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Fast Forward ‘Money-Grubbing Jew’ Mailer Defended, Then Disavowed By Republican Candidate
A Republican Senate candidate originally stood by the mailer he sent out that depicts his Jewish opponent eagerly clutching money, but the next day he apologized. Ed Charamut, running for Connecticut’s 9th District seat, wrote in an email to the Forward on Tuesday that the ad was meant to say that if elected, Democrat Matthew…
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Opinion Why Calling Anti-Semites ‘White Nationalists’ Actually Gives Them Cover
The mass murder of Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh came as a shock. However, for anyone paying attention, it did not come as a surprise. And therein lies the problem. All too few have been paying attention to anti-Semitism. Among those who have failed to pay heed are the media, universities,…
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Opinion ‘Money Grubbing’ Campaign Ads Aren’t Anti-Semitic — They’re Politics As Usual
In the wake of the bloodiest anti-Semitic attack in modern American history, many are rightfully emotional and fearful, myself included. But passions have run amok a week before Election Day. Some of this emotion is getting the better of us, and public discourse has descended into the absurd. Even in the face of tragedy, proportion…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spray Painted On Synagogue In California
(JTA) — A synagogue in Irvine, California was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. The graffiti was discovered on Wednesday when employees of Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine arrived at the building for work, according to reports. The graffiti read “F**k Jews” in red spray paint. The message was painted over shortly after police were done on…
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Community Why American And Israeli Jews View Pittsburgh So Differently
Reactions to the terrible shooting in Pittsburgh have revealed the deepening rift between American and Israeli Jews. As an American who is also a recent immigrant to Israel, I find myself in an awkward position. The murderer in Pittsburgh did not just make anti-Semitic pronouncements, but specifically acted because of the activities of the Hebrew…
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Community Post-Pittsburgh, Interfaith Alliances Are More Important Than Ever
Current events in America have been brutal. Last Saturday’s terror attack at the Tree of Life synaoguge — arguably the deadliest assault on Jews in American history — was yet another horrific tragedy. Jewish organizations have rightly been condemning this hateful act, standing together with countless non-Jewish allies in the process. This is an important…
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Life For Observant Jews, Halloween Is A Night To Fear — Especially After Pittsburgh
As a student in an Orthodox yeshiva high school, we were dismissed early on Halloween in the daylight hours, because my rabbis were afraid of anti-Semitic violence against us. Instead of the usual 7 pm dismissal, we got out at 4:30. A letter on the wall categorized it, in Hebrew, as a “day of throwing…
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Community Memo To Israel-Bashers: Keep Your Pittsburgh Condolences To Yourselves
This past weekend, Americans were devastated and heartbroken by the deadliest attack against the American Jewish community in history. Israeli officials journeyed to Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with the Tree of Life Congregation. Flags around the country were lowered to half mast, and thousands gathered at synagogues and common spaces across the globe to…
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