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Fast Forward Pope Francis Meets ADL Leaders, Condemns Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Pope Francis received a delegation from the Anti-Defamation League and said the church feels “particularly obliged” to help fight anti-Semitism. Francis met with the delegation Thursday at the Vatican, according to a report from Vatican Radio. “The Catholic Church feels particularly obliged to do all that is possible with our Jewish friends to repel anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward Man Reading from Anti-Semitic Tract Pushes Jewish Woman on NYC Train
A woman was attacked Monday night while riding the New York City subway in Manhattan, as a man shoved her, called her a “dirty Jew” and screamed “Heil the Hitler Youth.” The incident was said to have occurred when the woman was on the C Train on West 23rd Street, with the assailant reading aloud…
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News Woman Finds Swastika on Her Door, Fights Back With Dumbledore
A woman in Michigan came home last week to find a swastika painted on her door. Instead of despairing, she decided to fight back – with love and magic lifted from the pages of a beloved Harry Potter book. Last week, Erin Zettle posted a public message on Facebook describing the hateful attack. “There was…
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Fast Forward Wisconsin College Student Receives Anti-Semitic Note in Dorm
(JTA) — A Jewish student at Beloit College in Wisconsin was targeted twice with anti-Semitic messages, including a threatening note. Last Friday, an anti-Semitic note was found under the door of the student’s dorm room, and earlier this month, a swastika was painted on a dry-erase board on her door, Rabbi Chesky Rothman, who runs a Jewish student…
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Fast Forward Belgian Muslims Are Indicted for Hate Chants
(JTA) — Three men were indicted in Belgium for chanting in Arabic at an anti-Israel rally about a site where Muslims are believed to have massacred Jews centuries ago. Two organizers of the Antwerp rally in July 2014 and a participant had cried out “Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is returning,” the Gazet…
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Opinion This Week in Anti-Semitism: Stanford Printers Hacked and British Jews Attacked
The Forward plans to regularly monitor on the surge of anti-Semitism in many parts of the country and the world. The mission of this column is not to unduly alarm, but rather to raise awareness of a disturbing trend that, from some vantage points, can prove difficult to spot. 1) Stanford’s Printers Hacked to Print…
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Fast Forward FBI: Bomb Threats to JCCs Were Hate Crime
WASHINGTON (JTA)— The FBI is investigating a rash of bomb threats to Jewish community centers as a hate crime and not a terrorist threat. Agents briefed Jewish community leaders across the country through a call Thursday organized by the Anti-Defamation League. The agents said the calls targeted over 30 JCCs in 20 states this month…
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Fast Forward German Textbook Publisher Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Illustration
BERLIN (JTA) — A schoolbook publisher has apologized for using an anti-Semitic illustration in a text about the euro crisis. The book will not be removed from German schools’ bookshelves, however. Based in Berlin, the Klett-Verlag publisher told Vice magazine blogger Philipp Frohn that the “regrettable mistake” would be corrected in a future edition, which will not come…
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