David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at Klein@forward.com and on Twitter @davidianklein.
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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward FBI investigating antisemitic hacking at Long Island Jewish day school
The FBI has joined the investigation into the antisemitic hacking of North Shore Hebrew Academy’s website. During the hack, which lasted only a few hours, the hackers changed the school’s name to “North Shore Hebrew Death Camp” and uploaded images of swastikas, Nazi rallies and other antisemitic symbols, according to Insider. They also rewrote the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: “My vote is for Latkoos,’ Anthony Fauci weighs in on latke-hamantashen debate at a Maryland synagogue.
Anthony Fauci would like the Jews to know he prefers “latkoos” to “hanoontashen,” but when eating the former, he appreciates both applesauce and sour cream. America’s best-known infectious disease doctor was the surprise guest at the13th annual Latke vs Hamantaschen Debate at Congregation Beth El in Bethesda, Maryland, held virtually this year due to the…
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News ‘Coming home:’ The peace agreement with Israel is a source of joy and healing for Morocco’s Jewish diaspora
The peace agreement between Israel and Morocco is more than political to the North African nation’s global Jewish diaspora — it’s deeply personal. Once the largest Jewish community in the Arab world, today, only 2,000 Jews live in Morocco. A million more live around the world, with the biggest communities in Israel and France. Large-scale…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Steelers player gives a Hanukkah gift to Tree of Life synagogue
Zach Banner, offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, offered up a chunk of his paycheck as a donation to the synagogue that was the site of a 2018 massacre. Im crashing Hanukkah this year guys … By donating part of my last week’s game check to the Tree of Life synagogue here in Pittsburgh. Happy…
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Fast Forward Malka Leifer to be extradited to Australia after losing Israeli Supreme Court appeal
Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal to stay the extradition of Malka Leifer, an Australian ultra-Orthodox school principal who fled to Israel after being accused of sexually abusing students in the Melbourne girls school she ran. The decision closed the final avenue for Leifer to avoid a return to Australia, where she faces 74…
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Fast Forward Biden touches down in Georgia to support Ossoff, Warnock ahead of January runoff
A day after the electoral college certified his victory, President-elect Joe Biden is back in Georgia this week to campaign on behalf of Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, who are both in runoff races to unseat Republican incumbents on Jan. 5. A victory for both Warnock and Ossoff, who is Jewish,…
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News Hackers fill Long Island Jewish day school’s website with swastikas, slurs
Hackers infiltrated the website of North Shore Hebrew Academy, a Jewish day school in Great Neck, Long Island, filling it with antisemitic slurs and imagery. The hackers changed the school’s name to “North Shore Hebrew Death Camp” and uploaded images of swastikas, Nazi rallies and other antisemitic symbols. They also rewrote the school’s information page…
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Fast Forward China’s Kaifeng Jews are celebrating Hanukkah in secret, for fear of government repression
China’s small Jewish community will be celebrating Hanukkah in secret this year out of fear, although public display is one of the holiday’s most important aspects. Despite a history stretching back more than a millennium in the country, the community, which numbers less than a thousand members, have been swept up in President Xi Jinping’s…
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