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Community Take It From A Brit: American Liberals Need A New Plan
As the endless autopsies of the 2016 election continue to pour in, what is clear is that the left needs a new organizing message. Luigi Zingales warns us against attacking Trump in order to focus on his policies, and Mark Lilla decries the end of identity politics for the progressive movement, but what is the…
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Fast Forward Christmas Week Means Outreach to Sikhs and Muslims at British Limmud
(JTA) — If you think the United States overdoes Christmas, you haven’t been to London in December. The main drags are a riot of Christmas lights and gewgaws, the pubs overflow with midday revelers starting the week before and the Christmas shopping is no less intense at Selfridge’s and Primark than it is at WalMart…
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Fast Forward George Michael, British Pop Star With Jewish Roots, Dies at 53
British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist with sometimes sexually provocative lyrics, died at his home in England on Sunday. He was 53. In the mid-1980s, “Wham! was one of the most successful pop duos ever,…
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Fast Forward Prince Charles Warns Populist Surge Could Fuel ‘Monstrous’ Anti-Semitism
Britain’s Prince Charles is warning that the rise of populism has deeply disturbing echoes of the fascism of the 1930s — and warned against a repeat of the “horrors of the past.” The heir to the British throne said on BBC Radio there had been a rise in aggression towards minorities, including Jews. “All of…
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Fast Forward Lionel Blue, First Openly Gay British Rabbi, DIes at 86
— Rabbi Lionel Blue, the first openly gay British rabbi and a popular on-air personality, has died. Blue, a broadcaster on BBC Radio 4’s “Thought for the Day” show for 30 years, died Monday at 86. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for many years. His funeral was held Tuesday. He formerly served as European director…
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Fast Forward British PM Vows in Op-Ed to Protect British Jews
British Prime Minister Theresa May launched a personal appeal to her country’s Jewish community on Thursday, writing in an op-ed that she and her government would fight anti-Semitism through all means at its disposal. “I want to speak very directly to every Jewish family in the UK, to assure you of my personal determination to…
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News BDS Backer Loses Bid to Lead Britain’s Jewish Students — Gets Just 12% of Vote
Eran Cohen, the supporter of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel who wanted to lead Britain’s Union of Jewish Students, was routed in his bid for the presidency of the body, coming in a distant third to two other candidates, according to results announced on Sunday that showed him garnering under 12% of votes. The…
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Fast Forward Should British Serial Killer’s Victims Be Moved to Jewish Cemetery — 70 Years Later?
Almost seven decades after his sister and niece were murdered by a notorious serial killer, Peter Mylton-Thorley is requesting their bodies be exhumed and moved to a Jewish cemetery — where he, too, will lie once he dies. “I haven’t got long left. All I want is to be buried with my sister. It would…
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