Spotify criticized for promoting podcast by far-right comedian
Sam Hyde, host of HydeWars, donated $5,000 to the legal defense fund of Andrew Anglin, who ran the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer.
Pushed off mainstream platforms, QAnon’s antisemitism spiked
Antisemitism within QAnon has intensified in recent months, with the movement’s most popular supporter praising Hitler and other influencers posting increasingly blatant anti-Jewish messages on social media.
Burlington City Council doesn’t endorse BDS — but leaves the door open
“This resolution, from my perspective, is not ready for the city of Burlington to vote on it tonight.”
Sponsor puts brakes on Vermont BDS measure for fear it’s ‘one-sided’
The sponsor of a City Council resolution that would make Burlington, Vt., the first city in the United States to endorse a boycott of Israel said he is sending the measure back to committee after a torrent of opposition over the weekend convinced him that it is “a little bit one-sided.”
Barnard abandons plan requiring Jewish students to use technology on Rosh Hashanah
Barnard College told observant Jewish students that the school’s COVID-19 protocols required them to use technology on Rosh Hashanah before quickly reversing course, according to emails obtained by the Forward.
Who gets to teach what about Israel? A UNC course ignites the debate
Kylie Broderick has made no secret of her support for Palestinian rights and the University of North Carolina graduate student posted stinging criticisms of Israel and its supporters during the height of fighting in Gaza last spring.
A Chabad campus rabbi is discouraging student vaccinations — against Chabad guidance
“I don’t see the danger,” said Rabbi Chaim Adelman.
As Taliban take charge, uncertain future for Afghanistan’s Jewish heritage sites
“We all know that they were not fond of, mildly speaking, keeping heritage sites of other religions,” said one rabbi active in restoration work.
Synagogues planned for in-person High Holiday services. Then came the Delta variant.
“‘We’re trying to bluff our way through a very dynamic and precarious situation,” said one rabbi.