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News San Francisco deli Manny’s defaced with antisemitic graffiti…again
Jewish business owner Manny Yekutiel’s popular, community-focused Mission District café was vandalized over the weekend with graffiti that read “Racist pigz” and “Zionist pigz.” Pictures of the graffiti, which was found on June 6, were posted on Twitter by Steven Buss, a software engineer, who tagged local politicians and wrote, “these attacks on Jewish owned…
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Fast Forward Cuomo holds call with Jewish leaders amid rise in antisemitic incidents
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke with a dozen Jewish leaders on Monday to discuss the recent rise in antisemitic incidents and new guidelines on hospital visitation amid a dramatic reduction in coronavirus cases, according to several participants. Participants in the call included leaders of the UJA Federation of New York, the Orthodox Union, representatives…
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Fast Forward Hundreds rally against antisemitism in Miami
Against a dramatic backdrop of a sculpted hand rising out of the flames of the Holocaust, hundreds of people gathered for an interfaith rally against antisemitism Thursday evening in Miami Beach. The rally outside the city’s Holocaaust Memorial, organized by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, drew dignitaries and faith leaders concerned about the rise in…
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Fast Forward Manhattan DA candidate dismisses questions about contacts with Trump administration
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, one of the leading candidates for Manhattan district attorney, dismissed questions Wednesday about how her past contacts with the Trump administration might complicate the office’s inquiry into the former president if she’s elected. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Farhadian Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor, was interviewed by former Trump…
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Fast Forward ‘Jewbelong or Jewbegone’ campaign against antisemitism launches in NYC
JewBelong, a non-profit that reaches out to disengaged Jews, launched a campaign Wednesday to combat antisemitism called “Jewbelong or Jewbegone.” It will place nearly 800 digital ads across Manhattan and Brooklyn, each with the somewhat tongue and cheek phrase, “Here’s an idea: Let’s ask everyone who’s wondering if antisemitism is real to wear a yarmulke…
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Fast Forward ADL slams Facebook’s handling of antisemitism in letter to oversight board
In one post from May 20, a Facebook user quoted Nazi mastermind Joseph Goebbels saying Jews are “masters at manipulating public opinion.” In another, from May 19, a user posted a photo of a person holding a sign saying “Hitler Was Right.” Another, from last year, spewed theories about “child-trafficking Jewish supremacists.” These are some…
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Fast Forward UPDATE: Google diversity chief reassigned for saying Jews have “insatiable appetite for war”
Updated 6/3 1:00 ET Google said Wednesday night it had reassigned the company’s diversity lead, whose 2007 blog post suggested Jewish people have an “insatiable appetite for war.” “These writings are unquestionably hurtful,” the company’s press office said in a statement. “The author acknowledges this and has apologized. He will no longer be part of…
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Fast Forward Cory Booker starts new coalition of Black and Jewish senators to tackle antisemitism and racism
(JTA) — Sen. Cory Booker is leading a group of U.S. Jewish and Black senators in establishing a coalition to fight antisemitism and racism. The so-called Black-Jewish coalition will also include Booker’s fellow Democrats Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, as well as Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican from across…
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