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UC Merced professor deletes antisemitism-laden Twitter account
A teaching professor in the UC Merced School of Engineering is the owner of a Twitter account that had a pattern of antisemitic posts, J. has discovered. The content was described by the Anti-Defamation League as “repulsive” and promoting “antisemitic tropes.” On June 14,Abbas Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a…
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Bram Van Der Vlugt, 86, Was A Holocaust Survivor Who Played Santa Claus On Dutch TV
(JTA) — Bram van der Vlugt was both a Holocaust survivor and the face of Christmas in his native Netherlands. From 1986 to 2000, van der Vlugt portrayed Santa Claus in broadcasts of a Dutch holiday tradition known as “The National Arrival of Sinterklaas.” In late November every year, viewers across the country would tune…
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A year like none other, in 20 unforgettable headlines
The year 2020 has truly been one for the history books. It’s with that thought in mind that we’ve chosen to try and sum up the past 12 months in 20 unforgettable headlines, presented chronologically below. We can’t lie: They make for sobering reading. But there are glimmers of joy to be found even so,…
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Chicago Jewish deli supplies 1,000 sandwiches to help Catholic Church’s community battle food insecurity
Tom Sondag wanted to help his favorite Chicago Jewish deli, Manny’s Deli, while also helping his friend, Catholic pastor Michael Pfleger of The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, feed residents on the South Side of Chicago. Sondag, who owns the Castle Honda car dealership, bought 1,000 sandwiches, and on Monday, Dec. 21, stood with Pfleger…
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Jon Ossoff: Jewish upbringing gave me ‘conviction to fight for the marginalized’
With just over two weeks until the two runoff elections in Georgia that will decide who controls the next Senate, all eyes are on the Democratic candidates who are hoping to flip the upper house. It’s a remarkable moment for Jon Ossoff, who may well be the most high-profile Jewish Democrat in the United States…
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Nola Schwartz, 85, Fine Jewelry Buyer Who Enjoyed Treating Her Loved Ones
(JTA) — (Jewish Exponent via JTA) — Nola Schwartz, a businesswoman, enjoyed treating her loved ones to Broadway shows and fancy meals in New York. “We always had these amazing days or weekends, and they were always at the most ridiculous restaurants that cost at least $100 per person,” niece Susan Byck said. “Everything was…
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Richard Aronson, 94, Founded A Nonexclusive Country Club For Middle-Class Families
(JTA) — (Jewish Exponent via JTA) — Richard Aronson was a World War II veteran who helped build the old Liberty Bell Pavilion, which stood from 1976 to 2003, while working at the Jack Casper bricklaying company. The “Today” show aired a tribute to Aronson on June 7, the 76th anniversary of D-Day. He was…
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Avraham MacConnell, 72, Philadelphia Police Officer Who Went Undercover To Stop Child Abuse
(JTA) — (Jewish Exponent via JTA) — Avraham MacConnell served in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1969 and became a Philadelphia police officer when he returned from military service. He worked as a detective in the sex crimes unit of the Juvenile Aid Division and received a commendation for going undercover to expose a…
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Liberals launch Georgia counterattack over Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s far-right ties
After weeks of Republican attacks against Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock’s record on Israel, progressive groups are pushing back by pointing to what they say are Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s ties to white supremacists. Loeffler, a Republican, turned her attention to Warnock shortly after the November election, in which neither candidate passed the 50% threshold required to…
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A look inside NYC’s 2019 antisemitic hate crime reports
Some New York police officers, even those who respond to cases of antisemitic graffiti in Orthodox swaths of Brooklyn, don’t seem to know how to spell “swastika” or “yarmulke.” Surveillance cameras, even those in the subway, cannot always be relied upon to capture vandals who paint or carve hateful messages. And police officers frequently either…
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Brandeis U. Press and a historian split over how to talk about Jews and white supremacy
Marc Dollinger’s book, “Black Power, Jewish Politics,” sold more than expected in this year of racial reckoning, and by September, there were only 150 copies left. Since the police killing of George Floyd in May, Dollinger and his book have been in high demand in liberal Jewish communities grappling with structural racism. Dollinger, a historian…
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