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JULY 2008 AT A GLANCE  
UNICEF called to reconsider decision to reject donations from Jewish philanthropist UNICEF called to reconsider decision to reject donations from Jewish philanthropist
Two Jewish groups have called on the UN children's fund UNICEF to reconsider its decision to reject donations from Jewish philanthropist Lev Leviev.
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  French cartoonist fired for anti-Semitic remarks towards Sarkozy’s son
The Sarkozy and Darty families threatened to sue the magazine for anti-Semitism.
  At Paris rally, ex-hostage calls for release of Gilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit has dual French and Israeli citizenship.
  Shopping centre and mall construction over a Holocaust mass grave in Ukraine
Excavation on the spot has revealed fragments of human bones and personal belongings.
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More July 2008 at a glance :
Turk diplomat who saved Jews in Rhodes from deportation to Auschwitz remembered
Selahattin Ulkumen, Turkish consul general in Rhodes in 1943, is remembered for his role in saving the Turkish Jews by persuading a German general to release them the day before they were due to be transported to Auschwitz.
Saudi king opens inter-faith conference with appeal for dialogue
Saudi King Abdullah appealed for "constructive dialogue" to end disputes between the world's major religions as he opened an inter-faith conference in Madrid Wednesday.
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EJP Picture of the Day

MUMBAI---2-year-old Moshe (2nd L), who lost his parents Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka when Islamic terrorists attacked the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, last week, is held by an unidentified Indian man during a prayer service at the Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagouge in Mumbai on Monday.

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