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WATCH: Undercover Video Shows Cruel Conditions in Kosher Slaughter
This video corresponds with this article about inhumane slaughter practices in kosher plants in South America. Warning: The video is extremely graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Peter Beinart, Corey Lewandowski Scrap on CNN over Black Vote
Peter Beinart clashed with ex-Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski over the Republican nominee’s level of support among black voters the evening of Nov. 1. Speaking on a panel moderated by Don Lemon, Lewandowski argued that Trump had a secret reserve of African American backers, cherrypicking a survey with a small sample size to beef…
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Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Denounces ‘National Trumpism’
With his calls to make “America First,” demand for a ‘Muslim ban,’ and attacks on Mexican immigrants, Donald Trump has inspired an endless number of Nazi comparisons in the run-up to the election. Add Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist, to the list of those who think the Republican nominee’s speeches could be translated from…
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White Supremacists Plan Election Day Push To ‘Secure’ Vote for Donald Trump
The ‘alt-right’ has been a sad and constant presence in this year’s presidential election. Don’t expect that to change when voters go to the polls next Tuesday — according to a Wednesday report in Politico, white supremacists are planning to come out in droves to observe the balloting and make sure that the election is…
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Synagogue Hosts Anti-Islam Speakers Again, and 100 Interfaith Clergy Protest
A Conservative Jewish synagogue near of Boston is facing harsh criticism for hosting three prominent anti-Islam speakers at an event scheduled for the evening of Nov. 2. The Boston Globe reported Monday morning that a group of 100 Boston-area clergy had written a letter to the synagogue, Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton, Mass., asking them…
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WATCH: Patti Smith Croons to Brooklyn Jews, Says She Could Be President
Health has been an issue in this presidential election, with Donald Trump accusing Hillary Clinton of lacking the physical stamina to lead the nation. Punk rocker Patti Smith has a message to her Jewish fans — don’t believe the Donald’s hype. “I have a chronic cough. If I have a coughing spell… don’t think I got…
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Could Tefillin Booth Propel Chicago Cubs to World Series Miracle in Game 7?
If at first you don’t succeed — wrap, wrap again. Chabad Rabbi David Kotlarsky, who offers Chicago Cubs fans the opportunity to don tefillin at a booth outside of Wrigley Field, was at it again this year, as Wrigley hosted its first three World Series games in 71 years. Kotlarsky, co-director of Chabad of East…
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Jewish Investor’s Estate Will Pay $277M in Bernie Madoff Settlement
Bernard Madoff has been in federal custody for eight years, but much of the $17 billion invested in his Ponzi scheme is still missing. Last week, attorneys recovered another $277 million of the missing assets through a settlement with the estate of a money manager named Stanley Chais, a once-prominent Jewish philanthropist whose phone number…
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Do Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg Control the Algorithm that Controls Your News Feed?
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg have built Facebook into the world’s largest social media site. Some think the two have also created the world’s largest news media site – and not everyone is happy about that. The average Facebook user has too many friends and follows too many pages for the site to display all…
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Sheldon Adelson Is Back in the Mega-Donor Game with $25M Anti-Clinton Donation
Sheldon Adelson just dropped a money bomb on the presidential race, Fox News reported Monday night. Adelson committed $25 million to a Super PAC that is running anti-Hillary Clinton ads in swing states. And Fox says he’s looking to spend up to $25 million more before Election Day. The reported donations came days after Donald…
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J Street Comes Under Fire for Quiet Handling of Ari Shavit Sexual Misconduct Claim
After a staff member at the liberal pro-Israel group J Street told her supervisor in 2014 that the prominent Israeli writer Ari Shavit had behaved inappropriately towards her at a J Street conference, the organization decided it would no longer invite Shavit to speak at its events. But J Street did not tell other Jewish…
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