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www.thejc.com World-renowned Jewish sculptor Sir Anthony Caro, known as the father of mobile art, died after suffering a heart attack. He was 89. Though Caro is usually a Sephardi name, in fact Sir Anthony’s great-grandfather was a rabbi who came from Poland.
www.cjnews.com ‘Muslims real target of charter, law prof says’ – Muslims are the real target of the proposed charter of Quebec values, while kippot are “collateral damage” in the provincial government’s plan to eliminate religious symbols from the public service, according to McGill University law professor Daniel Weinstock.
www.jewishtimes.com ‘A genius who transcended rock’ – Musician and guitarist Lou Reed, the front-man for the band Velvet Underground, as well as a solo artist, best known for his 1972 hit “Walk on the Wild Side”, died on Sunday. Born Lewis Allan Reed in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, Reed was 71.
www.algemeiner.com – ‘Boston area schools called out over anti-Israel materials’ – An ad campaign in Boston-area newspapers calls out officials in the public school system over the alleged presence of anti-Israel material. The ads, taken out by nonprofit Americans for Peace and Tolerance, cover research that has revealed anti-Israel texts in Newton schools.
www.jewishnews.net.au – ‘Charges laid after anti-Semitic attack in Bondi’ – Three men were charged after five Jewish people – four men and a woman – were attacked in an anti-Semitic incident in Bondi Beach last Friday night. Police caught three of the alleged offenders.
www.ejpress.org – ‘European human rights body notes “rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents” in annual report’ – In its annual report, a European human rights body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, noted “a rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents” in some countries and urges its 47 Council member states to give high priority to the fight against ant-Semitism.
www.israelnationalnews.com – ‘Nasrallah blames Saudis for Syria’s problems’ – Head of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has accused Saudi Arabia of blocking a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nasrallah said the Gulf kingdom was “furious because the situation in Syria has not worked out in its favour”.
