New York’s former hate crimes czar has a new mission: teaching the Holocaust
Deborah Lauter discussed what she improved on in New York City and the "distressing" rise in antisemitism
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UN investigator apologizes for ‘Jewish lobby’ remark and other comments deemed antisemitic
“It was completely wrong for me to describe the social media as ‘being controlled largely by the Jewish lobby,'" wrote Miloon Kothari, who has been investigating alleged human rights abuses in Israel and the Palestinian territories
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Lawmaker who withdrew endorsement from pro-BDS candidate backs Jewish contender for Brooklyn seat
NY Assemblymember Brian Cunningham endorsed Dan Goldman, former lead counsel for the House Democrats during Trump’s impeachment, in crowded race for Congress
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DeSantis suspends ‘Soros-backed’ state attorney over stance on abortion, trans youth
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of several GOP politicians to invoke George Soros this week
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In U.S. speech, Viktor Orbán invokes Holocaust, attacks George Soros
The Hungarian prime minister suggested the Jewish billionaire believes Christian values ‘led to the horrors of the 20th century’
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Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem
Former Division I college basketball star Tamir Goodman — once known as the “Jewish Jordan” — will be on hand as well
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This American rabbi fights Jewish stereotypes via China’s version of TikTok
With almost 180,000 followers, his videos have accumulated nearly 700,000 likes
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Canada says Jews were most-targeted religious minority for hate crimes last year
Jews saw a 47% rise in reported hate crimes compared to 2020, according to Statistics Canada
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NYC health officials urge vaccination in Brooklyn’s Hasidic communities following upstate polio case
Officials held a conference call with leaders of Brooklyn’s Haredi Orthodox community after a Jewish man in Rockland County was identified as the first U.S. polio patient in 10 years
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Remembering Larry Josephson, a NY radio pioneer with a late love for all things Jewish
Josephson’s 50-year career as a producer included two series focused specifically on the Jewish community: “Only in America: The Story of American Jews,” and “What Is Judaism?”
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Listen to legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully’s classic call of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game
The legendary voice of the Dodgers, who died Tuesday at 94, helped generations of fans fall in love with baseball
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