A candidate for Secretary of State in the Trump administration clashed with a Moldovan-born Jewish news anchor Wednesday over Vladimir Putin’s human rights record. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican California congressman known for his pro-Russian views, was speaking with Yahoo News anchor Bianna Golodryga about rights abusers in China when she said, “much could be said…
The Anti-Defamation League has identified a group of neo-Nazis and white supremacists who provided security and support for “alt-right” leader Richard Spencer at his talk at Texas A&M earlier this week. The racist activists dressed up in the clean-cut style for which Spencer is known, blending in to the College Station, Texas crowd. But they…
Members of the white nationalist “alt-right” are hoping to capitalize on the soon-to-be released “Star Wars” film, re-casting their hero Donald Trump as the franchise’s Senator Palpatine, a politician who rises to power by harnessing dark mystical powers and seeks to conquer the galaxy. “We are the brave. We will win because you and your…
(JTA) — Each year in Brooklyn, Chabad Rabbi Shimon Hecht ascends 33 and a half feet to light the tallest menorah in the world. But he’s not allowed to call it that anymore. By decree of a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical court, Hecht must cede the title of “World’s Largest Menorah” to another candelabra, this one also erected…
After losing an argument to white nationalist Richard Spencer, Texas A&M Rabbi Matt Rosenberg is now getting mocked on social media platforms. @rabbimattr how did it feel to get your backside handed to you by Richard at the press conference? @aggiehillel @HillelIntl @eric_fingerhut — Ricky Vaughn 2.0 (@moreRickyVaughn) December 8, 2016 @rabbimattr @SavannahSino pic.twitter.com/gPcLkqxBgJ —…
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach had a weird few hours on Twitter last night. In the midst of a long run of tweets of photos of himself with famous people, the author of “Kosher Sex” posted a doozy: A picture of himself with Steve Bannon, the alt-right media mogul who Donald Trump will nominate to serve as…
As the first results of the U.S. presidential election were released on November 8, the Union of French Jewish Students, which goes by the acronym UEJF, posted a worried note on its website. “Donald Trump, through his racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, conspiracy-theorist, xenophobic, misogynist, anti-abortion, pro-death penalty and torture positions, is a threat to human rights,…
J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, has expressed interest in running a self-financed campaign for Illinois governor in 2018, Politico has reported. Pritzker, a Democrat who is a member of one of the country’s wealthiest families and himself the cofounder and managing partner of the Pritzker Group, a private investment firm, has been making…
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Donald Trump are not natural political allies, and Emanuel has been vocal in his opposition to the president-elect on many issues. Nonetheless, the two sat down Wednesday for a 45-minute conversation at Trump Tower in New York, joined by Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus and senior advisor Stephen Bannon….
Monday night’s event at Yeshiva University wasn’t the first time that Ben Shapiro has called transgender people “mentally ill.” He said as much on a panel discussion last July on CNN’s Headline News, when he and transgender reporter Zoey Tur got into a heated argument that culminated in raised voices and a police complaint. “Why…
Leaders of the Skver Hasidim have an unusual message to their devoted followers: We may have backed the losing ticket for president, but it was all part of our plan. “We gave our endorsement to Hillary on the website ThinkingYid.com. In the message, Spitzer appears to be speaking on behalf of spiritual leaders who want…
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