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Fast Forward A Utah Jazz rookie and a Jewish female fan have a healing dialogue about Nick Cannon
An NBA rookie received criticism from a Jewish woman after he retweeted a message of support for Nick Cannon, the actor who made references to conspiracy theories of Jewish societal control in a recent episode of his podcast. So the rookie called the woman to apologize. Justin Wright-Foreman, point guard for the Utah Jazz NBA…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire offers to bridge the gap between Blacks and Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire said there is a “lack of leadership” in the Black community that has led to expressions of anti-Semitism, and he has offered to bridge the gap between Jews and Blacks. Stoudemire, who lives and plays professionally in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv, was reacting to a number of…
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Fast Forward Nick Cannon’s talk show delayed over anti-Semitic comments
(JTA) — The premiere of Nick Cannon’s daytime talk show was delayed to 2021 in the latest fallout over anti-Semitic expressions the actor used in an episode of his podcast. But the show’s production company said in a statement that it would stand by the television host, Variety first reported Friday. “After conversations with Nick,…
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Fast Forward Ontario Police apologize for treating vandalized Nazi monument a hate crime
(JTA) — Police in Ontario, Canada, have apologized for treating the vandalism of a monument commemorating a World War II Ukrainian army unit that worked for the Nazis as a hate crime. On June 22, someone spray-painted the words “Nazi war monument” on a monument honoring the 1st Ukrainian Division of the Ukrainian National Army,…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi pleads guilty to vandalizing Wisconsin synagogue
(JTA) — A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to federal charges that he vandalized a synagogue as part of his involvement in a white supremacist and neo-Nazi group. Yousef Barasneh was arrested in January as part of a nationwide investigation into The Base, which planned to carry out coordinated vandalism of synagogues across the country in…
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News What’s behind the spate of anti-Semitism among Black celebrities?
Ice Cube. DeSean Jackson. Nick Cannon. Since June, these three Black public figures — an influential rapper, an NFL player and a beloved actor — have been called out for anti-Semitic social media posts or comments. Cannon’s scandal appeared to come to a close with an apology Wednesday, two days after he hosted a podcast…
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Fast Forward Two synagogues vandalized on same day in Sarasota, Florida
(JTA) — Two Reform synagogues in Sarasota, Florida, were vandalized with swastikas and other unspecified hateful messages. The incidents at Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El reportedly took place early on Wednesday morning, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported. The Temple Sinai campus was extensively vandalized, including many walls made of porous Jerusalem stone, making the removal of…
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Fast Forward Ice Cube slams Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for calling out anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Rapper Ice Cube slammed NBA legend and columnist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for calling him out in a piece taking celebrities to task for posting anti-Semitic statements on social media. Abdul-Jabbar’s latest column in The Hollywood Reporter named Ice Cube among various figures from the entertainment world he cited for perpetuating anti-Semitic canards. Shame on…
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