Virginia might have its first Jewish and first female Speaker of the House of Delegates as of Saturday. Eileen Filler-Corn, a 55-year-old mother of two, is a Democrat who represents the Fairfax county suburbs of Washington D.C., and was Virginia’s first Jewish and first female Democratic Caucus leader. She, along with three other Democrats, are…
The president of the Pueblo, Col., synagogue that was targeted by a white supremacist hoping to bomb the building, is voicing his support for guns in the sanctuary. Mike Atlas-Acuna, president of Temple Emanuel, has told reporters in recent days that he thinks it’s “crazy” for congregants not to arm themselves. “We already have armed…
(JTA) — Israelis who are concerned about a warming climate have a new tactic: using cut-out photos of the prominent teen climate activist Greta Thunberg to shame their colleagues for using plasticware. In workplaces across Tel Aviv, people are placing pictures of Thunberg, 16, in their kitchen areas next to disposable forks, knives and plates,…
(JTA) — Several identifiably Jewish men and boys were attacked in a string of assaults in the Borough Park community of Brooklyn on the same night. Three of the attacks late Friday night involved the same passenger car over five blocks, the Yeshiva World News reported. Surveillance cameras captured each incident, in which several men jump…
(JTA) — Fliers described by local media as anti-Semitic and racist were placed on cars in parts of South Philadelphia. The page-long flier makes several false claims about the Jewish community and African Americans, the local CBS affiliate reported. “In general it profiles a really negative light on people of the Jewish faith, and their…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the local director of Human Rights Watch, who was ordered deported over his involvement in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Omar Shakir on Tuesday was ordered to leave the country within 20 days. Shakir was ordered expelled from the country a year ago. The…
(JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in her home state of Minnesota, offering a strong endorsement that noted his Jewishness. An estimated 10,000 supporters attended the Sunday night event for the Vermont senator at the University of Minnesota. Omar, also a Democrat, endorses the Boycott, Divestment…
A white nationalist was arrested Friday and charged with attempting to bomb the Temple Emanuel synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. Here are some of the most shocking allegations in the FBI’s affidavit: The suspect had a history of hate on social media: Richard Holzer, 27, allegedly used several Facebook accounts to promote white supremacy and chat…
Hell hath no fury like a Ukrainian scorned. Lev Parnas, one of the Ukrainian associates of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, has agreed to begin talks with House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry, and is accusing Trump of falsely denying that he had ever met Parnas. Parnas had resisted speaking to House investigators, but…
(JTA) — The principal and a teacher at an elementary school in Utah have been placed on paid administrative leave after a student dressed in an Adolf Hitler costume and participated in the schools Halloween parade. The student at the Creekside Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah wore a brown long-sleeve shirt with a red swastika…
Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller is getting engaged to Katie Waldman, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary. News of their relationship first broke in September, when Waldman, 28, took on the role. Before that, she worked as the communications director for Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), and before that as deputy press secretary for the…
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