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Adin Steinsaltz, acclaimed scholar who made the Talmud more accessible, dies at 83
Steinsaltz died Friday at 83, after years of declining health.
Toronto Polish-language newspaper blames Jews for pandemic
The article also claimed that Jews were responsible for the creation of ISIS and called Israel “an emanation of the Devil himself.”
Trump’s pick for German ambassador called Muslim refugees ‘invaders’
“They’re coming to benefit, to consume, to establish themselves, inside other people’s countries with the goal of turning Europe to an Islamic state.”
Delaware to require teaching of the Holocaust, genocide
The bill was signed into law last month and must be implemented for the 2021-22 school year.
Philadelphia Jewish Federation: We won’t work with local NAACP because of ‘anti-Jewish’ posts
Rodney Muhammad “still has yet to fully apologize for his most recent actions,” the federation said.
Ex-Obama health official gives Coronavirus Rosh Hashanah pep talk
Andy Slavitt, host of a pandemic podcast, encouraged synagogues to reinvent rituals and consider in-person gatherings held outdoors.
A Jewish guide to Biden’s VP short list
The potential candidates have a range of opinions on Israel policy, varying levels of history with the Jewish community and multiple other X factors.
Jewish Federations group gets $5M grant to help Holocaust survivors
The funding will come from annual congressional appropriations as well as $1.6 million in philanthropic contributions.
YouTube removes rapper Wiley’s channel over ‘repeated violations’
Wiley was removed late last month from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram following a series of tweets widely seen as anti-Semitic.
4 men arrested for placing ‘Hitler was right’ banner on Arizona bridge
The Sheriff’s Office is not pursuing hate crime charges against the men, who were caught posing and taking pictures with the sign.