White nationalists have a new slogan: “You Will Not Replace Us.” It’s become a rallying cry at events and a catchphrase on fliers posted at universities, according to a blog post from the Anti-Defamation League. “The slogan speaks to a number of issues that white supremacists are preoccupied with — the preservation of the white…
(JTA) — Britain’s chief rabbi offered prayers and a local synagogue put out an appeal to help the victims in the deadly fire that destroyed a high-rise apartment building in London. At least six people were killed and dozens remain missing and are feared dead in the massive fire in Grenfell Tower in the western…
A woman said to have extorted $400,000 from ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will probably face a criminal trial this September, said a judge in Manhattan Supreme Court. Svetlana Travis Zakharova, a 26-year-old, is alleged to have gotten the payouts after threatening to tell Spitzer’s now-ex-wife and family about their supposed relationship. She is being…
President Trump owns some of the world’s most famous golf courses – so it’s no surprise that first daughter Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner like to hit the green every now and then. But are the two violating the Sabbath by putting on Saturdays? According to the New York Post, the couple tries to…
Former Israeli tennis star and Special Forces soldier Dan Hanegby will be buried in Israel after he was killed while riding a Citi Bike on Monday, neighbors told DNA Info. Hanegby, who worked as the director of investment banking for Credit Suisse, is survived by his wife and two children. Hanegby, 36, was the first…
Elie Wiesel received a posthumous honor on Tuesday, as New York City renamed a Manhattan street corner in honor of the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor in a ceremony attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio and family members. “Elie Wiesel was perhaps the most eloquent voice for peace in our world. New York City is…
Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, has claimed in private conversations that he was responsible for the firing of Preet Bharara, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to Pro Publica. Bharara, who was told by President Trump he could keep his job in a November meeting…
(JTA) — A major fire at a kosher supermarket in London brought forth an unexpected hero: Daisy, a 3-year-old spaniel dog. Alex Gibson and Charlotte Perren were sleeping in their apartment when the blaze broke out at the Kay’s store downstairs on Sunday morning. Gibson and Perren, who is pregnant, may have met a tragic fate were it not…
El Al’s first female ultra-Orthodox pilot was at the helm on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight this morning to Greece for a tristate summit with leaders of Greece and Cyprus. She snapped several pictures with the Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu. Nechama Spiegel Novak, who was first officer on this morning’s flight, was the…
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has joined the fight against a wind and solar power mandate in Nevada, according to Bloomberg. Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. joined the Nevada Resorts Association, with comprises most of the casino industry in the state, in opposing a bill that would require 40 percent of the state’s electricity to come from…
(JTA) — Hungarian officials have handed over to German authorities right-wing extremist Horst Mahler, who fled Germany to avoid serving out the rest of a sentence for Holocaust denial and incitement to anti-Semitism. Mahler was transferred late last week into German custody at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Airport, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Mahler, 81, was arrested…
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