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The Schmooze 8 Jewish Things About the Magna Carta On Its 800th Anniversary
Happy birthday Magna Carta! The iconic document was signed 800 years ago today — on June 15, 1215, — when the nobles forced King John of England to guarantee human and economic rights. Three clauses out of the historic document’s total 63 pertained to Jews. By this time, for more than a hundred years. In…
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Fast Forward George Galloway Will Run for London Mayor
Controversial British politician George Galloway announced a bid to become the next mayor of London. Galloway made the announcement Sunday night, saying he would run in the election in May of next year to “build a city that benefits everyone, not just those dripping in gold.” He also said, the London-based The Guardian reported following…
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Fast Forward British Neo-Nazis Deface Birmingham Menorah
Members of a British neo-Nazi group filmed themselves defacing a Jewish monument in Birmingham in west central England and then posted the clip on YouTube. The vandals from the National Action hate group hung a swastika flag and a poster of their organization over the large menorah located in Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, England,…
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Fast Forward Jewish North London Seeks Unity Against Neo-Nazi March
Communal and religious leaders have launched a campaign against an upcoming neo-Nazi demonstration in a Jewish neighborhood of northern London. The New Dawn Party and other far-right groups are planning to protest the existence of the local Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer security group, on July 4 – a Saturday – in the Golders Green neighborhood….
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Fast Forward 39 British Filmmakers Call for Boycott of Israeli Fest
A group of British filmmakers and actors called on a British movie theater chain to cancel an Israeli film festival. The 39 members of the film industry, including British directors Aki Kaurismäki, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, made their call to the theaters to refuse to host the London Israeli Film and Television Festival in…
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Fast Forward British National Students Union Votes 19-4 for BDS
The British National Union of Students voted to boycott Israeli companies and align with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. In a 19-4 vote with one abstention, the confederation of 600 student unions across the United Kingdom passed the pro-BDS proposal on Tuesday at a meeting of its National Executive Council. The motion “condemns Israeli…
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Fast Forward Belz Driving Ban is Illegal, British Human Rights Commission Finds
A British human rights commission said it is illegal for a school to prevent children from attending if their mothers drive. In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said that “this sort of discrimination has no place in our society and we will be writing to leaders of the Belz educational institutions to…
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Fast Forward British Jewish Woman Wins $25k in Religious Discrimination Suit
(JTA) —A British Jewish woman won $25,000 in damages from a company that refused to hire her because she is Shabbat observant. Aurelie Fhima applied to Travel Jigsaw in Manchester, but was rejected after she said at a job interview that her religious observance prevents her from working on Friday nights and Saturdays, the Telegraph…
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