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Fast Forward Arizona State University Introducing Kosher Meals
(JTA) — Students who observe kosher laws have a new campus choice: Arizona State University. The Tempe school, home to at least 3,500 Jews, will feature kosher lunches and dinners starting this fall at the Hassayampa Academic Village Dining Hall. The move is “enabling Jewish students to easily follow kosher dietary laws,” the university said….
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Fast Forward Miami Beach Man Allegedly Threatened To ‘Kill All The Jews’ In Condo Fire
(JTA) — A Miami Beach man arrested on charges that he planned to burn down his condo building after receiving an eviction notice reportedly told a neighbor that one of his aims was to “kill all the Jews.” Acting on a tip, police on Thursday arrested Walter Stolper, 72, as he was wheeling two plastic…
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Fast Forward Hungary Soccer Coach Slain By Nazi Collaborators Is Honored By Club
(JTA) — A soccer club in Budapest honored in one of its matches a local Holocaust victim murdered by Hungarian collaborators. The Ferencváros Torna Club dedicated a match Thursday to István Tóth. The match was against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Groupama Stadium in Budapest. The game was a tie with each team scoring…
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Fast Forward German Cops Tackled Jewish Professor Instead Of Palestinian Who Assaulted Him
(JTA) — German police officers wrestled to the ground and arrested a middle-aged Israeli academic wearing a kippah after he was assaulted in a park allegedly by a 20-year-old man with Palestinian roots. The incident, which is believed to be an anti-Semitic assault, happened in Bonn on Wednesday, according to the DPA news agency. Police…
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Fast Forward British Jewish Communal Leader Suspended For Racist Anti-Arab Rhetoric
(JTA) — The Board of Deputies of British Jews suspended for six years a senior member deputy who shared on Twitter a text describing Arabs as “the vilest of animals.” Roslyn Pine, the deputy for Finchley United Synagogue, was told she was suspended for the next two triennials after the Board’s constitution committee found that…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Burn Jewish Prayer Book To Protest Women At Western Wall
(JTA) — Haredi protesters burned a Jewish prayer book near the Western Wall in Jerusalem to protest the actions of female worshipers seeking greater freedom at the holy site. The incident Friday occurred as nearly 200 Women of the Wall activists arrived for their monthly prayer service at the Western Wall in celebration of the…
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Fast Forward Hasids Ousted From Quebec Summer Homes Over Noise And Sloppiness
MONTREAL (JTA) — A Quebec court ordered a group of Hasidic Jews to leave their summer homes by the end of the month because they are too noisy and slovenly. The Quebec Superior Court ruled that the approximately 50 Hasidim living in the town of Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, 60 miles north of Montreal, must leave by July 26…
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The Schmooze ‘Sapiens,’ An Israeli Professor’s Best-Selling History Of Humans, Is Being Made Into A Movie
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” the best-selling book by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, will be adapted into a movie. Directors Ridley Scott, known for blockbusters such as “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” and Asif Kapadia, known for the Amy Winehouse documentary “Amy,” will helm the project, The Hollywood Reporter announced Wednesday. The nonfiction book…
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