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Fast Forward Texas Politician Blames Gun Control For Holocaust
(JTA) — A Texas state representative opposed to gun control posted a meme on her Facebook page suggesting that gun control led to the deaths of children in the Holocaust. Valoree Swanson, who describes herself as a Conservative Republican on her personal Facebook page, deleted the image from her Valoree Swanson for Texas Facebook page,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Burial Society Sues London Coroner For Refusing To Release Corpses
(JTA) — A London-area Jewish burial society has taken the local coroner to the country’s High Court over her burial policy. The Adath Yisrael Burial Society took Mary Hassell, the senior coroner at the St. Pancras Coroner’s Office in central London, to the court for a judicial review over her policy that of not prioritizing…
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Fast Forward Alex Bregman Is Baseball’s Next Jewish Star
(JTA) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (JTA) – Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an encounter his father had at the World Series last fall. It was in Los Angeles, between innings of the opening game. Sam Bregman was headed…
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Fast Forward Macron ‘Appalled’ By Holocaust Victim’s Murder In Paris
(JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the suspected murder of a Holocaust survivor in Paris, which he called “appalling” before vowing to fight anti-Semitism. Macron made the comment on Twitter on Tuesday about the March 23 slaying of Mirelle Knoll, 85, whose torched body was found with 11 stab wounds inside her apartment. Prosecutors…
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Fast Forward SFSU President Apologizes For Anti-Semitism, Says ‘Zionists Welcome On Campus’
(JTA) — The president of San Francisco State University issued a public apology to the campus Jewish community over continued allegations of anti-Semitism at the school, adding that “Zionists are welcome on our campus.” The apology by Leslie Wong posted on the university’s website on Friday came a day after Wong met with members of…
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Fast Forward In Paris, The Demise Of Some Jewish Congregations Is Fueling Revival In Others
(JTA) NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France (JTA) — If French Jewry is facing an existential threat because of anti-Semitic violence, then little of the drama is on display in this affluent and heavily Jewish suburb of Paris. At a time when other areas of the Paris region have soldiers guarding fortified synagogues and patrolling streets with many Jewish…
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Fast Forward Poland Creates New Holiday To Remember Poles Who Saved Jews During WWII
(JTA) — Poland observed a new national holiday to remember Poles who saved Jews during World War II. President Andrzej Duda initiated the National Remembrance Day for Poles Who Saved Jews earlier this month. It was observed on Saturday, March 24. On March 24, 1944, the Germans murdered the Ulma family – Józef, Wiktoria, and…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivor’s Body Found Burnt, Stabbed In Paris Apartment
(JTA) – The burnt and stabbed body of a Holocaust survivor was found in her Paris apartment, in what a watchdog on anti-Semitism said was a case reminiscent of an alleged anti-Semitic hate crime. The National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA, wrote in a statement Sunday that the suspected murder of the 85-year-old…
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