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Fast Forward Top Brazilian doctor suspended for COVID-19, Holocaust comparison
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – A prominent Brazilian physician was suspended by Latin America’s leading Jewish hospital after comparing the fear of the coronavirus pandemic to the Holocaust. Nise Yamaguchi, an oncologist and immunologist at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, made the comparison in an appearance on the “Impressoes” television show on July 5….
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Fast Forward Dozens of gravestones vandalized in Europe’s oldest surviving Jewish cemetery
(JTA) — The oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe was vandalized. At least 50 gravestones in the medieval Jewish cemetery in the German city of Worms were smeared with a greenish paint, the city said in a statement. The incident took place on Thursday. The cemetery was ordered closed for a week. There are about…
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Fast Forward Canadian politician calls Jews ‘parasitic tribe,’ wants removal from Canada
MONTREAL (JTA) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has opened an investigation into a fringe right-wing politician who called for the removal of Jews from Canada. In a flyer and a video posted on Facebook on Saturday, Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, describes Jews as “swindlers,” “snakes,” “inside manipulators,” and a…
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Fast Forward ‘Death to Jews,’ swastikas drawn on gravestones in southern France
(JTA) — About 20 gravestones in a cemetery in southern France were vandalized with swastikas and the words “Death to Jews” and “Death to the French.” The graffiti was discovered in the Gruissan municipal cemetery in the Aude region on Sunday. The gravestones appear to have been chosen at random and were not broken or…
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Fast Forward Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls out anti-Semitism in Hollywood and sports
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the legendary NBA player, called out anti-Semitism in Hollywood and in sports after several prominent celebrities, including the rapper Ice Cube, the football player DeSean Jackson and comedian Chelsea Handler, spread anti-Semitic messages. Abdul-Jabbar wrote a column in the Hollywood Reporter in which he questioned why anti-Semitism has not gotten a response of…
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News ViacomCBS ends decades-long relationship with Nick Cannon over anti-Semitic statements
ViacomCBS is ending its decades-long relationship with Nick Cannon after the actor and TV host propagated anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his podcast. Related story: Nick Cannon demands apology, declares network “on wrong side of history” “While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed…
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News Toronto restaurant owner Kimberly Hawkins is defiantly anti-Semitic as her business crumbles around her
What a difference a week has made to Kimberly Hawkins—the owner of Foodbenders catering company in downtown Toronto. In just a week Hawkins’ take-out and catering business of seven years has gone from being renowned for its fresh, healthy options to infamous for her unhealthy hateful obsession with the Jewish state. A little more than…
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Fast Forward Jewish NFL player: ‘My teammates have always been supportive and interested in my faith’
Mitchell Schwartz, a Jewish NFL player, responded Wednesday evening on Twitter to Philadelphia Eagles player DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic social media posts. Jackson shared an anti-Semitic statement attributed to Hitler on Instagram, leading to a wide backlash on social media. Jackson later defended his comments before ultimately apologizing. “Although in my personal experience my teammates have…
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