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Jewish activists who defied Trump respond to Biden’s new caution on asylum
After President-elect Joe Biden backed off his promise to quickly end the Trump administration’s border policies, saying current restrictions are necessary to deter large numbers of asylum seekers, Jewish groups who came together to fight those restrictions are re-emphasizing the importance of their mission. “Biden needs to address the human rights abuses created by Trump…
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Christmas in Jerusalem, ‘only cats and dogs’ in the streets
Devoid of visitors, Jerusalem’s Old City lacks the holiday spirit that typically permeates the Christian Quarter’s alleys and churches around Yuletide. The coronavirus pandemic — now in its ninth month — has taken its toll on Christmas in the holy city. Tourists and pilgrims that ordinarily flock to the Holy Land for Christmas by the…
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Germany’s pandemic protests are mainstreaming antisemitic conspiracy theories
Read this article in Yiddish. In the last months, neo-Nazis have become more brazen, demonstrating openly in public, particularly at anti-coronavirus rallies – or Anti-Corona-Demos, as we call them in German. The rallies aren’t just anti-lockdown, they tackle everything which has to do with the virus, including denying that it exists. Most of these demonstrations…
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As Israel and Morocco finalize peace deal, the UN confirms its position on Western Sahara is unchanged
Just as Israeli and Moroccan leaders came together in Rabat with President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner to finalize the peace deal he helped broker, the U.N. Security Council met in New York to discuss the status of Western Sahara. U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed swath of Northwest Africa was one…
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Georgia’s Jews weigh in on hotly contested Senate races
The fate of the United States Senate may hang in the balance of an unlikely political force in Georgia: the Atlanta Jewish vote. Political operatives and election forecasters have zeroed in on the Atlanta metro area and its suburbs as the key sites for Democratic turnout, specifically Fulton, Gwinnett, and Cobb counties. This area happens…
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Meet Gabbi Stein, the first Orthodox Jewish girl to earn the rank of Eagle Scout
Not long after the Boy Scouts of America started letting girls in, Gabbi Stein felt her parents nudging her to join. Their sales pitch was hardly original: Their daughter was a junior in high school. It would look good on her college applications. “At first I was like, Oh my God, this is totally not…
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Will Israel’s 4th election in 2 years really be different? It’s possible.
At first glance, the early election into which Israel is being helplessly dragged, like a hostage in the clutches of a bank robber, is just more of the same. The fourth Knesset election in under four years. So what else is new? But there could be no greater mistake. This time it’s a whole new…
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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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