It seemed like something that could unite a broad swath of Jews: Richard Spencer — figurehead for the infamously white nationalist “alt-right” movement — was punched in the face at an anti-Trump inauguration protest on Saturday. While giving an interview to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Spencer was explaining the meaning of the Pepe the Frog symbol —…
(JTA) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani said he will bring a message from President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Israel this week. Appearing Monday morning on “Fox and Friends,” Giuliani was asked whether he will be relaying a message to Netanyahu from Trump during a business trip starting that evening….
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Nearly 40 percent of Israelis are smokers by the time they finish their compulsory army service, according to a new study. That is twice as high as the overall national rate and dramatically higher than among American soldiers, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research….
Actor and performance artist Shia LaBeouf shouted down a man espousing white supremacist doctrine in an altercation that was live streamed as part of a protest art piece against President Donald Trump over the weekend. An unnamed man wearing a grey hat and a black backpack interrupted a group chant led by LaBeouf to face…
Signaling new priorities in dealing with the Jewish organized world, the new Trump administration made the Zionist Organization of America as the first Jewish group it will formally engage with. According to Axios White House aide Anthony Scaramucci, who serves as assistant to the president, will meet in New York with Morton Klein, president of…
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s team spoke often about moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. But since Trump took office, the contentious issue is more nuanced and may already be moving to the back burner. In a statement before a first post-inauguration phone call between Trump and Israeli Prime…
Bernie Sanders attacked Donald Trump on Sunday for breaking his promise to end corruption in Washington, D.C. by seating at his inauguration a coterie of wealthy donors. “I found it somewhat amusing that Mr. Trump, President Trump, was punching the establishment,” the Vermont senator told John Dickerson of CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “But right behind…
Richard Spencer’s white supremacist compatriots are now raising money to identify the man who punched the “alt-right” founder in the face at an Inauguration Day demonstration in Washington, D.C. “The ANTIFA thug who violently assaulted Spencer hid his face behind a mask, but some think they caught a glimpse of his face,” the appeal for…
If you’re a rich young tech investor whose brother is the son-in-law of the leader of the free world, how to spend inauguration weekend? Saturday with the anti-Trump protesters, and Sunday hanging with your big bro in the White House. Joshua Kushner, brother to Ivanka Trump’s husband, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, played both…
(JTA) — The musical film “La La Land” received 14 Academy Award nominations, including best picture, director, actor and actress. The songs in the film are written by Jewish composer Justin Hurwitz, who was roommates with director Damien Chazelle at Harvard. The lyrics are written by Benj Pasek, who is Jewish, and Justin Paul. Chazelle’s parents…
(JTA) — An Irish university cancelled a conference that questioned the legitimacy of the state of Israel after management determined the university security would not be able to handle the expected protests. The University College Cork said last week that the conference scheduled for March cannot take place at that time, the Irish Examiner reported….
דער מחבר איז אַן אַמעריקאַנער־געבוירענער ייִדיש־אַקטיוויסט, פּאָעט און איבערזעצער אין בערלין.
„קינדער פֿון אַ ייִדישער משפּחה קלײַבן אױס פֿאַרשײדענע דרכים אָבער ווערן פֿאָרט אומגעבראַכט אינעם חורבן.“
