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News Kristalnacht in L.A. and other digital lies
The first time I received an e-mail decrying the outbreaks of pogroms in Los Angeles, I read as far as the all-caps title,”KRISTALLNACHT 2020 – DOES ANYONE CARE?” and no further. The second time, I read down to the part where the writer, Rabbi Yakov Saacks of The Chai Center in Dix Hills, compared the…
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Fast Forward Couple wearing swastika masks at Walmart confronted by other shoppers
(JTA) — A couple wearing swastika masks at a Walmart in Minnesota were banned from entering any other Walmart facility for a year. The man and woman, who have not been named in news reports, were filmed Saturday afternoon as they checked out their purchases and were confronted by other shoppers at the store in…
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Fast Forward International Olympics Committee removes video celebrating 1936 Berlin Olympics
(JTA) — The International Olympics Committee apologized for including a video of the first Olympic torch relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics along with the words “stronger together” in a series of short videos celebrating the “message of unity and solidarity” of the Olympics. But the apology did not note the substance of the objection…
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Fast Forward Florida man to be charged with vandalism of 2 synagogues
(JTA) — A Florida man is being charged in connection with the vandalism of two Reform synagogues in Sarasota. Victor Martinez, 21, was named by the Sarasota Country Sheriff’s Office as the previously unidentified man who spray-painted swastikas and hate messages on Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El earlier this month. He also has been implicated…
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Fast Forward Swastika, graffiti spray-painted on Torah center in suburban Cleveland
(JTA) — A swastika and other graffiti were spray-painted on several buildings, including a Jewish organization, in a shopping strip in a heavily Jewish Cleveland suburb. We are horrified to see yet ANOTHER #antisemitic incident occur at a Jewish house of learning and worship. The Waxman Torah Center in #Cleveland, Ohio has been vandalized with…
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Fast Forward Zach Banner: Why I Spoke Out About DeSean Jackson’s Anti-Semitic Tweets
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — Before I was an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, I was the son of a middle school teacher in Tacoma, Washington. My mom, Vanessa, made clear that football came after school — and no class was more important than history. She taught me the significance of the Civil War as a…
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Fast Forward Trustee of Britain’s largest Muslim charity resigns over anti-Semitic posts
(JTA) — A trustee for Britain’s largest Muslim charity resigned after Facebook posts came to light in which he called Jews the “grandchildren of monkeys and pigs.” The Times of London first reported the posts by Heshmat Khalifa, who sat on the Board of Trustees of Islamic Relief Worldwide. The organization announced in a statement…
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Fast Forward Rapper Jay Electronica calls rabbi who spoke with Nick Cannon a ‘liar and a devil’
(JTA) — Rapper Jay Electronica appeared to call Jews anti-Semites in a series of tweets railing against Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who recently spoke with Nick Cannon about comments made on the TV star’s online show. “Rabbi Abraham Cooper is a COWARD who LIED to our brother Nick Canon about the history of the caucasian race….
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