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The incident was the latest in a growing number of physical attacks on Jewish students
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The vote followed a contentious meeting and made the Michigan district one of the first in the United States to pass a ceasefire resolution
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Henry Herskovitz denies the Holocaust and believes that antisemitism is rooted in 'bad Jewish behavior'
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Shapiro’s Delicatessen in Indianapolis survived the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It survived World War I, World War II and the Great Depression, along with countless other travails and trends that have sunk most family businesses since the dawn of the 20th century. But third-generation owner Brian Shapiro said none of that compares to the coronavirus…
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Food An Iconic Jewish Bakehouse Reveals Its Tightly Kept Secrets
What can we say? It’s Zingerman’s! If you’ve ever been to Ann Arbor, Michigan, you know a Zingerman’s Bakehouse cookbook essentially sells itself. Ann Arbor is a university town, where the University of Michigan and football reign supreme. The cookbook is a reflection of cooking for an ever-changing flow and ebb of visitors, students and…
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Fast Forward Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Slurs Found In Michigan Skate Park
(JTA) — Swastikas and anti-Semitic and racial slurs were discovered in a skate park in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Veteran’s Memorial Park was closed for several hours on Friday after the 15 swastikas and slurs including “Jews die” and “Free USA” were discovered, according to local reports citing the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation department….
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Breaking News Michigan Students Reject Israel Divestment 25-15
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government rejected a divestment resolution. The measure was voted down Tuesday, with 25 opposed, 15 in favor and one abstention, the Michigan Daily student newspaper reported. The resolution called for the creation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the university’s investments in four companies accused of violating Palestinian…
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Culture Cookbook Collector Savors Recipes for Living in Michigan
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