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After Cubs Victory, a Wild Weekend of Celebration in Chicago
The celebration was already in progress when the Chicago Cubs arrived back home at Wrigley Field at 6 AM Thursday morning following their historic World Series victory over Cleveland. There was already a crowd to greet them. Or, rather, there was still a crowd to greet them: The fans who had gathered outside the ballpark…
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George Soros’s Son Evokes Holocaust-Era Rabbi to Chastise Ivanka, Jared for Their ‘Silence’
George Soros’ son has some advice for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump — heed rabbinic wisdom and disavow Republican nominee Donald Trump. Alexander Soros, the elderly billionaire’s thirty-something fourth child, used social media to invoke the words of Rabbi Joachim Prinz, the Jewish religious leader who spoke at the March on Washington, to urge the…
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WATCH: Jewish Women Created An Inspiring #DCPantsuitPower Flashmob
Hillary Clinton’s signature colorful pantsuits got a shout-out from over hundred women who staged a flashmob in support of the Democratic presidential candidate in Washington D.C. Dressed in red, black, blue and pink pantsuits, the group danced on Friday to “Salute” by British girl band Little Mix. The “DC Power Pantsuit Flashmob” was put on…
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Did Donald Trump’s ‘Jewish Wingman’ Use Bar Mitzvah Skills for Campaign Launch?
Donald Trump’s announcement of his presidential run in June 2015 will be remembered for the Republican nominee’s incendiary language — and his long descent on an escalator in Trump Tower. But if Trump adviser Michael Cohen had carried the day, the event might have even more over-the-top, with balloons, models and a circus elephant, according…
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‘Dear Americans’ Meme From German: Don’t Repeat Our Mistakes by Voting for Donald Trump
While only Americans can vote tomorrow, there is a lot of stake for the rest of the world as well. So a German man living in the U.S. created a meme to warn Americans of the dangers of electing a demagogue. The letter went viral over the weekend and was shared widely using the hashtag…
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WATCH: What If Donald Trump Had Called for Ban on Jews — Not Muslims?
An election ad on rotation in the swing state of Florida, which boasts a sizable Jewish population, imagines presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for a ban on Jews coming to the United States. The advertisement, paid for by the anti-Trump group Truth PAC, includes an excerpt of an earlier speech by Trump in which he…
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Anti-Semitism Came ‘Out of Sewer’ and 4 Other Ways the 2016 Election Shook Up Jewish Politics
In an election season that has rocked the nation, the Jewish community had its own share of rough and tumble, thrusting Jewish Americans into a new reality, one in which protection from bigotry is no longer taken for granted and communal political structures have been scrambled. An excruciating 18-month long campaign has normalized moments such…
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Donald Trump’s Final Ad Evokes ‘Centuries-Old’ Anti-Semitic Dog Whistles
In his final appeal to American voters, Donald Trump is now blasting the airways in key states with a two-minute long campaign ad full of promises for a better future — and laced with unmistakable anti-Semitic dog whistles. The theme of Trump’s ad is taking back America from the political establishment that has taken hold…
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Finding God — Who’s a She — at the Kohenet Institute
While leading a prayer session recently, on the eve of the Sabbath, surrounded by a small crowd of other Jews, Kohenet Sarah Chandler picked up her prayer book and prepared to pray. But something was different. On the cover of her prayer book there was an illustration of a female figure, her body intertwined with…
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Eric Trump: David Duke ‘Deserves a Bullet’
Republican candidate Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump attacked David Duke on live radio on Nov. 3, saying that the former Ku Klux Kan leader “deserves a bullet.” Speaking with conservative radio host Ross Kaminsky, on Denver’s 630 KHOW, Trump said that Duke and his supporters are “horrible people,” according to NBC News. Trump also praised…
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Israeli Ambassador Honored By ‘Anti-Islam Hate Group’
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer will be accepting an award in New York next month from an American organization that has been labeled an anti-Muslim hate group. The Center for Security Policy, which will be honoring Dermer with a “Freedom Flame Award,” is included in a watch list of hate groups compiled…
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