Lilly Maier is a news intern at the Forward. She is a graduate journalism student at New York University, where she studies as a Fulbright scholar. She also holds a B.A. in Jewish history from the University of Munich.
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By Lilly Maier
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News Donald Trump’s Childhood Home in Queens Is on Sale for $1.6M — and Could Go Even Higher
For sale: the childhood home of president-elect Donald Trump. And since last Wednesday, the owners can expect to get a lot more money for it, as DNAinfo reports. The 5-bedroom brick & stucco Tudor is located in the affluent Jamaica neighborhood in Queens. Trump lived here until he was four years old and recalled many…
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News 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Gets Thank You Call From Donald Trump
Alex Jones, a radio host and conspiracy theorist, says he got a call from Donald Trump thanking him for his support during the election. Jones is the host of Infowars, a popular show among the right fringe of the conservative moment. Over the last year, Trump has aggressively courted this vote, appearing on Fox’s Sean…
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News ADL Starts #ExposeHate Hashtag to Showcase Post-Trump Attacks
In the days since Trump became president-elect, the United States has seen a rise in racist and anti-Semitic crimes. More post-election depravity at Indiana church vandalized w/ “Heil Trump,” swastika, & gay slur graffiti https://t.co/PaHrVidC5t #ExposeHate pic.twitter.com/98EKdl7owj — Oren Segal (@orensegal) November 14, 2016 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has responded by starting a hashtag to…
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News Liberals Invent Hate Crimes and 6 More Wacky Breitbart News Stories for Age of Trump
Donald Trump has named Breitbart’s chairman, Steve Bannon, as a chief strategist for his administration. During the election, Breitbart was the most outspoken pro-Trump news organization out there. The conservative new organzation is linked to the “alt-right,” and publishes anti-Semitic and Islamophobic articles. So how have they covered the first week of president-elect Trump? What…
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News LOOK: 11 Astounding Images of Jewish Settlers in Colonial America
With the presidential election at hand, and Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s a good time to remember that Jews have been a part of United States history since before there was a United States. The New York Historical Society makes it easy in a new exhibit: The First Jewish Americans – Freedom and Culture in…
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News To Talk to Your Child About the Election, Tell Them They Are Safe Even After Donald Trump Won
About 70 percent of Jews voted for Clinton yesterday, and the election results came as a shock to many. But if you are a parent it’s not only your own feelings you need to process, there is also the daunting question about how to explain all this to your children. CNN commentator Van Jones got…
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News Kristallnacht Trending on Twitter — and Not Just for a History Lesson
People on Twitter are using the hashtag #Kristallnacht to comment on Donald Trump’s election — and not everyone is OK with that. The November pogroms – more commonly known as Kristallacht or Crystal Night – were a serious of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. Paramilitary forces and German civilians burnt…
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News WATCH: Jewish Women Created An Inspiring #DCPantsuitPower Flashmob
Hillary Clinton’s signature colorful pantsuits got a shout-out from over hundred women who staged a flashmob in support of the Democratic presidential candidate in Washington D.C. Dressed in red, black, blue and pink pantsuits, the group danced on Friday to “Salute” by British girl band Little Mix. The “DC Power Pantsuit Flashmob” was put on…
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