The Muslim congregants of a Manhattan mosque closed after a fire were not without a place to pray on Friday. “Allah had a better plan,” the imam said, after a nearby synagogue opened its doors to them. The tense situation turned into a beautiful moment for both the Islamic Society of Mid-Manhattan and Central Synagogue,…
The German billionaire family that owns Einstein Bros., Krispy Kreme and other beloved quick eats chains admitted its families ties to the Nazis and plans to donate millions of dollars, the Washington Post reported. The Reimanns are majority owners of Pret a Manger and Panera Bread. A report commissioned by the family found that the…
An effort to recall Colorado governor Jared Polis is being led by a woman with a history of anti-Semitic Facebook posts and who once praised Hitler for being good to the German people, the Greeley Tribune reported. Jared Polis was elected governor of Colorado during last year’s midterm elections, when Democrats swept into power at…
A Jewish social justice advocate said he is going to donate to pro-Palestinian organizations after receiving negative comments for accusing the “American Jewish Establishment” of spreading anti-Muslim rhetoric and provoking the massacres at two New Zealand mosques. Jesse Rabinowitz wrote on Facebook last week that “the same language and hate that folks spew against Sisters…
(JTA) — A former employee of a health food store in New York who was fired for anti-Semitic comments and actions against a Jewish co-worker was arrested for the hate crime. William Sullivan, 21, of Saugerties in southeast New York, was charged with second degree aggravated harassment. He is scheduled to appear in court on…
Yair Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister’s son, who has posted on Facebook that he would prefer if all Muslims left Israel, is scheduled to speak at an unannounced, closed event for “young leaders” at the ongoing AIPAC conference in Washington, Haaretz reported. AIPAC told Haaretz that the event is informal. It is not listed on…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A long-range rocket fired from Gaza scored a direct hit on a home in central Israel, injuring 7 including two infants. Following the early Monday morning attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Defense Minister, announced that he would cut short his visit to Washington DC., and would return…
(JTA) — A co-leader of the Women’s March shared a post blaming the “American Jewish Establishment” for its role in the attacks on two New Zealand mosques, and then apologized. Bob Bland on March 17 shared a post from Jesse Rabinowitz, a social justice advocate, who wrote that: “The same language and hate that folks…
(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, in his first comments since he was charged with soliciting prostitution in Florida, publicly apologized. “I am truly sorry,” Kraft said in a statement issued on Saturday and first reported by ESPN. “I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives told AIPAC that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. was not representative of the Democrats when it comes to Israel. “When someone accuses American supporters of dual loyalty I say accuse me,” Hoyer said to cheers Sunday at the annual conference…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, under fire from the left in a way it has not been for years, opened its conference with an emphasis on political and identity diversity, but also took a defiant tone. As it has in previous years, the policy conference started Sunday with a diverse array…
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