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NFL’s San Francisco 49ers pick a Jew of color to lead their diversity efforts
(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Though she calls herself an “art kid” at her core, Christina Jefferson is no stranger to contact sports. Recently hired by the San Francisco 49ers to lead the NFL team’s diversity and inclusion efforts — a newly created position — Jefferson has a long history…
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The money trail behind the Jerusalem eviction battle that sparked the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence, exposed
One of the triggers for the recent conflagration in East Jerusalem, which quickly spread across Israel, was an effort to evict Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Like so many real-estate cases over the so-called Green Line that delineates 1948 Israel from the West Bank territory it has occupied since the 1967 war, ownership…
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How’s this for a movie pitch? A Jewish drag king and a Yiddish vaudeville singer walk into a bar.
In the world of drag where queens like RuPaul reign supreme, drag kings – much less Jewish ones – are markedly unrepresented in the media. But that will soon change, thanks to an upcoming British film set to transform the Jewish cultural narrative. “Make Me a King” recounts the fictional story of Ari, a Jewish…
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EXCLUSIVE: Scott Stringer and Elyse Buxbaum talk about their marriage and the mayoral race
When a former campaign volunteer last month accused Scott Stringer of sexual harassment, his wife said she “didn’t even question” whether the allegations could be true. “I know him,” said Elyse Buxbaum, in an exclusive joint sit-down interview with the Forward. “I’ve known him for 15-plus years. It’s just not even who he is.” But…
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L.A. group Magen Am organizes for defense of Jews
Rabbi Yossi Eilfort wants you to understand that there are more antisemitic incidents than you think. “I hear stories all the time, like the rabbi who was walking with his pregnant wife and his son to shul and someone called them names, used profanities and tried to intimidate them,” he said. Eilfort’s story couldn’t be…
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Suspect arrested in attack on Jews as mayor, Muslim community weigh in
Police have arrested a suspect in connection to the assault on Jewish diners at Sushi Fumi restaurant in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. Xavier Pabon, 30, has been booked for assault with a deadly weapon. Pabon was taken into custody at 10:15 p.m. Friday at his home in Banning, just outside Los Angeles….
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Israeli Olympic triathlete has family and country riding on his shoulders
It is not easy being an Israeli athlete like Shachar Sagiv, training to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics while his country is engulfed in violence. “I see what’s going on in my country right now and it’s really, really hard for me,” Shachar said. “At the same time, it gives me the power and…
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For Orthodox Brooklyn’s private police, a code of silence hides domestic abuse
New York’s Community District 12, which covers the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, has by far the city’s lowest reported rate of domestic violence: 459 incidents per 100,000 residents in the most recent year the police department has published data. But that doesn’t mean the largely Haredi community does not have a domestic violence problem….
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New PAC to push back on anti-Israel rhetoric in New York races
A group of activists and philanthropists are launching a new political action committee to push back against candidates and politicians they see as out of sync with the views of the mainstream Jewish and pro-Israel community. The group, called the “Real Jewish Vote,” had been in the works in recent weeks, preparing to play a…
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Talking about Israel from the pulpit, many American rabbis tread carefully
The ceasefire announced Thursday evening may make it no easier for American rabbis to talk about Israel in synagogue on Saturday morning. While the end of rocketfire will likely be noted and welcomed by rabbis across denominations, the crisis in the Middle East over the past two weeks has left many American Jewish communities in…
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Tracking this week’s antisemitic rage
Even as Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease fire Thursday afternoon, a spate of violent antisemitic incidents across the United States, that began when the conflict broke out, has set American Jews on edge. This post tracked incidents reported in news accounts and on social media. It was updated to reflect the latest information…
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