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Southern Jews in Trump’s Stronghold: A Tribe Divided
Like so many in the American Jewish community, Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple B’nai Sholom in Huntsville, Alabama, was “very surprised” and deeply disappointed by the presidential election result November 8, 2016. But not by the results in her home state. “I knew Trump was going to win Alabama,” Bahar said. In fact, Alabama is…
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White House Stonewalls Jewish Immigration Agency
It was the wife and young daughters of a Syrian refugee in Connecticut who were Mark Hetfield’s main focus Saturday. Hetfield, a 2016 Forward 50 honoree for his work as president and chief executive of HIAS — formerly called the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society — runs the only Jewish organization recognized by the U.S. government…
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At JFK Protest Against Muslim Ban, Cries of ‘Never Again’
A long day of protest ended in a partial victory on Saturday, as a federal judge ruled that travelers detained at U.S. airports as a result of President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban would not be deported. Activists cheered the ruling outside the Brooklyn courthouse where the judge signed the injunction, and at John F. Kennedy…
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At Interfaith Rally Against Trump’s Muslim Ban, Prayers for Resistance
In a reverent scene in downtown Manhattan on Friday, dozens of Muslims gathered in Foley Square to pray, and to protest President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration. “Mark my words,” said Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University, as barefooted Muslims sat on tarps spread across the cement,…
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Trump Holocaust Day Statement Omits Jews But Vows To Spread Love
(JTA) — In his first statement about the Holocaust as president, Donald Trump vowed to make “love and tolerance prevalent throughout the world” and made no mention of Jews. “It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust,” Trump said in a statement…
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Who Are The ‘Anti-Fascists’ Fighting the ‘Alt-Right’?
Protests against President Donald Trump brought a range of groups into the streets last week. Throngs of protestors wore pink “pussy hats” and chanted, “When they go low, we go high!” Others covered their faces, smashed windows and punched white nationalist Richard Spencer in the face. The more extreme actions are the work of anti-fascist…
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Citing National Interests, Switzerland Withholds Data on Funding for BDS Groups
(JTA) — Citing a desire to avoid harming the foreign relations interests of Switzerland, the country’s foreign ministry is withholding information on Swiss funding for promoters of boycotts against Israel. An official from the Federal Department of foreign Affairs sent the unusual refusal and its reasoning earlier this month to NGO Monitor, an Israel-based organization…
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Most Jewish Groups Oppose Trump Order on Muslims, but ZOA Stands in Favor
As national Jewish organizations ring alarm bells over an expected executive order that would ban refugees from Syria, some on the Jewish right are praising the new strict limitations. Mainstream Jewish groups like the Anti-Defamation League and HIAS, as well as left-leaning organizations like the Reconstructionist Movement, the New Israel Fund and Bend the Arc,…
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Senior Far-Right Politician From France Meets With Likud Official in Israel
(JTA) — A leader of the National Front party, a far-right movement mostly shunned by the Jewish community in France, met in Israel with a junior member of the Likud ruling party. National Front Secretary-General Nicolas Bay met Wednesday in Tel Aviv with David Shayan, the leader of the youth section of Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Reward Offered To Find Vandals Who Twisted Menorah Into Swastika
In late December, an Arizona couple found their lawn menorah twisted into a swastika. Now, a local crimefighting organization has offered a reward in relation to the incident, according to Azcentral. Naomi and Seth Ellis had created a menorah out of PVC pipe to please their three sons, who had asked for holiday lights. After…
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New York City Comptroller Links Jewish, Muslim Fates
“Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are here to stay,” thousands chanted in New York City’s Washington Square Park Wednesday night. As The Huffington Post reported, the protestors united to rally against President Donald Trump and his impending executive order that calls for a significant reduction of Muslims allowed in the United States. The…
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