Six years ago, on July 18, a gunman approached Dan Markel and shot him twice in the head. A Florida State University law professor and attorney, Markel had just pulled into his own garage. He died the following day at the age of 41. Three people were charged in his murder; two found guilty. The…
(JTA) — Bertram Korn, the former editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent and longtime Jewish activist, died in July 5 from COVID-19. He was 64. Known to his friends as Buddy, Korn served as executive editor of the Exponent from 1994 to 1997 and was involved in establishing the Philadelphia branch of the media watchdog…
When Rabbi Abraham Cooper finished watching the now-infamous YouTube video in which multi-hyphenate entertainer Nick Cannon spouts a mouthful of anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, he was outraged. So he took to Twitter. “Anyone seeking a Ph.D. in Jew-hatred should watch this ‘interview’ in its entirety,” Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center…
Ice Cube. DeSean Jackson. Nick Cannon. Since June, these three Black public figures — an influential rapper, an NFL player and a beloved actor — have been called out for anti-Semitic social media posts or comments. Cannon’s scandal appeared to come to a close with an apology Wednesday, two days after he hosted a podcast…
Colonel Sharon Gat wants to put a gun-wielding terrorist response team in every synagogue in America. How? By training volunteers from the synagogue itself. His firm is launching the first organized effort to teach Jews across the country how to use guns to defend their congregations against shooters like the ones who perpetrated the attacks…
(JTA) — The grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants to Mexico, Beny Zlochisty dedicated his whole life to his country’s Jewish community affairs and its bonds with Israel. When he died July 11 of COVID-19 at 58, the 12th Jewish victim of the disease in Mexico, condolence notes poured in from the many people his advocacy…
After being dropped by ViacomCBS for making anti-Semitic comments on his podcast, Nick Cannon has demanded an apology from the media giant, as well as full ownership of his show “Wild ‘N Out.” In an extensive statement posted to Facebook on Wednesday morning, Cannon said that ViacomCBS was “on the wrong side of history” and…
Sebastian Gorka, a previous White House adviser and the subject of a wide-ranging, award-winning 2017 investigation by the Forward, has been appointed to serve as a member of the National Security Education Board, which oversees a program that partners with educational institutions to teach students foreign language skills and cultural competencies. The Forward’s investigation found…
Doron Wesly, 45, has two children, six and two, who are supposed to be taking the summer off from their Jewish day school in New York City. But on a muggy Monday in July, he was taking time out of the older child’s vacation to practice reading. After months of distance learning necessitated by the…
ViacomCBS is ending its decades-long relationship with Nick Cannon after the actor and TV host propagated anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his podcast. Related story: Nick Cannon demands apology, declares network “on wrong side of history” “While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed…
After an assistant rabbi at a high-profile New York synagogue was called out by his own senior rabbi in public for tweeting that Jews do not count as indigenous people, hundreds of people signed an open letter in support of the junior rabbi’s right to express his views. On July 8, Rabbi Andrue “Andy” Kahn…
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