(JTA) — A Brooklyn mother traveling alone with her six children was ordered off a JetBlue airplane after her 2-year-old refused to keep on her mask. Chaya Bruck was traveling home on a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday. When she refused to leave the plane, citing the airlines own regulations,…
As she accepted her formal nomination for the vice presidency, Senator Kamala Harris received a tribute from three female relatives, including her Jewish stepdaughter. In a pre-recorded video, Harris’s sister, Maya Harris, niece, Meena Harris and stepdaughter Ella Emhoff spoke glowingly of the vice presidential candidate, portraying her as an inspiring politician and a central…
Civil rights organizations and law firms sent out a letter earlier today threatening legal action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following complaints that Muslim detainees are being denied edible, halal meals at a Florida detention center. “During the pandemic, ICE officers at Krome [Service Processing…
The FBI has apologized for a tweet Wednesday that published a copy of the Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion. Earlier today FOIA materials were posted to the FBI’s Vault and FOIA Twitter account via an automated process without further outlining the context of the documents. We regret that this release may have inadvertently caused…
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign distanced itself from former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour after the Palestinian-American activist spoke to Democratic National Convention delegates during one of the conference’s virtual assemblies. “Joe Biden has been a strong supporter of Israel and a vehement opponent of anti-Semitism his entire life, and he obviously condemns…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Beatie Deutsch, a Sabbath-observing mother of five and aspiring Olympic marathoner in Israel, has hired an attorney to ensure that she can run in the race next year. The marathon at the Tokyo games, which were postponed from this summer because of the coronavirus, is set for a Saturday in August 2021….
(JTA) — A suburban New York man threatened to shoot up an Orthodox Jewish day camp over its alleged violations of coronavirus restrictions. The man, identified as Nicola Pelle, 58, of Long Island, called police to report the violations at the camp run by the Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island on Tuesday, saying approximately 500…
(JTA) — A mezuzah was torn off the doorframe of a Paris synagogue in a suspected anti-Semitic incident. Meanwhile, in Lyon, France, graffiti praising Adolf Hitler and featuring the word “Jews” was painted on a wall. In the Paris incident, Marc Dayan, the president of the Yismah Moché Synagogue in the 18th district, discovered the…
Laura Loomer, a far-right provocateur who calls herself a “proud Islamophobe” and stated that Islam is a “cancer on society,” has won the Republican primary in south Florida’s 21st congressional district. Loomer, who is Jewish, beat Christian Acosta and Michael Vilardi, capturing more than 42% of the vote. She will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Lois…
The State Department is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that said the United States must recognize the citizenship of the daughter of a gay Israeli-American couple, continuing the family’s legal battle to give the adopted children of same-sex couples the same right to U.S. citizenship as those of heterosexual couples. Roee and Adiel Kiviti are…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Merav Ben-David, an environmental scientist at the University of Wyoming who was born and raised in Israel, is the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Wyoming. Ben-David, who had the backing of leading Democratic Party figures in the state, won 44% of the vote Tuesday in a three-way primary. Now, the…
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