising!”) Ahead of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — the latest reboot of the films, by director…
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News What This French Rabbi Wants You to Know About the Paris Attacks
Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur leads a congregation belonging to the Mouvement Juif Liberal de France (Liberal Jewish Movement of France). As France’s third female rabbi, she has long believed in the need for Jews to constantly re-evaluate what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. In a November 17 email exchange with the Forward…
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