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Fast Forward Neighbor of Paris synagogue smashes mezuzah to ‘restore religious neutrality’
(JTA) — A mezuzah was torn off the doorframe of a Paris synagogue in a suspected anti-Semitic incident. Meanwhile, in Lyon, France, graffiti praising Adolf Hitler and featuring the word “Jews” was painted on a wall. In the Paris incident, Marc Dayan, the president of the Yismah Moché Synagogue in the 18th district, discovered the…
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News Decades after the riots, Crown Heights’ anger is not what you think
Jewish Crown Heights residents remember microscopic details about the riots of 1991 — 29 years ago, on Wednesday. They recall the acronyms used to differentiate between the different types of ambulances that served the victims of the car crash that started it all. They remember the ins and outs of the court cases for one…
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Fast Forward Judge: Principal who told parent to be neutral on Holocaust should not have been fired
(JTA) — William Latson, a high school principal in South Florida, was fired after telling a parent he could not say that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event” because “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.” A state administrative judge ruled last week that his dismissal was in error. In October, the Palm Beach County…
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News Colleges express outrage about anti-Semitism— but fail to report it as a crime
Binghamton University in upstate New York is known as one of the top colleges for Jewish life in the United States. A quarter of the student population identifies as Jewish. Kosher food is on the meal plan. There are five historically-Jewish Greek chapters and a Jewish a capella group, Kaskeset. When a swastika was drawn…
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News These colleges claimed antisemitic incidents weren’t hate crimes
As part of its investigation into universities’ compliance with the Clery Act, the Forward created this list of antisemitic incidents between 2016-2018 that conceivably fit the criteria for inclusion in a school’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report as a hate crime motivated by religious bias, but were not listed there. The list of incidents…
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Fast Forward After Turmoil, Florida State University says anti-Semitism has ‘no home’ on campus
(JTA) — Six weeks after thousands of Florida State University students petitioned for their student body president to be removed over social media posts they described as anti-Semitic, the school’s president has announced several changes aimed at making Florida State more hospitable for Jewish students. In an open letter to the campus community, John Thrasher…
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Fast Forward “Do you pledge not to travel to Israel:” Democratic Socialists asks NYC council candidates
(JTA) – Lots of candidates for New York City Council are expected to seek an endorsement from the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, a rising force in city politics, in next year’s elections. To apply for the endorsement, the candidates will have to decide if they will pledge not to travel to Israel if…
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Fast Forward Non-Jewish N.Y. assemblywoman targeted in anti-Semitic attack
(JTA) – The fact that New York state Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright isn’t Jewish didn’t stop a vandal from leaving behind an anti-Semitic note after defacing her office. Seawright, a Democrat whose district includes part of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, called for a police investigation into the incident at a news conference Tuesday. The intruder, whose…
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