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Fast Forward 2 American Jews Suspected Of Vandalizing Crucifix In Ukraine
(JTA) — Two Jewish U.S. citizens have been detained in Ukraine on suspicion that they vandalized a crucifix while inebriated, prosecutors said. The incident, which occurred last month, is the latest in a series of hostilities in Uman, a pilgrimage site for Jews where friction with the local population often results in cycles of hate…
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Culture He Plays Ukraine’s President On TV. Now He’s Running For That Very Same Office.
It’s become a cliché in the United States to say we have a Reality TV President, but Ukraine may well get a sitcom Head of State. 40-year-old Jewish comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy formally announced his plans to run for the Ukrainian presidency shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve If he wins, Ukranians may not be…
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Fast Forward Jews In Ukraine Seek Flu Vaccines From Israel After Rabbi’s Death
(JTA) — An Israeli rabbi living in the Ukrainian city of Uman died of an infectious flu virus, raising fears that other members of his community there may also be infected. Rabbi Israel Pinto, the owner of Uman’s kosher Orot hotel, died Wednesday in Israel, where he was flown after being hospitalized with acute pneumonia…
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News Meet The Lonely Ukranian Jew Fighting His Country’s New Fondness For Nazis
Eduard Dolinsky went online about a year and a half ago and saw an image that shook him to his core. A large crowd, some in Nazi uniforms, was parading in the Ukranian city of L’viv to commemorate the establishment of a militia loyal to Hitler. “Division Galicia – the heroes of Ukraine,” the marchers…
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Fast Forward Israel Unveils Temporary Consulate In Ukraine For Crush Of Hasidic Visitors
(JTA) — Israel will open a temporary consulate in Uman during Rosh Hashanah, when at least 30,000 Jews perform a pilgrimage in that Ukrainian city. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem announced the move Tuesday, stating the diplomat working from the temporary consulate will “address urgent consular matters like stolen or lost travel documents…
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Opinion Jeremy Corbyn And The Hypocrisy Of The American Jewish Leadership
The Jewish institutional world is currently up in arms over anti-Semitism in Jeremy Corbyn’s Labor Party in Britain. The accusations have hounded Corbyn since he became party leader in 2015, but they reached a fever pitch in the wake of Labor’s refusal to accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s internationally recognized definition of anti-Semitism. Condemnations…
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Community Global Neo-Nazism Is Increasing. Why Is The State Department Anti-Semitism Envoy Position Still Vacant?
As a former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS) for the State Department, I remain concerned that for the past 18 months, this post has been vacant. The absence of a Special Envoy makes the media’s role of spotlighting outbreaks of hatred and anti-Semitism even more vital. This is why I was deeply…
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Letters Sorry, Howard Dean, Pogroms In Ukraine Are Not ‘Russian Propaganda’
Dear Governor Dean: You recently tweeted about an article I wrote in these pages. The article was about anti-Semitism and anti-Roma pogroms in Ukraine. You were skeptical: Be interested to know if this is based on Russian disinformation. https://t.co/h2uKTYYKeR — Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) June 25, 2018 I’m glad you’re exhibiting a healthy skepticism. The next…
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