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How The Forward Community Responded To Our Sebastian Gorka Story
Last Thursday, the Forward published an exclusive report on Sebastian Gorka’s ties to the Vitézi Rend, a Hungarian far-right group that allied with the Nazis during World War II. The story went viral on social media, and the hashtag #gorkamustgo has been used thousands of times in the last week. If you’ve been off of…
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Ohio State Hillel Expels LGBTQ Group Over Refugees Fundraiser
Following its decision to co-sponsor a fundraiser for queer refugees with Jewish Voice for Peace, Ohio State University’s gay Jewish group has been stripped of its organizational status and funding by the campus Hillel. “Hillel made us choose between the LGBTQ community and the Jewish community, but we can’t choose. I’m always going to be…
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Richard Spencer Draws Income From Louisiana Cotton Plantations
Richard Spencer, who popularized the term “alt-right” as a label for contemporary white nationalists and is starting a Virginia think tank to promote his ideas, draws part of his income from cotton plantations in Louisiana, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting. The Center, based in Emeryville, California, found that the Spencer family is absentee…
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Prague’s Old-New Synagogue Gets First New Torahs Since World War II
(Reuters) – Prague’s medieval Old-New Synagogue received two new Torah scrolls on Sunday, the first ones since World War II shattered the country’s once-thriving Jewish community. The Torahs, funded by donations to the Prague Jewish community, were written in Israel and brought into the synagogue in a ceremony that included scripting of the final letters…
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When Eric Greitens, Missouri’s First Jewish Governor, Eyed The White House
Eric Greitens was once a rising Jewish star in the Republican Party. Now he is fighting for his political survival — and his freedom — after being accused of sex assault by an ex-mistress in a damning April 2018 report by the state’s GOP-controlled legislature. On the weekend before his January 9 swearing-in ceremony, Eric…
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Meet Yuval Harari, the Israeli Professor Who Predicts Homo Sapiens’ End
Yuval Harari has rocketed to the top of the American best-seller lists with his new book “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.” And the podcast-sphere can’t get enough of it. “Homo Deus,” which sketches out the rise of artificial intelligence and the Israeli professor’s predictions for the future of mankind, follows up on “Sapiens,”…
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What You’ve Been Waiting For, Sleepaway Camp For Adults
NEW YORK (JTA) — The campers wake up in their cabins on Friday morning, dress and go to breakfast. Next comes a range of activities — arts and crafts, archery, kickball. Then, after an hour of primping and preening for Shabbat, they gather as the sun sets and head to Shabbat dinner, where they will…
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Sebastian Gorka: What Is The Evidence, And Why Does It Matter?
Updated April 3. Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s deputy assistant, and his chief adviser on counter-terrorism, has undisputed ties to the Vitézi Rend — a far-right Hungarian group who were close allies of the Nazis in World War II. Born in Britain to Hungarian parents, he became a naturalized American citizen in 2012 after marrying Katherine…
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No, The Sebastian Gorka Story Has Not Unraveled
On the website Tablet, writer Liel Leibovitz takes the Forward to task for our report on claims by leaders of the far-right Hungarian group Vitézi Rend that Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s counter-terrorism aide, is one of their members. In his piece, Leibovitz reports that he spoke with Gorka, who firmly denied the affiliation. “I have…
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Gorka Timeline: What We Knew And When We Knew It
Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s deputy assistant, and his chief adviser on counter-terrorism, has worrying ties to the Vitézi Rend — a far-right Hungarian group who were close allies of the Nazis in World War II. Born in Britain to Hungarian parents, he became a naturalized American citizen in 2012 after marrying Katherine Cornell. Here are…
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Four Things You Need To Know About Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka
Senior leaders of the far-right Hungarian group Vitézi Rend—listed by the State Department as having been “under the direction of the Nazi Government of Germany” during World War II—tell the Forward that Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s top counter-terrorism advisor, is a lifelong sworn member of their order. Here are four things you need to know…
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