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Fast Forward Cincinnati leaders condemn anti-Semitic highway graffiti
(JTA) — City leaders in Cincinnati have condemned graffiti found on a heavily trafficked highway overpass that targeted Jews. The graffiti reading “The Jews killed Christ. They are the enemies of the whole human race. – Paul” was discovered on Wednesday night. It was painted over on Friday. On Friday, representatives from the Cincinnati Office…
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News NY Times article on anti-Semitic bullying spurs readers to spill their stories
The New York Times published a story Wednesday about a young woman named Paige who was subjected to anti-Semitic bullying and an inadequate response by school leadership at Marine Academy of Science and Technology in Highlands, N.J. The story prompted emotional responses and comments from readers, and tales of anti-Jewish bias all across the country….
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Fast Forward Univ. of Maryland student arrested for sending anti-Semitic texts to student
(JTA) — A University of Maryland student was arrested for sending anti-Semitic text messages to a female student “because of her religious beliefs,” university police told local media. The female student began receiving messages on her cellphone in December from a person she did not know while she studied in the library on the College…
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Fast Forward At another Spanish carnival, dancers play Jews, Nazis alongside train with Auschwitz floats
(JTA) — A second carnival in Spain has referenced the Holocaust with Nazi and concentration camp prisoner uniform costumes. The theme was “the same.” The Holocaust-themed display at the Feb. 23 event in Badajos occurred amid debate on the appropriateness of festive parades apparently making light of the murder of millions of Jews and Romanis…
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Fast Forward Domestic extremists killed more than 400 people over the last decade, survey finds
(JTA) — Domestic extremists in the United States — most them from the far-right — killed 435 people in the decade that ended this past December. According to a new study by the Anti-Defamation League, half of those murders were committed to further the killer’s ideology. The other half were murders that were committed by…
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Fast Forward 20% of European survey participants say secret Jewish cabal runs the world
PARIS (JTA) – A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among a fifth of the 16,000 respondents to a survey among Europeans from 16 countries. The same number also agreed with the statement that “Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood for their own needs.” The survey was presented Monday at…
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Fast Forward Carnival parade in Spain features Nazi uniforms, trains with crematoria
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated here with a statement from the town’s officials. (JTA) — At a carnival procession in Spain, participants dressed up like Nazis and Jewish concentration camp prisoners while dancing next to a float evoking crematoria. The Israeli embassy in Madrid on Tuesday protested the display this weekend at the…
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Fast Forward MSNBC’s Chris Matthews apologizes for comparing Bernie Sanders’ Nevada win to Nazi invasion
(JTA) — MSNBC host Chris Matthews apologized for comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Nevada caucuses to Nazi Germany’s invasion of France. On Monday, Matthews addressed his remarks on his show. “I was wrong to refer to an event from the last days, or actually the first days, of World War II,” he said….
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