(JTA) — A New Jersey pizzeria has fired the manager accused of sending anti-Semitic text messages to a teenage employee after he asked to take off for a Jewish holiday. The family that owns Maurizio’s Pizzeria & Italian Ristorante in Eatontown, New Jersey, also has apologized to the teen who worked as a pizza delivery…
(JTA) — A Republican Party leader in Delaware was fired after Facebook posts that were criticized as anti-Semitic. The Sussex County Republican Party voted on Monday to oust its vice chair, Nelly Jordan, the Dover Post reported. Her Facebook comments singling out Jews as responsible for the impeachment of President Donald Trump came to light on…
(JTA) — A 19-year-old Virginia man has been charged with calling in false bomb threats and active shootings as part of a network of white supremacists. John William Kirby Kelley of Vienna was charged Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, specifically interstate threats to…
(JTA) — A bill that would have ended a policy that allows New Jersey parents not to immunize their children because of religious beliefs and still enroll them in school stalled in the state Senate. The Senate did not have enough votes to advance the measure to the General Assembly and the governor, so there…
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) are two of the seven managers for the upcoming impeachment trial against Donald Trump in the Senate. The Forward recently named two representatives, both Jewish, to the 2019 Forward 50, our annual list of the most influential Jews in American life. Speaker of the House Nancy…
(JTA) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting state offices from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. South Dakota is the 28th state to have enacted an anti-Israel boycott executive order or legislation. Its measure requires vendors who want to contract with South Dakota agencies, authorities, commissions, departments…
(JTA) — The Jersey City kosher store shooters were carrying a bomb in the van they were using that had enough firepower to kill or wound people in an area the size of five football fields. Federal officials on Monday also announced that David Anderson and Francine Graham were in possession of enough materials to…
(JTA) — A board game called Secret Hitler was removed from the shelves of three stores in Montreal. Branches of the Tour de Jeux chain removed the game following a call from B’nai Brith Canada. Harvey Levine, B’nai Brith’s regional director in Quebec, told the Montreal Gazette that his office had received complaints from members…
(JTA) — The Israeli pop duo Static and Ben-El have released a new single with the American rap star PitBull. “Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)” is the duo’s first release with the Saban Music Group, the new record label started by Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban. In 2018, Saban facilitated a seven-album, 10-year…
(JTA) — Gal Gadot is the new pitchwoman for Smartwater. She replaces Jennifer Aniston, who held the job for 12 years. The Israeli model and actress will appear in video clips set to run on social media and be featured prominently in other media, including the Times Square sign in New York City, Variety reported…
NEW YORK (JTA) — Based on preliminary figures, 944 bias incidents were reported in New Jersey in 2019, a 65 percent increase from the previous year. According to a news release from the office of Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, this is the largest number of reported bias crimes since 1996, and the largest year-over-year increase since…
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