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Fast Forward British Lawmakers Press Poland on Holocaust Restitution
A group of British parliamentarians is pressing Poland’s prime minister to follow through on a pledge to enact a restitution law for Holocaust victims. Poland was among 46 nations that signed a 2009 declaration committing to restitution legislation for Holocaust-era property seized by the Nazis, but it has not passed any restitution laws for private…
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Opinion British Jews: Showing Green Line Is Not ‘Insane’
Young British Jews who support the Sign on the Green Line Campaign. / YouTube Throughout our history, young Jewish voices have played a vital role in shaping the Jewish story. Young people lead and teach other young people and take on significant leadership roles. Youth empowerment is highly valued, and it was with this feeling…
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Fast Forward British Orthodox Candidate Refuses To Shake Hands
An Orthodox Jewish candidate for the European Parliament has caused a stir by refusing to shake women’s hands. Shneur Odze told the members of the right-wing populist UK Independence Party, or UKIP, that he will not shake women’s hands due to his religious beliefs, which proscribe physical contact with any woman other than his wife,…
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Fast Forward Britain Moves To Protect Unemployed for Shabbat
Britain has issued guidelines to ensure that Sabbath-observant Jews are not denied unemployment benefits for refusing to work on Saturdays. The guidelines set down by the Department for Work and Pensions in an internal memo to Jobcentre employment agencies across the country is called “The Jewish Sabbath,” the London Jewish Chronicle reported. The memo explains…
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The Schmooze Britain’s ‘Rainbow Jews’ Look to Past and Future
Photo Credit: Tom Morris/Wikimedia Commons “I see a lot of young Jewish gay people today who are very confident about being out. I see them on Old Compton Street wearing their Star of David like it was just a piece of jewelry. They think it’s fun,” Russell Vandyk says. “But they have to be aware…
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Opinion Britain’s Struggle To Engage Young Jews
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner / YouTube “I believe that we are now at one of those critical, pivotal moments in our history,” Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism, recently informed the Board of Deputies of British Jews. “It’s sneaking up on us. What is happening is an upheaval that threatens our…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Aiden Burley Quits Over Nazi-Themed Party
A British lawmaker who arranged a Nazi-themed bachelor party in France said he will not seek re-election. “After a difficult time, I have decided to announce I will stand down at the next general election,” Aiden Burley of the Conservative Party announced on Wednesday, The Guardian reported. The announcement came two weeks after an internal…
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Fast Forward British Anti-Semitic Incidents Fall 18% to 6-Year Low
Anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Britain have fallen to the lowest annual level since 2005, a Jewish advisory body reported on Thursday, and said the decline may have been due to a recent lack of “trigger events” in the Middle East. The 529 anti-Semitic incidents recorded in 2013 was down 18 percent from the previous year,…
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