Allison Kaplan Sommer (Haaretz)
By Allison Kaplan Sommer (Haaretz)
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News Barry Sherman’s Family Slams Murder-Suicide Reports As Mystery Deepens
The family of Canadian-Jewish billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman, found dead at their home in Toronto on Friday, have slammed the police for allegedly circulating rumors that their death was a murder-suicide. In a statement, the family rejected the account – attributed to “police sources” in the local media – that Barry Sherman may…
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News Can GoyFundMe Survive Backlash Over Neo-Nazi Profile In New York Times?
The ongoing fallout from the controversial New York Times profile of Tony Hovater, a young promoter of racist and neo-Nazi ideology, has had an unexpected side effect. It is shining a spotlight on GoyFundMe, a new online crowdfunding platform for racists, white supremacists and other fringe political players, banned from mainstream platforms and online services….
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News These Jewish Trump Supporters Aren’t Backing Down — Despite Growing Opposition
Supporting Donald Trump in the Jewish community can come at a steep price, admits Elise Freedman. During the presidential campaign ahead of last November’s election, the marketing professional from Charleston, South Carolina, campaigned enthusiastically for Trump, hanging signs on doorknobs in her city and posting pro-Trump memes on her Facebook page. After Trump stunned the…
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News Bay Area Jews Split Over Confronting White Supremacists At Weekend Marches
As hundreds of members of the white nationalist so-called “alt-right” movement head to San Francisco for a planned “freedom rally” this weekend and local counterprotesters prepare to confront them, police are bracing for the challenge of keeping the two sides apart and preventing Charlottesville-style violence. “Doing nothing in the face of this weekend’s rallies is…
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Culture Why The Solar Eclipse Must Be Bad For The Jews — Or So Says The Talmud
Across the United States, Jews are gathering in anticipation of the historic Great American Eclipse, particularly in cities known as ideal spots to experience the phenomenon. But at the downtown Brith Shalom Beth Israel synagogue Sunday evening, nestled in the historic southern city perfectly positioned for the Monday event, Dr. Jeremy Brown had bad news…
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News Hasidic ‘Jewish Taliban’ Sect Accused By Teen Of ‘Hell Is Real’ Reign Of Terror
In the aftermath of the drowning of Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, leader of the “Jewish Taliban” cult Lev Tahor in Mexico, the ultra-Orthodox press in Israel has been rife with reports regarding the location of his funeral and burial, and speculation as to which member of the cult will succeed him as leader of the reclusive…
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News Making A Sexy Pitch For Israel
“Welcome to BDS News! Where we pretend to care about Palestinians, but really just want to see Israel disappear!” Thus opens one of the videos the Israeli government hopes will go viral in what is billed as a new large-scale “cyber second strike” campaign. Supported and spearheaded by the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, the campaign…
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Opinion ‘Modest’ Ivanka Trump Did Nothing Wrong At Western Wall
Before President Donald Trump and his family members made their way to the Western Wall speculation was rife, as to whether or not they would obey the gender separation rules and split up to the women’s and men’s sections. One might think that there would be no technical reason for the foursome – the president…
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