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Fast Forward How Matzo Became A Household Item For Dutch Christians
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — For most matzah bakeries, Passover is their lifeline and only claim to financial viability. After the weeklong holiday, during which Jews are commanded to consume matzah to commemorate their ancestors’ hurried flight out of Egypt, demand for the famously tasteless cracker drops sharply. Except, that is, in the Netherlands. A centuries-old…
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Fast Forward Father Of Polish Prime Minister: Jews Gladly Moved To Ghettos
(JTA) — A former Polish politician who is the father of the country’s prime minister said that Jews during the Holocaust moved to ghettos of their own accord to get away from non-Jewish Poles. Kornel Morawiecki, a former senator whose son, Mateusz, became prime minister last year, made the remark in an interview published Tuesday by the online magazine…
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Fast Forward Israel Becomes A Divisive Issue For Democrats In A District Without Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democrats in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District are going to the polls Tuesday to choose their candidate in what is likely a surefire Democratic win in November. (The Republican is a Nazi. No, really. More on that in a minute.) A weird feature about this race? Jews keep coming up in a primary…
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Fast Forward Scottish Man Who Taught Dog To Do Nazi Salute Found Guilty Of Hate Crime
(JTA) — A Scottish man who taught his girlfriend’s dog to do the Nazi salute was found guilty of a hate crime. Mark Meechan, 29, was convicted on Tuesday in Airdrie Sheriff’s Court in Scotland and is out on bail until his sentencing next month, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported. He taught the pug, named…
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Fast Forward The First Torah Reading In Orbit And 5 Other Fun Facts About Jews In Space
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Torah tells how God created the earth and the heavens, although the stories that follow tell us more about the former than the latter. A new exhibit doesn’t quite answer theological questions about space, but it does show the ways in which Jews have looked at, written about and traveled into…
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Fast Forward U.S. Middle East Envoy: Abbas Must Choose Between ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ And Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The top Trump administration Middle East peace negotiator said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas must choose between “hateful rhetoric” and peace after Abbas described the U.S. ambassador to Israel as the “son of a dog.” “The time has come for President Abbas to choose between hateful rhetoric and concrete and practical efforts…
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Fast Forward Jewish Summer Camp Group Launches Campaign To Prevent Sexual Harassment, Abuse
(JTA) — The Foundation for Jewish Camp has launched an initiative to prevent sexual harassment, abuse and misconduct at camps. FJC launched the Shmira Initiative in Baltimore Sunday at its biannual Leaders Assembly conference for camp professionals, lay leaders, educators and philanthropists. The FJC is investing an initial $100,000 in the program. “Our Jewish communal organizations…
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Fast Forward Settlements, Pro-Orthodox Policies Threaten Israel’s Existence, Lauder Writes
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Openly breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu, Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress, said current Israeli government policies threaten Israel’s democratic character and even its existence. Lauder, in an Op-Ed on Monday in the New York Times, also pressed hard for a two-state solution, significant because the cosmetics billionaire has the…
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