Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Jewish 101-year-old woman: Hitler was my neighbor and was ‘terrified of us’
(JTA) — A 101-year-old woman living in the United Kingdom has revealed that Adolf Hitler was her next-door neighbor. Alice Frank Stock lived next to the Nazi leader in Munich on Prinzregentplatz Street in the 1920s and early ’30s, she told the news agency SWNS. “There were two entrances, one was for our apartment and…
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Fast Forward Ted Deutch, Jewish congressman who represents Parkland, endorses Bloomberg
(JTA) — Rep. Ted Deutch, whose district includes Parkland, Florida, will back Mike Bloomberg in the Democratic presidential primary. Deutch, who is Jewish, also will serve as co-chair of the United for Mike Leadership Council, which does outreach to Jewish voters. His endorsement of the former New York City mayor and billionaire media mogul stems…
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Fast Forward Facebook takes down New Jersey page accused of anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Facebook has removed a page that opposes the expansion of the Orthodox population around Lakewood, New Jersey. The page, called Rise Up Ocean County, had been called anti-Semitic by local leaders. “We’ve been clear that this page trafficked in hate that has no place in NJ,” state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal wrote Wednesday…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City fell in January
NEW YORK (JTA) — There were fewer anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City in January than in the same month last year. The period between Jan. 1 and Feb. 2 saw 21 hate crimes directed at Jews, according to a preliminary set of statistics published Tuesday by the New York Police Department. The same…
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Fast Forward ADL Poll: Anti-Semitic violence is on the rise in America
(JTA) — Despite a rise in anti-Semitic violence in recent years, the proportion of Americans holding “intensely” anti-Semitic views remains small, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted by the Anti-Defamation League and published Wednesday, asked 11 questions of U.S. adults regarding traditional anti-Semitic stereotypes, using a protocol the organization developed more than 50 years…
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Fast Forward Most American adults don’t know 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, survey finds
(JTA) — Half of American adults are unaware of basic facts regarding Nazism and the Holocaust, including the number of Jews who were killed and how Nazis came to power. Those are some of the findings of a new study by the Pew Research Center released on Tuesday, about a week ahead of the 75th…
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Fast Forward Elite NYC prep school fires teacher who posted anti-Zionist Tweets
(JTA) This is a developing story. NEW YORK (JTA) — The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, an elite New York City prep school, has fired a teacher who posted tweets opposing Zionism. JB Brager, who taught history at Fieldston, was fired Thursday, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned. The termination comes after Brager, who is Jewish,…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Easily Wins Likud Party Primary To Remain Prime Minister Candidate
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won his party’s leadership primary with 71.5 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll. A tweet by Direct Polls, an Israeli firm, showed challenger Gideon Saar with 28.5 percent.The poll had a margin of error of 3.2 percent, and turnout for the primary stood at…
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