David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at [email protected] and on Twitter @davidianklein.
David Ian Klein
By David Ian Klein
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News There are at least three days that have been set aside for remembering the Holocaust. Here’s the story behind them.
This Wednesday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. However, the day is only one of many points on the calendar which commemorate the victims of the Holocaust — the most prominent of which are Yom HaShoah, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the fast days of Asarah b’Tevet and Tisha b’Av. Of course, for those whose families…
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News Here are the notable Jews who were pardoned by President Trump
Former President Donald Trump closed out his tenure in the White House as so many presidents do, with a slew of pardons. The 143 names included major figures like Steve Bannon, and former Congressman Rick Renzi, but also some notable Jews, including: Alex Adjmi A leader in the Syrian Jewish community, Adjmi heads A&H acquisitions,…
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Fast Forward In a final gift to Israel, Trump pardon’s Pollard’s handler
On his final day in office, Trump pardoned Aviem Sella, the Israeli businessman who recruited Jonathan Pollard. Sella, a former commander in the Israeli Air Force, was indicted on three counts of espionage in 1986 for recruiting Pollard. Sella was not extradited to the U.S. from Israel. Though less high-profile than Pollard, Israeli officials had…
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Fast Forward Five rabbis and other high-profile Jews supported Trump in pardoning Elliott Broidy
On his final day in office, President Donald Trump issued a wave of last-minute pardons — including one for Elliott Broidy, the disgraced former Republican National Committee finance chair. According to a statement from the White House, Broidy’s pardon was supported by five rabbis and other high-profile Jews. Rabbis Steven Leder, Steven Burg, Pini Dunner,…
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News Cantor’s children’s book offers healing in the wake of Pittsburgh massacre
To Cantor Steven Stoehr, Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood was a haven of ethnic diversity and harmony, with a charm that felt like nothing could disrupt it. That’s the first thing he wants readers to know in “That’s What Friends Do,” a children’s book he wrote about the aftermath of the 2018 shooting that took 11…
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Fast Forward Antisemitic sign from synagogue protest seen at far-right rally in Michigan
A protest at the Michigan state capitol was mostly peaceful, especially compared to the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. However, there was one commonality – antisemitism. Just as a D.C. protester was photographed with in a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt, the far-right protesters in Michigan were also seen bearing antisemitic imagery. In…
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Fast Forward GitHub issues apology for firing of Jewish worker
The head of human resources at GitHub, a software developing host owned by Microsoft, has stepped down after a Jewish worker was fired from the company’s Washington D.C. office for warning colleagues that “Nazis are about” during the January 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol building. Following the firing, the employee received an outpouring of…
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Fast Forward Trump orders ‘Garden of American Heroes,’ includes Hannah Arendt and Barry Goldwater
In one of his last acts in the oval office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of a statue garden depicting notable Americans, which he dubbed a “National Garden of American Heroes.” “Across this Nation, belief in the greatness and goodness of America has come under attack in recent months…
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