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Jewish Groups Struggle to Both Criticize and Honor Black Lives Matter
Jewish responses spanned the political spectrum following scathing criticism of Israel by a group affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement. But strikingly, even statements by some centrist groups strove to strike a balance — reflecting their apparent recognition of the broader movement’s impact as an emerging force in American life. The wide range of…
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Rockland County Rabbis’s Homes Target of Fireworks Blasts
Police are investigating two fireworks blasts outside of the homes of two Chabad rabbis late on the evening of August 9 in suburban Rockland County, New York. Two fireworks exploded in quick succession, one near parked cars, the other setting a tree on fire, according to a Facebook post by the Clarkstown Police Department. A…
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National Debate on Racism Spurs Public Spat Among Historic Jewish Groups
An institutional dispute among two storied American Jewish groups — the Anti-Defamation League and the Zionist Organization of America — has come to a head in public. “We’re a civil rights organization. The ZOA is not,” ADL head Jonathan Greenblatt said in an August 5 interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “They’ve been doing this…
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‘Employer’ of Disgraced Sauna Rabbi Denies He Ever Worked There
A rabbi who left his flock after word got out that he went on sauna trips with young male congregants recently reemerged as a psychological counselor at a luxury health center, but his seeming comeback has hit a wall. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt was once a prominent Orthodox figure as the longtime rabbi of the Riverdale…
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Sheldon Adelson Takes Surprisingly Modest Approach in Campus Initiative
Framed as the biggest Jewish communal effort yet to battle anti-Israel sentiments on campus, the Maccabee Task Force has ended its first year of work as a modest, cautious operation. A more “sober” approach has set in at the task force’s Las Vegas headquarters, according to David Brog, its executive director, following initial reports in…
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A Fantastic Voyage Into Carl Zimmer’s Genome
Carl Zimmer, bestselling writer about on parasites and evolution as well as a prolific columnist for the Science section of the New York Times, recently embarked on a journey into the secrets, the history and the intricate biology of his own genome. While some popular companies, such as 23AndMe, offer genotyping services (an abbreviated alternative…
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Transplanting for Tay-Sachs, It’s a Decision to Have Hope
They thought he might just need glasses. Lorelei Sandoval and her husband had noticed that their four-month-old son, Isaac, had a small wiggle in his eye, so they brought him in to the pediatrician. It wasn’t until the doctor wouldn’t stop asking them questions — including if they were of Jewish descent — that Sandoval…
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Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Fatal Jewish Diseases — but How Soon?
Every morning, while her college roommate is still asleep, Hayley Snider gets up and puts on a vest that vibrates and inflates to clear out the thick mucus in her lungs. Later, after evening marching band practice, the 19-year-old student forgoes hanging out with friends to return to her dorm at the University of Houston…
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ADL Criticizes ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill That Would Make Police Shootings a Hate Crime
A new bill that would make it a hate crime to attack a police officer in New York State has drawn opposition from the Anti-Defamation League, which drafted the hate crime laws now in place in many states across the country. According to the ADL, the proposed law would make it harder for prosecutors to…
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EXPLAINER: Olympian and Gymnastics Phenom Gabby Douglas ‘Used To Be Jewish’
As American Jews (and their media) are fawning over Olympian gymnast Aly Raisman, fewer know about her teammate Gabrielle Douglas’ complex religious background — a mixture of Christianity and Judaism. “I used to be Jewish,” she wrote in her 2012 memoir. “Well not exactly Jewish — but my family practiced some of the Jewish traditions.”…
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‘Long-Time Trump Friend’ Geraldo Rivera: 2nd Amendment Comment is ‘Bull****’
Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera took to Twitter Wednesday to slam comments by Republican candidate Donald Trump that appeared to suggest gun-owners should assassinate opponent Hillary Clinton as ‘dangerous incitement.’ Rivera, who is Jewish, tweeted that while Trump is a “longtime loyal friend,” his comments implying that “Second Amendment people” could stop Clinton by shooting…
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