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Fast Forward Ohio’s Jewish health director, who faced anti-Semitic backlash, resigns
(JTA) — Amy Acton, the Jewish Department of Health director in Ohio who came under fire for the stay-at-home orders to stem the coronavirus crisis, including armed protesters carrying signs with anti-Semitic messages, has resigned. Acton, whose resignation was official on Thursday, will become the chief health adviser to Gov. Mike DeWine. Since the start…
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News Charlottesville lawsuit is hitting wealthy landowner Richard Spencer’s finances hard
White nationalist Richard Spencer comes from money, but he’s having financial trouble because of a lawsuit filed against him for his role as a leader of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. “I’m in a very difficult situation in terms of getting funds,” as a result of being booted off a number of…
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Fast Forward Arizona principal out of job for anti-Semitic, racist texts sent to Jewish employee
(JTA) — The principal of a charter school in Arizona no longer has his job after a former employee posted on social media a series of anti-Semitic and racist messages the principal sent to her. Justin Dye left the Heritage Elementary Charter School in Glendale on Monday, the Arizona Republic reported. It is not known…
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Fast Forward Swastikas drawn on street in front of New Orleans Jewish cemetery
(JTA) — Swastikas and a crossed-out Star of David were painted on the street in front of a New Orleans Jewish cemetery. There was no damage inside the Gates of Prayer Cemetery on Joseph Street. Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans are buried there, according to the report. The New Orleans Police Department is…
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Fast Forward Rapper Ice Cube tweets mural critics have called anti-Semitic
(JTA) — Rapper Ice Cube tweeted an image of a mural that was removed from a wall in London in 2012 after complaints that the image was anti-Semitic. In the tweet, the image, which depicts several men sitting around a Monopoly board resting on the backs of naked black and brown men, is captioned: “All…
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Fast Forward Newark Mayor wants to ban white supremacists from the city
(JTA) — The mayor of Newark plans to ask the city council to approve an ordinance declaring white supremacist groups to be terrorists and ban them from the city. Mayor Ras Baraka announced Friday that he would seek to have the city establish a database of existing American hate groups and outlaw any actions they…
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News Fake news and social media exaggerate L.A. protest anti-semitism, say local leaders
The Jews of Los Angeles are not under siege– though some media outlets would have you believe otherwise. Local synagogues, day schools, and Jewish-owned businesses are facing thousands of dollars worth of repairs after vandalism that occurred during the protests over the killing George Floyd. But, officials from the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and…
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Fast Forward Petition calls for explusion of Penn State student who posed with swastika
After photos of a Penn State student posing with a swastika drawn on her shoulder circulated on social media, a petition called on the university to expel her. So next up on the Hallahan exposure list is Ryann Milligan (the blonde) posed with two other girls that have swastikas drawn on their backs clear as…
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