For Jewish teens in Asia, first BBYO convention in Singapore offers a rare sense of community
Teens went home with strategies to build youth movements in their own countries
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Coronavirus has changed everything about life in Asia, including the lives of the Jews who live there. Case in point: for the first time, separate Jewish communities in China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore are coming together to co-host digital events. One of them, the upcoming Asian Limmud conference to be held online May 3-4,…
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Fast Forward Ready For ‘Crazy Rich Asian Jews’?
“Crazy Rich Asians” has been a surprise hit at the U.S. box office this summer, but what are the chances of a sequel called “Crazy Rich Asian Jews”? It might sound fanciful, but the author of the trilogy upon which the film is based says powerful Jewish families also exist among Asian society’s wealthy elite….
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Fast Forward Secret Israeli Memo Cast Doubt That Trump’s Korea Summit Accomplished Anything
A classified report from Israel’s foreign ministry questioned whether the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was anything more than a photo opportunity, Axios reported Thursday. The analysis was reportedly circulated on Wednesday by the research department of the Israeli foreign ministry to all Israeli embassies around the world and…
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Fast Forward No One In China Has Ever Heard The ‘Chinese Proverb’ Ivanka Tweeted
Ivanka Trump left the Chinese baffled on Monday when she tweeted what she labeled a “Chinese proverb”— one that the Chinese weren’t too familiar with, The Washington Post reported. The tweet in question was posted just ahead of President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. “Those who say it can…
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Fast Forward Imam Who Denounced Jews And Christians Apologizes At Singapore Synagogue
(JTA) — An Indian imam in Singapore who was ordered deported after speaking against Jews and Christians during a sermon visited a synagogue to apologize for his remarks. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel pleaded guilty last week in a state court to a charge of promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race…
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The Schmooze Israeli Wins Gold Medal by Default
It would have been a “Kumbaya” moment in Singapore on the first day of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games: a 17-year old Israeli locked in fierce but friendly battle with his Iranian counterpart in the under-106-pound tae kwon do competition. The scene of international sportsmanship was scuttled, however, when the Iranian contestant, Mohammad Soleimani, pulled…
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