In her first talk as antisemitism monitor, Deborah Lipstadt decries those who do not take it seriously
Antisemitism is often not taken seriously until it becomes deadly, Lipstadt said.
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Joe Biden won’t budge on this make-or-break Iran deal issue, and progressives are furious
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Ahead of a New York state deadline, Jewish groups weigh in on oversight of yeshivas
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Following Bat Sheva Marcus allegations, Orthodox feminist group will undergo an external review
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Following criticism, Andy Levin moves corporate PAC money to abortion rights initiative
Levin received more than $50,000 from groups that also back Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election
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15 ‘Righteous Gentiles’ lived in Ukraine when Russia invaded. An American Jewish group rushed to aid them.
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous engaged in a feverish effort to transfer cash at a time of great upheaval.
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Vote to bring down Bennett government is foiled, for now
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Trump endorses Thomas Massie, a rare incumbent opposed by the Republican Jewish Coalition
Massie has opposed funding for Holocaust education and money to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome batteries.
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U.S. ‘concerned’ by Lufthansa’s expulsion of Hasidic travellers, antisemitism envoy says
The German airline apologized for the ‘offense caused’ to the group but made no reference to the fact they were Jewish.
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Veteran Palestinian journalist shot and killed in Jenin while reporting on Israeli army operation
Israeli and Palestinian authorities disputed the circumstances of Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, each blaming the other for the shot that killed her.
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Found in the conservative scrutiny of Florida’s math books: a joke about Jews
The joke, with the punchline “Because they’re worth it.” appears in a chapter on probability.
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Yiddish אַ קורס וועגן די שפּריכווערטער געזאַמלט דורך די אַנ־סקי עקספּעדיציעסA course on the Yiddish proverbs collected through the An-Ski expeditions
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