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Under pressure from the federations that it serves, the United Jewish Communities took a step toward implementing an 18 percent budget cut that will include significant layoffs, the second time this year the organization will be forced to enact major personnel cuts. More ... Large black swastikas were painted on a French Holocaust memorial. A video surveillance camera caught a young, "European"-looking man drawing swastikas on the wagon commemorating more than 70,000 Jews detained in the northern Paris town of Drancy, and deported to Nazi death camps during World War II, according to French reports. More ... An Orthodox group is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject calls for a Palestinian state. More ... Rabbi David Saperstein tops Newsweek's list of the 50 most influential American rabbis. Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism In Washington, DC, replaces Rabbi Martin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who topped the list since it was first compiled two years ago. More ... Bethel Baptist Church will continue its exploration of Jewish biblical history in its latest production, "The Walls of Jericho…a story of God's Grace." The church's Grapevine Players will perform the play on Apr. 24-26 and May 1-3 at 7 p.m. There will also be matinee performances on Sundays, Apr. 26 and May 3 at 2:30 p.m. More ... U.S. rabbis have called on Israel's attorney general to open an independent investigation into alleged abuses by the IDF in Gaza. More ... New York City police reportedly are preparing to increase security at Jewish sites because of Israel-Iran tensions. The Associated Press reported that NYPD intelligence analysts fear attacks on synagogues and other Jewish centers should Israel take military action to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. More ... |
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