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Fast Forward Cleveland Jewish Federation Appoints First Female President
(JTA) — The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has appointed Erika Rudin-Luria as its top executive, making her the philanthropy’s first female president. On Tuesday, the federation announced that Rudin-Luria, its current senior vice president and chief strategy officer, would succeed Stephen Hoffman, who is retiring. With Rudin-Luria as its first woman president, the Cleveland federation…
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Fast Forward Malaysian Prime Minister Defends His Right To Be Anti-Semitic
(JTA) — Anti-Semitism is an artificial construct created to silence critics of the Jews, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said. “There is one race that cannot be criticized. If you are anti-Semitic, it seems almost as if you are a criminal,” Mohamad said in an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, denying that he…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Mail Finally Allowed Into West Bank After Eight-Year Delay
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian postal workers are struggling to sort through nearly 10 tons of mail previously blocked by Israel and finally delivered as the result of a one-shot deal. Some of the parcels date back to 2010 and include everything from letters to wheelchairs, according to the French news agency AFP, which visited the sorting…
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Culture ‘Maus’ Creator Art Spiegelman Becomes First Comics Artist To Win Prestigious Culture Award
(JTA) — Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelist for “Maus,” is set to become the first cartoonist to win the prestigious MacDowell Medal for culture and the arts. The recognition puts Spiegelman, the son of Polish Holocaust survivors, in the company of cultural icons such as painter Georgia O’Keeffe and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch. “Maus,”…
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Fast Forward Jewish Democratic Group Slams Michigan Candidate’s Vow To Cut Israeli Military Aid
(JTA) — The Jewish Democratic Council of America issued a statement panning Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday after Michigan’s likely next congresswoman told Britain’s Channel 4 that she would “absolutely” vote against military aid to Israel. Citing joint military and missile programs, the Jewish Democratic group described the U.S.-Israel relationship as “mutually beneficial” and asserted that…
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Fast Forward Bette Midler Among ‘Haters Of Israel’ Blacklisted From Jerusalem Hostel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A hostel in Jerusalem’s Old City has published a list of “haters of Israel” who have been “banned…because of crimes committed against the Jewish people,” drawing derision and ridicule from those blacklisted. The Jerusalem Heritage House describes itself as an institution which provides “warm and comfortable accommodations for Jewish travelers in the…
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Fast Forward Man Charged With Fraud For Fixing Synagogue’s Bingo Game
(JTA) — The caller at a suburban New York synagogue’s bingo game has been charged with fraud for fixing the games. Neil Simon Gross, 71, turned himself into police last week after being charged with gaming fraud, according to Lohud.com, a local news site. Gross, who calls out the numbers at the Yorktown Jewish Center in…
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Fast Forward Israelis Caught Dancing Naked At Nazi Death Camp
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Israeli students were caught on video dancing naked at the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland over the weekend. Workers at the camp made the video and the students were subsequently expelled from their trip by their school, Haaretz reported. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving bad behavior…
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