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Fast Forward California Man Charged With Setting Fire, Drawing Devil Outside Synagogue
A California man faces charges of vandalism and arson after setting a small fire outside a local congregation and drawing a devil on its walkway, the Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday. Police were alerted of a person, later identified as Brett Allen Bisnett, loitering around Congregation Beth Shalom in Modesto on Monday evening. Bisnett, who told…
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Fast Forward Flyers At Three Universities Blame Jews For Kavanaugh Assault Allegations
(JTA) — A flyer blaming Jews for the sexual assault allegations against newly sworn-in Justice Brett Kavanaugh were posted on the University of California, Davis campus. The flyers discovered on Monday read: “Every time some Anti-White, Anti-American, Anti-freedom event takes place, you look at it, and it’s Jews behind it.” The flyer shows an image…
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Fast Forward Virginia JCC Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Graffiti For Second Time In 18 Months
The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was vandalized with 19 spray-painted swastikas early Saturday morning. JCC employees discovered the vandalism when they were opening up the building that day. Security footage captured a suspect spray-painting the swastikas at around 4:30 a.m. Police are working to identify the culprit. The JCC was also hit with…
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Life Meet The Superhero Who Power Washes Swastika Graffiti In His Spare Time
A power washer — the latest in sophisticated anti-hate technology? Corey Fleischer is the founder of “Erasing Hate,” a movement dedicated to removing graffitied hate speech from public spaces. He’s been servicing his Montreal community and many others for over eight years. And it all started when the power wash specialist was on his way…
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Fast Forward Back To Old Habits, Malaysia’s Mahathir Calls Jews ‘Hook-Nosed’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad described Jews as “hook-nosed” on Tuesday and blamed them for creating the troubles in the Middle East. Mahathir, who at 93 became the world’s oldest head of government after starting his second stint as prime minister in May, has for decades been accused of anti-Semitism for…
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Fast Forward Swastikas Drawn In Bathroom Of Indianapolis High School
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered in a bathroom at a local high school near Indianapolis. Swastikas were discovered drawn on mirrors and a counter in a boy’s bathroom at Pike High School on Thursday, the Indianapolis Star reported. A similar incident occurred the next day in a restroom. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and…
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Fast Forward ‘Are You Jewish?’ He Was Asked, Then Attacked.
(JTA) — Two unidentified men in Berlin hit a Dutch national and then kicked him after asking him if he was Jewish, a German newspaper reported. The incident happened Saturday morning in the Spandauer Vorstadt area in Berlin, Der Tagesspiegel reported. The 31-year-old alleged victim, who is not Jewish and living in Berlin, asked the…
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Fast Forward Threats To Synagogue In Raleigh, N.C. Cancel Weekend Activities
(JTA) — A synagogue in Raleigh, North Carolina, cancelled some weekend activities after synagogue workers and board members received threatening letters. Raleigh police and the FBI are investigating the threats against Temple Beth Or, local NBC affiliate WRAL reported. The synagogue cancelled Sunday school and an end of the summer party last weekend after the…
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