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Can Hardnosed Jewish Purple Heart Turn Staten Island Blue?
Max Rose doesn’t look — or sound — like your average Jewish congressional candidate. The Democrat who’s vying for a congressional seat in Staten Island sang along to country music, talked about the Purple Heart he won in Afghanistan and dropped F-bombs as he enthusiastically spoke with a Forward reporter. “I refuse to sit on…
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Is Discrimination Against Hillel Anti-Semitic? ‘Open Hillel’ Says No
Jewish students at San Francisco State University have been arguing in federal court for more than a year now that their university is anti-Semitic. Their proof: They say the university discriminated against Hillel, the biggest Jewish student group. Other Jewish students — their group is called “Open Hillel” — have joined the case. Yet Open…
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What Jewish Camps Taught Your Kids About Israel This Summer
One of the most ubiquitous programs at Jewish summer camp used to be the mock IDF boot camp. Israeli counselors would take their charges into an open field, or maybe an obstacle course, and make them respond to commands in Hebrew. Campers would be ordered to stand still at attention, or to march in formation,…
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This Louisville Synagogue Is Desperate Not To Be A Landmark
When Anshei Sfard became a local landmark, its congregation despaired. In March, the Louisville Landmarks Commission voted 5-4 to preserve the 70-year-old building, the last non-Hasidic Orthodox synagogue in the state. The vote came after nearly two-and-a-half hours of testimony. A primer on mid-century modern architecture was offered. The synagogue’s lawyer argued that the building…
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How Fall Of Steven M. Cohen Could Change The Field Of Counting Jews
(JTA) — Over and over, across decades and cities throughout the United States, sociologist Steven M. Cohen painted a picture of American Jews using a consistent set of questions. How much do Jews love Israel? How many Jewish friends do they have? Do they attend a synagogue? Do they belong to one? Perhaps above all,…
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Canary Mission’s Threat Grows, From U.S. Campuses To The Israeli Border
This is the second story in a series on covert tactics targeting Israel’s critics. Last December, Andrew Kadi flew to Israel to visit his mother. As he walked through Ben Gurion International Airport, officials pulled him aside and said that the security services wanted to speak with him. Kadi is among the leaders of a…
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A New Wave Of Hardline Anti-BDS Tactics Are Targeting Students, And No One Knows Who’s Behind It
This is the first story in a series on covert tactics targeting Israel’s critics. Strange things started happening at George Washington University this April, as their student government prepared to vote on a resolution supported by pro-Palestinian campus activists. Anonymous fliers, websites and social media campaigns appeared out of nowhere to attack the student activists….
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Popular Minneapolis Rabbi Charged In Underage Sex Sting
A popular Minneapolis rabbi known for his student outreach work is facing charges stemming from a child sex sting conducted by Minnesota law enforcement in January and early February. Rabbi Aryeh Cohen was arrested February 1, after exchanging messages with a federal agent posing as a 15-year-old for over a week, according to the criminal…
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EXPLAINED: What’s Anti-Semitic About QAnon, The Trump Base’s Latest Pet Theory?
Many people might think that the most interesting part of President Trump’s rally in Florida on Tuesday was when he claimed that shoppers needed photo IDs to buy groceries. But those in the know noticed something else: many attendees wearing clothing or holding signs featuring the letter Q. The letter is a reference to “QAnon,”…
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Trump Keeps White Supremacist Donations To 2020 Campaign
Almost exactly a year ago, white supremacists, Jew haters and racists of various stripes gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia at what they called the “Unite the Right” rally. One person was killed; many were injured and armed marchers menaced the town’s only synagogue during Shabbat services. Trump told reporters, “I think there is blame on both…
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Is Trump More Closely Tied To Cohen’s Taxi Business Than Tweet Implies?
Michael Cohen could be taking President Trump for a ride. Trump again denied prior knowledge of his son’s June 2016 meeting with Russians promising dirt on Hillary Clinton during a recent tweetstorm. He also alluded to Cohen’s potential legal problems with his taxi medallion holdings as an “unrelated jam.” The tweet came after reports the…
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