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Fast Forward Louis Farrakhan Thinks There Are ‘Good Jews’ — Who Knew?
Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, made reference to “good Jews” and 9/11 conspiracy theories in a speech at in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, RNS reported. Farrakhan spoke at the Watergate Hotel for over two hours, touching on race, North Korea and Donald Trump. “I am here from my teacher, not out of…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Solves The ‘Bernie Bernstein’ Robocaller Mystery In ‘Daily Show’ Return
Jon Stewart impersonating a political scammer impersonating a made-up Jewish journalist named Bernie Bernstein — it’s a Russian nesting doll of anti-Semitism and pop culture, just in time for the Hanukkah shopping season. Stewart appeared on the ‘Daily Show’ on Thursday night as ‘Bernie Bernstein,’ the sham Washington Post reporter in whose name fake robocalls…
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Fast Forward Why Did Trump Call Al Franken ‘Frankenstien’ On Twitter?
Was “Al Frankenstien” a typo? A joke? An anti-Semitic dog whistle? Such were the questions Friday night after President Donald Trump tweeted his thoughts on the new sexual harassment allegations against Senator Al Franken, who apologized earlier in the day for kissing and groping a woman without her consent on a USO tour in 2006….
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Fast Forward ‘Heil Hitler’ Tagged On Jewish Preschool After Rampage Through Classrooms
A Florida man was charged with writing “Heil Hitler” on a Jewish preschool and causing thousands of dollars of damage to its classrooms, NBC-2 reported. Michael Dami, 19, targeted the Naples Preschool of the Arts, a part of the Naples Chabad center. He was caught on camera defacing the school in October. Police reported that…
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Fast Forward ‘Gay Times’ Editor Suspended For Anti-Semitic Tweets
The editor of Britain’s “Gay Times” magazine has been suspended after less than a month since being promoted from marketing manager. Between 2010 and 2015, Josh Rivers — the first black or minority editor of the magazine — had written a number of scathingly intolerant tweets. BuzzFeed turned up the posts while preparing for an…
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News Will Rabbi Who Welcomed Non-White Jews Be Booted From Synagogue — And Home?
When Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas took the helm of the aging Yonkers, New York, synagogue Lincoln Park Jewish Center 15 years ago, the hope was that the Cuban-born Orthodox Jew would breathe new life into the sleepy congregation. And over the following years the strategy seemed to work. Membership swelled, garnering acclaim from the media….
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News ‘Poland’s Charlottesville’ Has Jews Rattled
A huge Independence Day march organized by far-right, racist forces in Poland came off peacefully Saturday for the first time in years. And this has Jews in Poland more worried than ever. “They’re learning to hide who they are,” said Michael Schudrich, Poland’s American-born chief rabbi. “Don’t ask me if it’s better or worse that…
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Fast Forward FBI: Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Rose Again Last Year
(JTA) — The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States rose slightly in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to FBI statistics. The data released Monday show there were 684 anti-Semitic hate crime incidents last year, a 3 percent increase from the 664 recorded in 2015. Overall, there were more than 6,100 hate crimes…
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