A man who appeared to be wearing a tallit, a Jewish prayer shawl, was arrested Saturday after allegedly smashing the iconic Charging Bull statue in New York’s financial district. Tevon Varlack of Dallas was arrested after allegedly damaging the bronze statue by repeatedly thwacking it with a banjo, ArtNet reported. Varlack was reportedly wearing a…
Attorneys seeking to overturn a Virginia law requiring couples to list their races on marriage licenses has released one county’s official list of acceptable races, which includes over 200 options — from “Assyrian” to “Zoroastrian.” The federal suit, filed Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that the race requirement is “offensive,” “unconstitutional” and…
A former CIA operative who faced criticism for sharing anti-Semitic articles on social media and is now running for Congress in New Mexico unveiled her first campaign ad on Monday, which included a reference to her Jewish heritage. Valerie Plame, a former spy whose identity was leaked in one of the George W. Bush administration’s…
In “Brüno,” Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2009 follow-up to “Borat,” the title character and his boyfriend insert a series of household items into each other’s bodies, including but not limited to — an open champagne bottle, a spewing fire-extinguisher, and a hand-held vacuum. When Sacha Baron Cohen’s grandmother saw “Brüno” in theaters, she saw none of…
(JTA) — Controversial political activist Linda Sarsour has been named a surrogate for Bernie Sander’s 2020 presidential campaign. Sarsour, a Palestinian-American woman who is a supporter of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, spoke on behalf of Sanders over the weekend in Brooklyn, New York, according to a video excerpt of the speech….
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Delaware rabbi wrote a fundraising endorsement for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign citing his appearance at the shiva for a constituent of modest means. Rabbi Michael Beals was leading a minyan in 2006 for Sylvia Greenhouse, who lived in a senior living facility in Claymont, a town at the northern tip of…
An English neo-Nazi who collected Adolf Hitler and Klu Klux Klan memorabilia was found guilty of anti-terror charges, The Mirror reported. Nathan Worrell was described as a “bit of a weirdo” by his neighbors, who claimed they weren’t aware of his extremist views. His home was converted into a Nazi-inspired shrine, where he even had…
'There is simply no evidence suggesting that large numbers of Christians harbor a terrifying desire for Jesus to slaughter innocent people'
Many nights we prayed with no proof anyone could hear — but now, faithful fans of the 1998 DreamWorks movie “The Prince Of Egypt,” may soon get proof that miracles happen when you believe. The animated musical telling of the exodus story soared on screen (and then tape, CD, iTunes, and Spotify) thanks to the…
Dear Editor, In her recent op-ed, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt was right to express outrage over the escalation of anti-Semitism directed at Orthodox Jews. The examples of prejudice and discrimination she cites should disturb all New Yorkers who care about religious freedom and pluralistic democracy. The spate of anti-Jewish hate crimes over the past two years is…
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