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Sheldon Adelson, Iconic Jewish Philanthropist and Political Donor, Dies at 87
FILE PHOTO: Gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corp’s Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson speaks during a news conference in Macau, China …
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University of California Denounces Professor’s Anti-Semitic Tweets. But He’s Still Employed.
A University of California, Merced professor is facing disciplinary action for a range of anti-Semitic tweets that praised violent terror groups, advocated the destruction of Israel, and mocked the Holocaust, according to a full dossier of the instructor’
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Maker of Gold's horseradish, Fox's U-Bet syrups to shutter LI plant
The maker of Gold's horseradish and Fox's U-Bet syrups plans to shutter its Hempstead plant and lay off 48 employees, according to a state filing. Gold's Pure Foods LLC will sell its equipment and vac
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Bob Dylan’s ‘Neighborhood Bully’ Gets Memory-Holed
Me, I romp and stomp/Thankful as I romp/Without freedom of speech/I might be in the swamp
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This Chanukah Had An Antisemitic Attack For Each Day Of The Holiday - Jew In The City
As we publicized the miracle of Chanukah this week, there was, unfortunately, an antisemitic attack to number each day of the holiday. As our enemies rise up to destroy us, may we find renewed commitment to our heritage and pride.
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Why the cultural elite truly despises Hanukkah
Well, because Hanukkah is about as out of step with the contemporary elite consensus as any religious tradition can be.
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The First Hanukkah Light in Bergen Belsen - Chanukah
A wooden clog became a hanukkiah; strings from a uniform, a wick; and shoe polish, pure oil.
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Modern Maccabees: Scope of Jewish resistance to Nazis highly underestimated
Display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library from December 8 reveals often underestimate rescue efforts and armed uprisings, as Jews fought back against their persecutors
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Banner Over Busy Tehran Street Reads, ‘Thank You, Mossad’
An Israeli flag draped over a sign in Tehran that reads: “Thank you, Mossad.” Photo: Twitter. JNS.org – In what …
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DC Accidentally Made Batman Jewish (But Doesn't Talk About It)
When DC introduced Batman's Jewish cousin, Kate Kane, they inadvertently made Bruce Wayne Jewish as well, according to religious tradition.
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Outrage Erupts at Antisemitism Panel Featuring Noted Antisemites
And advertisement for an upcoming panel co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace. Photo: screenshot. Outrage erupted on Twitter over the …
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Israel Announces Deal With Pfizer to Buy Coronavirus Vaccine
Small bottles labeled with ‘Vaccine COVID-19’ stickers and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken on April 10, …
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‘It’s Very Scary’ — Florida Jewish High School Student Expresses Fear Over Reinstatement of Principal in Holocaust Denial Scandal
William Latson, the Florida high school principal who told a parent, ‘not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.’ Photo: Screenshot. The …
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Join Us in Praying for (and Learning From) Rabbi Sacks
If you read Chabad.org, or if you follow the happenings of the Jewish world, it is virtually impossible for you not to have been touched by the writings, teachings or example of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth.
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‘These Ultra-Orthodox Communities Are Very Powerful Politically’: New York Governor Cuomo Angers Orthodox Jews With Latest Coronavirus Comments
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Photo: Reuters / Mike Segar / File. Orthodox Jews in New York have reacted angrily …
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Florida High School Principal Fired for Saying 'Not Everyone Believes The Holocaust Happened' Could Be Rehired
William Latson. Photo: Screenshot of WPTV News segment. A Florida high school principal who was fired last November for telling …
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Furor in California School District Over High School Students' 'Nazi-Style' List of Jews
Redwood High School in Marin County, California. Nearly 6,000 people have signed a petition urging school authorities in Marin County, …
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Rabbi to Blow Rosh Hashanah Shofar in Two Countries at the Same Time
Observing the holiday on an island split by the coronavirus pandemic
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5780 in Review: A Year of Pain and Loss—and of Kindness and Community - The stories that helped define the year
As nearly every aspect of the world around us was changing in this year of global pandemic, Chabad.org/News worked to provide unique perspectives on the unfolding tragedy and unfathomable loss of life, while at the same time reporting on the outpourings of kindness and humanity from every part of the globe. With the Jewish year 5780 coming to a close, here is a look at some of the stories that defined it, as featured on Chabad.org/News.
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Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust
Holocaust knowledge particularly low in New York, despite state having the largest population of Jews in the US
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Marking 'dawn of new Middle East,' Israel signs historic deals with UAE, Bahrain | The Times of Israel
Trump speaks of 'changing course of history,' Netanyahu hopes for end to Arab-Israeli conflict 'once and for all,' while Gulf FMs pledge commitment to Palestinian cause
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Wake Up America, and Smell the Anti-Semitism
Americans of all races and political outlooks revile and attack Jews with unprecedented glee, while American Jews would rather talk about anything else
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NYPD Rabbi Mugged on the Upper West Side
The attacker took the cash but dropped the wallet fast when he saw the rabbi's police shield.
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How Amar'e Stoudemire Became An Orthodox Jew - Jew in the City
Jew In The City makes engaging and meaningful Orthodox Judaism known and accessible to Jewish people, reversing negative associations about religious Jews.
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Too many American Jews are turning a blind eye to Antisemitism
No Jewish organization in the USA (exceot the ZOA) has the fortitude to publicly confront egregious acts of antisemitism. Opinion.
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College leaders, you must put an end to Jew-hatred on campus
Universities must make it clear that if you harass students due to their Jewish or pro-Israel identity, you will bear consequences.Op-ed.
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‘Jews Want A Race War’ sign hung on overpass of busy LA freeway
Local branch of ADL says it is working with police to identify who was behind banner, which appears linked to website Goyimtv.com
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Antisemitic Protests Outside Michigan Synagogue Are Allowed, District Judge Rules
A protester holds an antisemitic sign outside the Beth Am Synagogue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo: Witnesses for Peace. Antisemitic …
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Tolerating Jew Hatred: The Only Seemingly Acceptable Form Of Public Discrimination
The University of Southern California campus. Photo: Padsquad19 via Wikimedia Commons. Another Jew. Another resignation letter. Even the high numbers …
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StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitism That Led to USC Student Leader's Resignation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA -- August 6th, 2020) -- StandWithUs is deeply disappointed to learn that a Jewish student at University of Southern California (USC) has stepped down from student government as a result of antisemitic
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Jewish World Mourns Passing of Renowned Talmudic Scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
The late Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Photo: steinsaltz-center.org. The Jewish world was in mourning on Friday following the death of Rabbi …
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Athletics' Ryan Christenson caught performing apparent Nazi salute, apologizes: 'What I did is unacceptable'
Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson came under fire Thursday night for raising his arm during a postgame celebration in what looked like a Nazi salute.
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Israel Offers Aid To Lebanon After Blast. Major European Official Mocks Israel For It. Then He’s Crushed Online.
On Tuesday, after the horrifying blast in Beirut had triggered Israel to offer humanitarian aid to those suffering from the effects of the explosion, Sweden’s former Prime Minister, Carl Bildt, who currently serves as the Co-Chair of the European Co
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Celebrity Antisemites Can’t Be Absolved Through Private Apologies
Ice Cube in 2012. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Recently, Mort Klein of the ZOA engaged Ice Cube in a two-hour conversation …
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Why Seth Rogen’s Anti-Israel Rant Matters
Seth Rogan told Marc Maron that support for Israel is outdated thinking. His opinion rests on a deep ignorance of the history of Israel and the Jewish people.
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Couple Who Wore Face Masks Bearing the Nazi Flag Swears They Aren't Nazis
Despite the months of pundits and reporters arguing that wearing a face mask shouldn’t be a political statement, there’s a select few assholes who think taking basic measures to keep the current global pandemic from raging on is an affront to their civil
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Twitter users call for 48 hour boycott of site due to antisemitism
The campaign was sparked over the lack of action taken against British rapper Wiley, who made several antisemitic comments on the platform.
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The sixth attack on Jews in a week. Orthodox man bashed in Brooklyn hate crime attack: NYPD - New York Daily News
The Orthodox man was attacked after one of the men in the SUV yelled something at him, and the victim in turn flipped them the bird, cops said.
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Retired NBA great Charles Barkley calls out Black celebrities for anti-Semitism
'Y’all want racial equality. We all do. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause,' he says after several athletes, stars post anti-Jewish conspiracy theories
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You Know The Talk Black Parents Have With Their Sons; You Never Heard Of The One Jews Have
Jew In The City makes engaging and meaningful Orthodox Judaism known and accessible to Jewish people, reversing negative associations about religious Jews.
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The Reality of “My Jewish Privilege”
Yesterday, antisemites on Twitter started a hashtag called #JewishPrivilege about how Jews have it made. Jews (including myself) responded with stories of awful things that have happened to them or their families as a result of being Jewish
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NFL's Zach Banner calls to embrace Jewish community after anti-Semitism uproar
Steelers tackle says Jews 'are a minority as well,' recounts 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, after Philadelphia player posts anti-Jewish quotes online
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Demonstrators Scream ‘Slaughter the Jews’ at Brussels Rally
"Yes of course, we only hear that: religion of peace. But everything that has been happening for years in the world proves the opposite."
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Swastika sign found on Ohio couple’s pizza, employees fired
What was meant to be a simple stop for pizza at an Ohio Little Ceasar’s turned out to be anything but when the couple found an offensive message inside the box.
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Winona Ryder opens up about her experience with anti-Semitism in Hollywood. Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.”
(JTA) — Actress Winona Ryder said she was passed over for a movie role because the studio head thought she looked “too Jewish” and Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.”
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Fountain dedicated to Holocaust survivors vandalized at Santa Rosa cemetery
Antisemitism, antisemitc incidents and Anti-Zionism anti-semitism anti-semitc
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Anti-racism protesters in Paris yell 'dirty Jews' at counter-protesters
Anti-racism protesters amassing in Paris's Place de la République carried banners accusing Israel of massacring Palestinians, and shouted 'dirty Jews' at their opponents.
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How calling people ‘White Jews’ became an insidious slander
The debate over whether Jews are “white” has a long history in the US. Books and researchers have looked at how Jews fit into America’s history of racial classification.
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LA Rabbi: Black Lives Matter Pogrom Was Like Kristalnacht
While some LA synagogues are shamefully pandering to Black Lives Matter, one Rabbi is telling the truth about the BLM pogrom.
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Outrage Greets Pro-BDS Petition to University of California Blaming Israel for Teaching Methods That Killed George Floyd
Anti-Israel protesters disrupt an event at the University of California, Los Angeles, May 17, 2018. Photo: Screenshot. Outrage erupted on …
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Riots result in 'huge damage' to Jewish temples and businesses in Los Angeles
The riots in the US over the death of George Floyd, an African American who was in police custody, have
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Synagogue Defaced With Antisemitic Graffiti Amid Los Angeles Riots; Security Guards Fend Off Vandals From Second Temple
Antisemitic graffiti on the Beth Israel synagogue in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles following violent protests, May 30, 2020. …
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Shavuot: The holiday that started it all. | Jlife
Most people get excited, or at least know about, the festivals of Passover and Sukkot. GREAT NEWS: there are three Jewish festivals! And the third one is, in many ways, the one that started it all: Shavuot.
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Holy Jewish site of Esther and Mordechai set ablaze in Iran - reports - The Jerusalem Post
'Disturbing reports from Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight,' ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted.
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De Blasio is stoking anti-Semitism. He’s not alone. – The Forward
Mayor DeBlasio should be ashamed. But the rest of us need to take a long hard look at ourselves, too.
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NYC Democrat Mayor Bill De Blasio Singles Out ‘Jewish Community’ In Threatening Arrests Over Social Distancing
New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio faced instant and widespread backlash late on Monday night over a tweet that singled out the “Jewish community” in threatening arrests for not following social distancing guidelines. De Blasio tweete
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Crown Heights: A Jewish Community Under Attack From Coronavirus
Kindness abounds from behind closed doors, even though its streets are silent
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Anti-Semitism and Israel Advocacy Matters Even More During Coronavirus
There’s no doubt that anti-Semites and Israel detractors haven’t gone away simply because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the coronavirus, they, too, have
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Manhattan D.A. Prosecuted Just 21 Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Past Decade
Records from the Manhattan district attorney's office indicate D.A. Cyrus Vance prosecuted just 13 individuals for anti-Semitic hate crimes between 2017 and 2019, less than half of those arrested in his jurisdiction during that time and a bare 6 percent o
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America’s Largest Population of Holocaust Survivors Is Endangered by the Coronavirus as Crown Heights and Borough Park Shut Down
The pandemic inflicts miseries that are particular to each place it visits
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BDS THIS: 'In a few weeks' Israel will have coronavirus vaccine
Once the vaccine is developed, it will take at least 90 days to complete the regulatory process and potentially more to enter the marketplace.
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Israeli Embassy Rips 'Vile' Spanish Parade Show for 'Banalizing' Holocaust
The controversial parade show in Campo de Criptana, Spain. Photo: YouTube screenshot (via Europa Press). The Israeli Embassy in Spain …
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The Rot Inside American Jewish Organizations
Something unusual happened in the world of Arab–Israeli negotiations early this year: The Palestinians were given a reason to come to the negotiating table.
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Star of David Now Marks Graves in Philippines of Fallen World War II US Jewish Soldiers
The grave of US Army Pvt. Louis Wolf — one of five graves belonging to fallen Jewish soldiers in the …
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Rather than drifting away, over two-thirds of US Jews feel tie to Israel -- poll | The Times of Israel
8 out of 10 survey respondents say they are pro-Israel; Netanyahu's support of Trump tops list of reasons Jewish Americans are critical of Israeli policies
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National Review & Bias Against The Chasidic Community: Yes, Jewish Lives Matter
Like mainstream newspapers, Zachary Evans’s article recycled many tropes about Chassidim. More concerning is National Review’s institutional response.
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Newly-Unveiled Trump Peace Plan Envisions Palestinian State With East Jerusalem Capital
US President Donald Trump points past Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they discuss a Middle East peace plan proposal …
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Saying 'Never Again' Means Nothing If It's Not Backed Up With Actions
In the case of the Holocaust, it’s easy for anyone today to insist he would’ve fought on the side of justice. But how many people flatter themselves?
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Pride And Anxiety: 23 American Jews on choosing to wear their Jewishness
American Jews talk about wearing their Jewishness, as a response to rising anti-Semitism.
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David French on Antisemitism: ‘And No One Will Make Them Afraid'
When Jews are under violent attack for building a home in this land, it repudiates the American promise.
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Last Auschwitz survivors speak: 'We haven't won, but we've taught our grandkids'
Heart-wrenching testimonies from survivors living in Israel, as the Jewish state prepares to host world leaders on the 75th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
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Jersey City Kosher Market Shooters Were Carrying Devastating Bomb, Officials Disclose
Police officers and local residents near the scene of the Dec . 10 attack on a kosher supermarket in Jersey …
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Auschwitz Memorial Twitter account minimizes Polish complicity for the Holocaust
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Ami Horowitz Hits The Ground In Brooklyn To Highlight NYC’s Shocking Anti-Semitism
Recently, documentary filmmaker and tongue-in-cheek former 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate Ami Horowitz hit the ground running in Brooklyn to highlight the increasingly unavoidable anti-Semitism epidemic currently plaguing New York City. Horo
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After Monsey, it's time to say Jewish lives also matter
A horrific attack on the Jewish community in Monsey, N. Y., took place on Saturday, the seventh night of Hanukkah,
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BREAKING: Mass Stabbing Attack Reported At New York Synagogue
A mass stabbing attack was reported at a synagogue in New York late on Saturday night as multiple videos on social media showed a large response from law enforcement and emergency services. Orthodox website Vos Iz Neias reported that “a black male e
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Jewish Studies academic writes about the Title VI Executive Order. Apparently, he never actually read it.
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How Trump’s executive order on antisemitism originated in Harry Reid’s office
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today that will formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Details: The measure, which penalizes colleges and universities under federal
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Elder Of Ziyon - Apparently, protecting Jews from antisemitism is now considered antisemitic
From the NYT (I am not going to fisk the article itself, which is biased towards BDS in unreal ways:)
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Hallmark’s making some Hanukkah movies. The only problem? They’re anti-Semitic.
These holiday specials are really Christmas movies with Jewish characters, and they draw on old, dangerous tropes.
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Israeli team uses silicon chip to deliver Alzheimer's-busting protein to brain
In Technion, Bar-Ilan trials, nanochip ferries 'neural growth factor' -- which combats neurodegenerative diseases -- and releases it where needed, overcoming blood-brain barrier
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Columbia University to Hold Israel Divestment Referendum; Supporters Chant ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’
The Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) meets on Nov. 24, 2019. Photo: Screenshot / CCSC. Student leaders at Columbia University …
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Poland Asks Netflix to Make Changes to Documentary About Nazi Death Camp Guard
Convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk leaves a courtroom in Munich after the verdict in his case, May 12, …
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A Brazilian soccer team wore Stars of David on their jerseys as a tribute to Kristallnacht
The jerseys will be auctioned and the funds donated to the Sao Paulo Holocaust Memorial.
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How BDS Mainstreamed Antisemitism on the American Campus — and Beyond
Students Supporting Israel and Reservists on Duty protests the SJP National Conference at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities / …
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For pro-Palestinian activists on U.S. campuses, the Holocaust is cancelled
Denounce Zionism, or we'll downgrade the Holocaust: That's the message of the Benedictine College activists who tried to bully a Holocaust survivor into backing their campaign
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“Students for Justice in Palestine" proud of harassing a Holocaust survivor
This video was proudly uploaded by a branch of Students for Justice in Palestine.
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The Dog Tag Dilemma
In September 1990 I went off to defend a country that I was prohibited from entering. The “Jewish” on my dog tag remained as clear and unmistakable as the American star on the hood of every Army truck . . .
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One in Four Germans Believe Jews 'Have Too Much Power,' New Survey Reveals
A ‘kippah rally’ in Berlin in April expressing solidarity with Germany’s Jewish community. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch. A World …
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Why there is no separating anti-Zionist agitation from Jew-hatred
Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon got a shock last week when she discovered while taking part in a conference at
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Vandals smash windows of Brooklyn synagogue during Rosh Hashanah prayers
Mayor condemns 'shocking act of hate,' says police will find young women seen hurling milk crates at Williamsburg house of worship
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Israeli Exit Polls: No Majority for Netanyahu, Blocs Essentially Tied, Lieberman Kingmaker
The results of the exit polls are shown on a screen at Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party headquarters, following …
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Why The Antisemitic Hate-Crime Spike in New York City Has Nothing to Do with White Supremacy
Many liberals downplay hate crimes that don’t fit their narrative. A better approach would be consistency: We should vigorously pursue hate-crime perpetrators regardless of who they -- or the victims -- are.
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Israel Bars Entry to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Rightfully So.
Israel was absolutely right to bar entry to US congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
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Should American Jews Speak Hebrew? – Tablet Magazine
Before 1948, David Ben-Gurion used to joke about Zionism’s future: How will we know when we have become a real country like the rest of the world? When Jewish thieves and Jewish prostitutes conduct their business in Hebrew—and Hebrew-speaking policeme
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WATCH: Paul Anka in Israel: I Told BDS to F*** Off! | Israellycool
Legendary American crooner Paul Anka is performing in Israel tonight. Ahead of the show, he was interviewed by Israeli television.
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OMG, Just Shut Up: An Open Letter to Linda Sarsour | Jewish Journal
Dear Linda Sarsour, This is an appeal to you on behalf of the Jewish community for you to stop speaking for us, about us or to us. I know you’ve ignored
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FINALLY: Twitter Says 2018 Tweet in Which Farrakhan Compared Jews to Termites Violates New Rules
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Photo: Reuters / Rebecca Cook. Twitter on Tuesday said it was requiring Nation of …
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The Long Legacy of the Shoah in Scandinavia – Tablet Magazine
Within the Northern European countries that make up Scandinavia there has been a revival of active scholarship and popular interest into the treatment of Jews during World War II. The subject is very much alive in these countries and much more so than in
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The real Birthright: Inheriting our Jewish story | The Jerusalem post
These sleights of hands and oversights rest on a bigger distortion – the barrage of claims that young American Jews are abandoning Israel.
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Leading Canadian Jewish Group Decries Passage of Bill Banning Religious Symbols
A Star of David. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A leading Canadian Jewish group has decried Monday’s passage by the National Assembly …
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John Cusack blames 'bot' after sharing anti-Semitic tweet
Actor John Cusack is facing backlash on Monday for a tweet critics are calling anti-Semitic, which he later blamed on a "bot."
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Why Neo-Nazis Love The BDS Movement So Much
'Stop Zionism!' 'Israel is our misfortune!' Who said it: 'progressive' supporters of the boycott Israel movement – or U.S. white supremacists and German neo-Nazis?
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Hero of Jewish Uprising at Sobibor Death Camp Passes Away in Israel at Age 96 | Jewish & Israel News
An aging road sign on the perimeter of the Nazi death camp in Sobibor. Photo: Reuters / Kacper Pempel. The …
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Palestinian Uber driver in L.A. kicks 2 Jewish women out of his car | The Jerusalem post
The driver, named Mustafa, asked the women where they were coming from after they sat in the back seat.
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Why Anti-Zionism Worse than Anti-Semitism | Jewish Journal
I always get suspicious when I hear someone flaunt their pro-Israel credentials by saying, “I firmly believe in Israel’s right to exist.” Gee, thanks. I firmly believe in your right to exist, too.
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UCLA Student Gov’t Passes Resolution Defending SJP From Antisemitism Claims | Jewish & Israel News
The entrance of UCLA. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Student government representatives at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed a resolution …
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UCLA Guest Lecturer Calls Zionists White Supremacists
During a guest lecture to a UCLA anthropology class on May 14, San Francisco State University Arab and Muslim Ethnicities...
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Israel Sign Defaced With Palestinian Slogans at UC San Diego Amid Reported Rise in ‘Hate Vandalism’ | Jewish & I
The defaced Israel sign at the University of California San Diego. Photo: Tritons For Israel. A sign celebrating Israel at …
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Rashida Tlaib's Lies Remind Us Why Israel Must Exist
The Palestinian tragedy is self-perpetuating. And it is led by people like Rashida Tlaib, who are unable to come to terms with history.
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Israelis Stand in Silence to Remember Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
An IDF soldier and a friend stand still as a one-minute siren marking Memorial Day is sounded across Israel, at …
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Rabbi Wounded in Deadly California Synagogue Shooting Thanked in Delta in-flight Announcement
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, injured in the recent shooting at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, speaks as US President …
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Civilian Death Toll Rises to 4 as More Than 600 Gaza Rockets Slam Israeli Cities
The scene where a 58-year-old man was killed Saturday night by shrapnel when his house in Ashkelon was hit by …
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On Yom Hashoah - look for YOUR name in the Yad Vashem database, and light a candle for you
To make the Shoah a little more real for you, look up your (Hebrew) name in the Yad Vashem database of Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
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Poway and the Struggle for America’s Soul - Insight & Commentary
If you’re a Jew in America today, there’s a good chance you’re concerned.
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Bret Stephens: A Despicable Cartoon in The Times
The paper of record needs to reflect deeply on how it came to publish anti-Semitic propaganda.
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First Swastikas, Then Synagogue Attack: US No Safe Haven for Israeli Family
A candlelight vigil is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of a shooting incident at the Congregation …
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Off Duty Border Patrol Agent Shot At Synagogue Shooter, Prevented 'Much Worse Tragedy' | Daily Wire
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent reportedly opened fire on a suspect who attacked a synagogue in California on Saturday and prevented a "much worse tragedy."
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Two Jewish siblings murdered in Sri Lanka terror attacks | Jewish News
Teenagers Daniel and Amelie Linsey were members of Westminster synagogue, and were among the eight Brits killed during the Easter Sunday atrocity
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Passover Seder to be held in Warsaw Ghetto for first time in 76 years | The Jerusalem post
Before the Holocaust, approximately one-third of Warsaw was Jewish.
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Notre Dame’s Surprising Jewish Treasures
The destroyed cathedral still retains priceless art depicting Jewish heritage in France.
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Why Has Explicit Anti-Semitism At A UNC/Duke Conference About Gaza Been Ignored By The Media?
The media ignored outrageous anti-Semitic speech at a major academic conference on Gaza. Ignoring the issue will not make it go away.
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Study Shows a Third of Americans Think Holocaust Murders Exaggerated
The “Hall of Names” commemorating victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Photo: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons. …
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With two days to go, Beresheet zeroes in on moon landing | The Times of Israel
Spacecraft completes second-to-last maneuver ahead of touchdown expected on Thursday night
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Israel Apartheid Week flyer at Columbia U. depicts Jewish soldier with horns
Students Supporting Israel discovered the flyer and shared it on its Facebook page
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Allies knew of Holocaust in 1942, 2 years before previously assumed, UN documents prove | The Times of Israel
UK, US, Russia were aware of millions killed by Nazis, new book says, shedding damning light on refusal to take in refugees or try to halt slaughter
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We’re Jews, We’re Not White, We Define Ourselves | Jewish Journal
Last Sunday, I took my son Alexander, 9, to hear a performance of the Hebrew Choir Festival, which “aims to promote Hebrew as the common global Jewish language.” He didn’t want to go — it was a gorgeous afternoon — but I increasingly prioritize stuff like this.
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Top US Official: Energy Independence Enables Trump to Take Stronger Pro-Israel Positions | Jewish & Israel News Algemein
An oil tanker is being loaded at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia, May …
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Twitter lashes out at ‘sociopath’ bagels sliced like bread
This is wrong — any way you slice it. A highly offensive photo of bagels, sliced as though they were loaves of bread, is spreading controversy across the internet. The man behind this crumby outrag…
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How Dare Chelsea Clinton Defend the Jews? – Tablet Magazine
In his rambling, 70-page manifesto, the Australian white supremacist who massacred some 50 Muslims in New Zealand last week cited, as inspirations, British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosley, the People’s Republic of China, a videogame called Spyro
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Jewish Groups Around Globe Express Solidarity With Muslims After New Zealand Attack
Grieving members of the public following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. …
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Wake Forest Jewish Students Protest Exclusion From Campus Antisemitism Panel, Decry 'Antisemitic Messages' Promoted Duri
Members of Wake Forest University Hillel and Students Supporting Israel pose before a Feb. 27 panel discussion. Photo: SSI. Jewish …
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Terra Incognita: Growing anti-Jewsh retoric in the U.S.
This is quite convenient: to take a tiny minority group like Jews and accuse them constantly and systematically of being white supremacists.
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Genetic research: almost 25% of Latinos, Hispanics have Jewish DNA - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
Unprecedented genetic research undertaken by dozens of professors from around the world has provided evidence that almost a quarter of Latinos and Hispanics have significant Jewish DNA.
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'I Am Not Afraid,' Argentina's Chief Rabbi Says, as He Recovers in Hospital After Brutal Beating
Argentina’s Chief Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich was visited in hospital by the Israeli ambassador in Buenos Aires, Ilan Sztulman (c). Photo: …
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Antisemitic Mural Defaced (Meaning: Improved) In Downtown LA — Jewish Journal
UPDATE: 3:54 p.m. on Feb. 26: Jeff Norman, a representative of the Vortex, where a mural featuring Stars of David has caused consternation in the Jewish
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Buzz Aldrin Wishes Space IL Good Luck Ahead of Moon Launch
Excitement is in the atmosphere as Israel is set to launch our first spacecraft for the moon Friday morning Israel time (see what I did there?).
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On January 29, Two Hate Crimes Occurred. The Media Only Covered The Fake One. Here's Why.
On January 29, 2019, Chicago Police opened a hate crime investigation into the alleged assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Smollett, who is black and gay, alleged that two men approached him at 2 a.m.
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French artist restores portraits of Holocaust survivors vandalized with swastikas
Amid a surge of anti-Semitic incidents in France, a portrait of famed Holocaust survivor Simone Veil was covered with swastikas
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French Jewish Leaders Decry 'Wall of Indifference' Surrounding Antisemitism, as Recorded Attacks Leap by 74% | Jewish &a
One of the antisemitic slogans appearing with increasing frequency in pubic spaces in France. Photo: Screenshot. The representative body of …
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Why Anti-Semitism Is The New Social Justice
All the cool kids are busy fighting against the movement for Jewish indigenous rights
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The Pan Am flight attendant who saved travelers from Palestinian terror - Jerusalem Post
Bhanot's defining moment came on September 5, 1986, which consequently led to the end of her life, but not without recognition.
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Outrage ensues over sausage-museum, hotel and theater plans at site of Buchenwald
Rikola-Gunnar Luettgenau of the Buchenwald memorial foundation said this plan shows a “lack of sensitivity” and a “lack of historical awareness.”
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Israel Joins US, Latin American Countries in Recognizing ‘New Leadership of Venezuela’
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido arrives to attend a holy mass in Caracas, Venezuela, January 27, …
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Insisting it’s not anti-Semitic, NJ group launches anti-ultra-Orthodox campaign | The Times of Israel
Video that echoes holocaust poem urges residents of the towns surrounding Lakewood not to sell to haredi Jews, warning they are taking over the area and harming 'quality of life'
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BDS Unmasked: Anti-Semitism, Is That You?
A so-called ‘teach-in’ event made me realize something about the BDS movement.
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Antisemitism Is Alive and Well in Europe — If It Ever Left | Jewish & Israel News
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons. Saying that …
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The Nation of Islam Gets Taxpayer Funds to Incite Hatred of Jews
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan addressing the organization’s national convention in 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rebecca Cook. Ask average …
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The possibility of a new Holocaust with the reincarnation of antisemitism
The era of “never again” is ending in Western Europe, fading in North America and never penetrated the Middle East.
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‘You Could See the Hatred’: Eyewitness Alleges Shocking Verbal Assault on Orthodox Jewish Family by Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant
An Orthodox Jew who traveled with his wife and small children on Tuesday on board a Spirit Airlines flight from Newark...
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ADL Condemns ‘Chilling’ Human Swastika Formed by California Middle Schoolers
Several middle school students in California were recently photographed while forming a human swastika, prompting a Jewish civil rights group...
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KHACHATRIAN: The Intellectual Dishonesty of 'I’m Just Criticizing Israel'
Imagine there’s someone who really dislikes the Toyota Motor Corporation. But when castigating Toyota, they don’t actually criticize the automobile manufacturer’s products or practices.
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Now they call us ‘White Jews’: A new American antisemitism
If you remain silent when you hear the term “white Jews,” you are not doing your part to stop this creeping hatred.
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Women’s March in Chicago Canceled Amid Accusations of Antisemitism at National Level
JNS.org – Citing limited “time, money and effort,” the Women’s March in Chicago organization has canceled its 2019 march. This...
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The New York Times Just Published An Unqualified Recommendation For An Insanely Anti-Semitic Book
The book, by conspiracy theorist David Icke, was recommended by author Alice Walker. It repeatedly cites the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, dubs the Talmud “among the most appallingly racist documents on the planet,” and says the Jews funded the Hol
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Hanukkah Is Not Christmas. This Year, Let's Embrace That
Hanukkah ought to be celebrated in its own right. And failure to see it for what it truly is means children will likely abandon Judaism
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CNN pundit calls for Israel's destruction, by violence, in UN address
At annual UN pro-Palestine event, CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill says violence against Israel is legitimate, concluding, "Justice requires a Free Palestine from the River to the Sea." By Gary Willig CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill addressed the openin
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Jordanian MP Who Praised Murder of Seven Israeli Schoolgirls Feted in UK Parliament
A Jordanian Member of Parliament who hailed the murder of seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 was feted in the British...
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UCLA Shamefully Condones Students for Justice in Palestine
Imagine if the KKK asked to hold a conference at UCLA. Does anyone seriously believe that the administration would allow...