Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Breaking News Virus outbreak in black-Jewish Baltimore neighborhood leads to anti-Semitic blame game
An African-American radio host’s public blaming of Jews for Baltimore’s coronavirus outbreak led to an accusation of anti-Semitism, particularly since data shows that the city’s COVID-19 hotspots include neighborhoods popular with both Jews and black residents. “There are a lot of Jewish people moving down here from New York City,” the host, George Mitchell, said…
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News From grizzly bear slayer to former Federation head: Eight Jewish candidates to watch
Now that the Democratic presidential primary is over, close observers of American politics will be broadening the number of races to pay attention to ahead of November — not just the presidential election, but also the 479 simultaneous races for the House of Representatives, the Senate and governorships. Studies have long shown that Jews are…
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The Schmooze Passover’s almost over, but it’s not too late to watch Jack Black slay ‘Chad Gadya’
The last two days of Passover are often the toughest of the holiday – you’re no longer riding the high of being with family (even virtually), and you’re so, so sick of the food. But under quarantine, the hours until the final sunset seem to drag on even slower than they usually do. Fear not:…
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Fast Forward Jewish judge wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat over Trump-backed incumbent
Democrat Jill Karofsky, a circuit court judge in Wisconsin’s Dane County, was declared the winner of a Supreme Court election in the Badger State on Monday, defeating an incumbent Republican in what was seen by both parties as a bellwether for the November presidential election. Karofsky, who is Jewish, won 55% of the vote against…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu accused of breaking his own quarantine rules by having son at Passover Seder
Israel’s prime minister and president were criticized on social media Thursday for having Passover Seders with children who live outside their home – despite strict quarantine measures that banned such gatherings. The Israeli government ordered Jewish citizens to stay in their homes with no exceptions from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning, in order to stop…
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Fast Forward Alabama synagogue vandalized with swastikas, slurs as Passover began
A synagogue in Alabama was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti as Passover began, the local news website AL.com reported Thursday. The graffiti on the property of Etz Chayim Congregation, a Conservative synagogue in Huntsville, included swastikas and the words “Jew scum” and “Holohoax.” Community leaders told AL.com that they believed the vandalism was timed to coincide…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the most successful Jewish presidential candidate in American history, dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. “I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful,” Sanders said in a livestreamed address to supporters. “And so…
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Fast Forward ‘We too have become a victim of Covid-19’: Biggest Jewish newspapers in Britain, Canada will close
The most prominent Jewish newspapers in Britain and Canada have both announced this week that they will soon close due to a lack of funds exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The closures will leave the nations with the fourth- and fifth-biggest Jewish populations in the world without non-sectarian newspapers that cover the nationwide Jewish community….
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