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Fast Forward British Blogger Who Sang About Holocaust Denial Convicted
(JTA) — A British blogger who posted songs on YouTube denying the Holocaust was convicted in London of sending “offensive, indecent or menacing messages.” Alison Chabloz, 54, was convicted by a Westminster Magistrates’ Court judge Friday for writing, performing and disseminating three songs about Nazi persecution, including one about the young diarist Anne Frank. Chabloz,…
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Fast Forward British Muslims Denounce Anti-Semitism In Ad
(JTA) — Muslim leaders took out a full-page ad in a major British newspaper condemning anti-Semitism. “We understand that many in our country empathize with the Palestinians and their right to a sovereign state,” said the ad Thursday in the Telegraph, a national broadsheet. “However, we must be ever vigilant against those who cynically use…
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The Schmooze Is Meghan Markle Now Prince Harry’s Jew-ish Princess?
Jewish and black girls have been mocked for their hair, their bodies and their other-ness. But they might be about to get a heroine at Buckingham Palace. ROYAL WEDDING UPDATE!! They tied the knot! It’s a real-life fairy tale for everyone who has been feeling like a pre-ball Cinderella in the Trump era: Prince Harry,…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Loses Jewish London District After 40 Years
(JTA) — Following unprecedented protests by British Jews against a major political movement, the country’s Labour party lost in local elections a heavily-Jewish area of London that it had held for decades. Labour, whose leadership many British Jews believe is ignoring or encouraging the proliferation of anti-Semitism in its ranks, failed in Thursday’s elections to…
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Fast Forward A Holiday Bonfire Exploded After Rabbi Put Cell Phone Into Flames
Hasidic Jews celebrating a Jewish holiday triggered a massive explosion in London’s Stamford Hill neighborhood after putting cell phones into a bonfire pyre, the Jewish Chronicle reported. The bonfire had been kindled for Lag B’Omer, a holiday that falls halfway between Passover and Shavuot. It is traditional in Israel and among religious Jews to create…
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Fast Forward British High Court Orders London Coroner To Prioritize Jewish, Muslim Burials
(JTA) — Britain’s High Court has ordered a London coroner to respect the religious beliefs of the deceased’s family when determining the order in which bodies can be buried. Senior coroner Mary Hassell had announced that she would not prioritize Jewish and Muslim burials over others, despite the fact that Jewish and Islamic law requires…
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Life I’m Sick Of Orthodox Women Being Fetishized In Films Like ‘Disobedience’
As a girl, I used to steal books from my mother’s nightstand. Often they were the titles she was reading for the local synagogue’s sisterhood book club, and as such, they were quite often about Orthodox women: “The Romance Reader” by Pearl Abraham, “Kaaterskill Falls” by Allegra Goodman, Naomi Ragen titles. I devoured these hardcovers…
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Fast Forward Man Who Taught Dog To Do Nazi Salute Crowdfunds Over $185,000 For Court Appeal
(JTA) — The Scottish man who was found guilty of a hate crime and fined $1,100 for teaching his girlfriend’s dog to do the Nazi salute has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his appeal. Mark Meechan, 30, who was convicted last month, taught the pug, named Buddha, to respond with the Nazi salute when prompted…
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