Andrew Lapin
By Andrew Lapin
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Fast Forward Department of Education to investigate antisemitism complaint filed in Virginia school district
The Department will investigate alleged harassment of Jewish students, but it declined to look into whether a school board member’s tweets about Israel count as antisemitism
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Fast Forward Antisemitic attack against school bus reported in Chicago media didn’t happen, Jewish school says
The Simon Wiesenthal Center had relied on the accounts of children and parents when calling attention to the alleged incident
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Fast Forward KFC Germany apologizes for ‘treat yourself’ chicken promotion tied to Kristallnacht
'It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken,' KFC Germany said in a message to customers.
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Fast Forward Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC oppositional funding, appears to win Penn. House seat
The pro-Israel lobby had spent $1 million against the progressive Democrat
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Fast Forward As antisemitism spikes following Elon Musk takeover, ADL calls for Twitter ad boycott
Under Musk’s ownership, Kanye West and Mark Finchem’s accounts have been reinstated
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Fast Forward Kanye West paid a settlement to a former employee over antisemitic rants in 2018, report says
West’s obsession with Hitler and antisemitic conspiracies reportedly predated his recent outbursts by years
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Fast Forward An evangelical GOP House candidate in Texas wrote a novel about Anne Frank finding Jesus
Johnny Teague, a pastor, claims in his candidate biography that he “has been affiliated with” the Association for Jewish Studies
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Culture Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz
Cate Blanchett plays an intense conductor in the psychological drama dripping with Jewish themes
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Culture Mamdani’s first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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