Toby Axelrod
By Toby Axelrod
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Fast Forward European Jewish student group sues Twitter over its handling of antisemitism and Holocaust denial
The student group aims to leverage Germany’s laws against Holocaust denial to force Twitter to enforce its own policies
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Fast Forward In a twist, German rabbi at scandal’s center cedes rabbinical school ownership to Berlin Jews
The Jewish Community of Berlin had not been part of public conversations about how to extricate the seminaries from Rabbi Walter Homolka’s control
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Fast Forward Battle lines deepen in bruising fight for control of Germany’s liberal Jewish institutions
The fight over what role Rabbi Walter Homolka should play is fracturing alliances and dividing families
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Fast Forward Prominent German rabbi resigns from leadership roles as report confirms allegations against him
The report was the first by third-party investigators since allegations against Rabbi Walter Homolka broke into public view in May
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Fast Forward As fear of local extremism grows, Germany approves first-ever government plan to combat antisemitism
Just days after the plan was unveiled, police foiled a plot by a network of far-right extremists to overthrow Germany’s government
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Fast Forward German Jewish leader possibly targeted in Iranian spy operation, German officials reveal
A possible Iranian connection was also made in investigations into bullet holes found in two synagogues in the city of Essen last month
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Fast Forward A German town built a granary atop its Jewish cemetery. Now the bones are yielding insights about Ashkenazi DNA.
Erfurt’s medieval Jews carried many of the same diseases associated with Ashkenazi Jews today
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News In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.
The word, which means 'night of broken glass' in German, 'has a pretty sound,' said a journalist who has studied Nazi-era terms.
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
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Opinion Steve Bannon wants Jews to ‘hard weld’ to Christian nationalists. Not so fast
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News UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
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Fast Forward Some imagine a ‘President Josh Shapiro.’ Here’s what he said about Biden after the debate.
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News After antisemitism scandals, the U.K.’s Labour party regained the Jewish vote. What’s next?
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Fast Forward Hostage posters ripped off the wall outside Brad Schneider’s office a week after his house is picketed after midnight
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Fast Forward Bereaved Israeli families may now add traditional phrase ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones
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