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Donald Trump Goes All ‘Frozen’ on Star of David Flap
You might think Donald Trump would want to put his controversial Tweet using a Star of David in the rear view mirror as fast as possible. Instead, he is keeping the story alive by pointing to a Disney sticker book with a similar six-sided star as evidence that his Tweeet of an anti-Hillary Clinton meme…
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5 Important Essays on Elie Wiesel’s Legacy
Last week the world lost Elie Wiesel, a powerful voice of the Holocaust experience and a man honored by many as one of the world’s moral authorities. At the same time, towards the end of his life Wiesel drew criticism for his refusal to condemn Israel’s policies in the West Bank and Gaza. The meaning…
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Leaving the Straight and Narrow ‘Derech’
‘Binyamin” is a formerly ultra-Orthodox Jew from Lakewood, New Jersey. He was raised in a household with over a dozen siblings, and stopped receiving secular education after sixth grade. Binyamin’s parents, he said, were emotionally abusive to him and his siblings. There wasn’t a time when things were better, he remembers. It was always that…
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Going #OffTheDerech to Escape the Past and Be Accepted
This article is part of a series of profiles of formerly Orthodox Jews. A report released last month found that though many formerly Orthodox — or “Off the Derech” — Jews struggle to find new communities and feel acceptance from their families, nearly all retain their Jewish identity. You can read more about this community…
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Women-Only Swimming Gets Green Light in Hasidic Brooklyn
Despite complaints from civil libertarians and the New York Times editorial board, women-only swimming hours used largely by Hasidic Jews will continue at a public swimming pool in Brooklyn. In a decision first reported by the local news site dnainfo, the New York City Commission on Human Rights will allow the Parks Department a limited…
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Max Blumenthal Slams Elie Wiesel Hours After Death — Draws Rebuke From Hillary Clinton
Max Blumenthal, the journalist and harsh critic of Israel, harshly condemned Elie Wiesel after his death last weeekend, Tweeting that the iconic Holocaust survivor did “more harm than good” with his unswerving support of the Jewish state. “Elie Wiesel went from a victim of war crimes to a supporter of those who commit them,” said…
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Israel Seeks Diplomatic Coup in Africa — What About Its Jews?
This week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a four-day tour of East Africa, becoming the first prime minister to visit sub-Saharan Africa in almost 30 years. He visited Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. He will also visit Ethiopia. “Israel is coming back to Africa,” Netanyahu announced. “Africa is coming back to Israel.” The goals…
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Is AIPAC a Toothless Tiger After Iran Deal Supporters Survive Unscathed?
AIPAC never spelled the threat out. But last summer, Congress got the message. Politicians had to decide whether they would vote yay or nay on President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, which lifted economic sanctions in exchange for reductions to the country’s nuclear program. A vote in favor, pro-Israel activists indicated, would be viewed negatively…
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Louisiana Sheriff in ‘Jew Bastard’ Rant Faces Recall Push
A Louisiana sheriff who allegedly called a federal prosecutor a “son-of-a-bitch Jew bastard” and threatened to shoot him “right between [his] goddamned Jewish eyes” is facing a recall push over the shocking rant. Despite protests calling for Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal’s resignation since April, he has remained employed as the sheriff. Donald Broussard, vice…
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Military Watchdog Threatened for His Work — I’m ‘Your Worst Nightmare!’
Michael L. Weinstein has spent the last decade highlighting the hidden phenomenon of proselytizing in the military. As head of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a watchdog group, Weinstein has earned many critics — and last week was sent a violent threat. The typed letter was sent by an individual claiming to be an ex-Army…
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Fight Against Bullying Brings Tikkun Olam Home for Budding Teen Philanthropist
For Valerie Weisler, repairing the world began close to home. After suffering bullying in her school, the newly minted New York high school graduate founded the Validation Project, a program that connects struggling kids with mentors who can help them explore and build on their passions “This is a larger, global issue,” she said. “This…
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