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4 Tel Aviv Terror Attack Victims Are Remembered
JERUSALEM — Michael Feige, a sociologist and anthropologist specializing in Israeli society, was among the four victims being mourned in the aftermath of Wednesday night’s terror attack in Tel Aviv. Feige, 58, a professor in the Israel studies program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, was in a restaurant at the Sarona Market, a popular…
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This App Lets You Turn the Tables on the Jew-Haters on Twitter
The neo-Nazis who were using three parentheses to target Jewish people online are now easily identifiable themselves due to the work of one anonymous web developer. A new site called Echo Location displays a live stream of anyone posting on Twitter with the echo symbol and allows users to search for specific tweets with three…
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Birthright by the Numbers
(JTA) — There may be no such thing as a free lunch. But there is a free 10-day trip to Israel. For 16 years now, the Birthright Israel Foundation has been giving away guided tours of the country to young people from around the world. The goal is to strengthen participants’ Jewish identity and connection to…
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Donald Trump Doubles Down on ‘America First’ Slogan — Whether Jews Like It or Not
(JTA) — Donald Trump is doubling down on his America First policy. After Trump used the term “America First” in late April to describe his policies, the Anti-Defamation League sent him a letter urging him to drop the historically tainted slogan — speaking for Jews and others who remember it as the name of the…
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Meet the One Jewish Group that Can Attack Donald Trump
Donald Trump poses a particular challenge to most Jewish organizations. His message stands in stark contrast to their groups’s positions on immigration, race or welfare, but the organizations can’t call him out on it due to federal tax rules limiting not-for-profits’s political speech. Bend the Arc has the answer. Join the anti-Trump mobilization its operating…
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Orthodox Donor Murray Huberfeld Arrested in Norman Seabrook Kickback Scheme
Federal agents arrested a major Orthodox philanthropist on fraud charges Wednesday morning in connection with a sprawling corruption investigation now shaking political circles and the Orthodox community in New York City. Murray Huberfeld, a financier and philanthropist with a long history of run-ins with regulators, was charged with honest services wire fraud for an alleged…
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What Will Bernie Sanders Jewish Backers Do Now That the Primary Battle Is Over?
WASHINGTON — As the door slams shut on Bernie Sanders’s run for the White House, Jewish Democrats are seeking ways to bring his progressive supporters back into the fold. And the task could be easier than expected, thanks to one person – Donald Trump. “In a way, Trump’s outrageousness is uniting us,” said Isaac Luria,…
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8 Must-Know Facts About ‘Stanford Rape’ Judge Aaron Persky
Judge Aaron Persky’s decision last week to sentence former Stanford student Brock Turner six months jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman created a firestorm as critics said the punishment was too light. “A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him. I think he will not be a danger to others,”…
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‘Zionist Pig’ Student Protesters Get Slap on Wrist From Brooklyn College
A City University of New York disciplinary committee handed down the minimum punishment to two Brooklyn College students involved in an “anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish” February protest, where a faculty member said he heard someone called a “Zionist pig.” Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, seniors who both belong to the activist group Students for Justice in…
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Susan Rice Says ‘Foolish’ To Rule Out Backing UN Resolution on Israel
Just days after France hosted senior diplomats from the around the world to work on organizing a peace conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, President Obama’s national security adviser, Susan Rice, pushed back against the notion that international pressure could supplant direct negotiations for a two-state solution. In an exclusive interview with the Forward on Monday,…
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That Time the Synagogues Took Over the Streets of Krakow — Again!
(JTA) — For the sixth year in a row, the seven synagogues in Krakow’s historic Jewish district, Kazimierz, opened their doors for 7@Nite – or the Night of the Synagogues, a one-night mini-festival aimed at bolstering Jewish pride and promoting Jewish awareness among the public. Each synagogue – from the Gothic Old Synagogue, now a Jewish…
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