Cnaan Liphshiz
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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Fast Forward A Jewish male model is running for Germany’s parliament — on the far-right ticket
(JTA) – At a political rally in Berlin in June, a young Jewish gay man wearing a turquoise kippah launched his campaign to represent one of Germany’s most ethnically diverse constituencies in parliament. The man, 34-year-old Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, promised to stoke the “embers of unity, justice and freedom” during his announcement speech in front…
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Fast Forward ‘A steadfast ally’: Angela Merkel’s departure from politics is a sad moment for many German Jews
(JTA) — After a German court criminalized the nonmedical circumcision of boys in 2012, Angela Merkel did something very out of character for the “rule-of-law chancellor,” as she has been nicknamed. Merkel said the ruling, which was brought against a person who circumcized a Muslim child, put Germany at risk of becoming a “laughingstock.” Her…
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Fast Forward Ukraine passes law banning antisemitism
(JTA) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a law stating that “antisemitism and its manifestations are banned” in that country. The law, which passed on Wednesday thanks to a majority of 283 lawmakers out of 450, is unusual in that it also proscribes antisemitic sentiment as illegal. Most countries with laws against antisemitism, such as Germany,…
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Fast Forward Jewish aide to Ukraine’s president survives assassination attempt
(JTA) — A Jewish aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky survived an assassination attempt near Kyiv on Wednesday. Several shots were fired at the car of Sergey Nachmanovich Shefir, a former television producer whom Zelensky appointed as his top aide. Shefir was not injured but his driver was hit by three bullets in his leg…
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Fast Forward Levi, Thirza and Ezra: Why are non-Jewish Dutch parents giving their children Jewish names?
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — As he lists the names of his many grandchildren, Joop van Ooijen recites what sounds like a roll call at a typical Israeli classroom. Yair, Yael, Lael, Odelia, Netanya, Yoaz and Shilon are some of his grandkids with modern names, favored by the Israeli middle class. Baruch, Moshe, Elisheva and Yehuda are…
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Fast Forward Israeli philanthropists help dozens flee Afghanistan for United Arab Emirates
(JTA) — Several Israeli philanthropists have helped bring to Abu Dhabi dozens of asylum seekers, including female athletes, fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The rescue operation led by Aaron G. Frenkel, an aviation professional who had helped airlift thousands of Jews out of the Soviet Union, ended on Sept. 6, as 41 asylum seekers from…
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Fast Forward 6 Palestinian terrorists use crawl space to escape maximum-security Israeli prison
(JTA) — Six Palestinian men who were imprisoned in Israel on terrorism charges escaped from their high-security jail, apparently through a crawl space. The men, five Islamic Jihad militants and the Fatah operative Zakaria Zubeidi, who is one of the best-known Palestinians convicted in Israel for terrorism, are the subject of a massive manhunt that…
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Fast Forward World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million
(JTA) — The world population of those who self-identify as Jews stands at about 15.2 million — an increase of 100,000 over last year. Israel has 6.9 million Jews and the United States has “about 6 million,” according to an estimate by the Jewish Agency for Israel based on work by Sergio Della Pergola, a…
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