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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Political Ads Sweep Nation After Pittsburgh Shooting
A rash of anti-Semitic political advertisements targeted Jewish Democratic elected officials in the wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, according to a report in the Washington Post. The Post cites advertisements in Connecticut, California, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania that appear to use anti-Semitic tropes to attack Jewish politicians. “What’s stunning is that these are old images…
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Opinion In The Wake Of Pittsburgh, We Can’t Let Anti-Semitism Define Us
When one enters a house of mourning to pay a condolence call, Jewish tradition posits that one waits for the mourners to initiate the conversation. If the mourners wish to just sit silently, so too are we supposed to sit silently with them. If they have no words for you, that’s fine. This visit is…
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Fast Forward New York DMV Will Invalidate Anti-Semitic License Plate
(JTA) — New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles has begun the process of revoking a vanity license plate that contains an anti-Semitic acronym. The license plate belongs to Paul Schmieder of Queens and reads “GTKRWN,” which stands for “gas the kikes, race war now,” the New York Daily News first reported. The plate is attached…
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Life Where Are The Orthodox, After Pittsburgh? We’re Right Here, Mourning With You.
I have been asked, repeatedly, by non-Orthodox Jews about the “Orthodox response to Pittsburgh.” What a strange question. After all, the American Orthodox Jewish community has undoubtedly been plunged into mourning over the Pittsburgh shooting victims. Still, I sense a frustration here, among progressives seeking emotional responses from the Orthodox — and I want to…
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Life In Squirrel Hill, Orthodox, Conservative And Reform Blend Seamlessly
“We are all still standing,” said Rabbi James Gibson Tuesday morning. We spoke by phone as he prepared for the first of the funerals for victims of Saturday’s horrific shooting in Pittsburgh. Gibson is the senior rabbi at Temple Sinai, a Reform congregation in Pittsburgh’s Jewish enclave of Squirrel Hill. His shul is less than…
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The Schmooze Twitter Sorry For Making ‘Kill All Jews’ A Trending Topic
Bright white sneakers. Glass water bottles. Kill all Jews. You know — just trends! A spokesperson for social media giant Twitter apologized for allowing the phrase “Kill all Jews” to show up on the list of trending topic in the New York area on Friday morning. The horrifying phrase was “trending” (being tweeted about at…
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Fast Forward British Police Probe Alleged Anti-Semitic Hate Speech Within Labour Party
(JTA) — Police in the London area initiated a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate speech within the Labour Party. The probe is a significant development because until now, hate speech within Labour had been handled mostly internally or, in rare occasions, by broader ethics panels. Cressida Dick, a senior police officer, told the…
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Fast Forward Voting Rally Cancelled After ‘Kill All Jews’ Drawn Inside Brooklyn Synagogue
A political event at a historic Brooklyn synagogue was cancelled Thursday after “Kill all Jews” was found scrawled inside, the New York Post reported. “Hitler,” “Jews better be ready” and “Die Jew rats, we are here!” were among the hateful messages scribbled in black marker at Union Temple in Prospect Heights, the New York Daily…
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