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Community Is the Jewish Body Fit for Sports?
A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J. Jews can’t fight, fence, ride, run or swim. That was the conventional wisdom of earlier centuries. By contrast, some time in the 1930s, the Russian–Jewish writer Isaac Emannuilovich Babel, a one-time Cossack (in an administrative capacity) alerted his readers: ‘beware a Jew on horseback’. So which…
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Opinion What Does It Mean That Jared Kushner Might Be the Most Influential Jew in the World?
Throughout American history, there have been Jews who have held important positions in the White House as advisers to various presidents. And there have been family members of sitting presidents — wives and brothers, in particular — who have wielded enormous political power from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But never has there been the combination reflected in…
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News Far Right Party’s Hanukkah Greeting to Hungarian Jews Sets off a Firestorm
Jews around the world are used to local politicians sending holiday greetings during Rosh Hashanah or Hannukah, and the statements often go relatively unnoticed. But in Hungary, a recent Hannukah letter has sparked a firestorm. Gábor Vona, the leader of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party, for the first time ever, sent a letter on December 24…
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Fast Forward Lithuanian Game Show Canceled After Nazi Salute and ‘Jew’ Clue
(JTA) – A Lithuanian game show in which a contestant performed a Nazi salute and shouted “Jew” to describe a Jewish composer was taken off the air. Actress Asta Baukute, a former lawmaker, made the gesture on the “Guess the Melody” episode that aired Friday, Delfi reported. In the charades-style game, contestants act out songs and other…
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Fast Forward Did Twitter Suspend a Jewish Activist for Complaining About Anti-Semitism?
Imagine getting a tweet with your face on a lampshade. You report the picture to Twitter as anti-Semitic harassment — and Twitter responds by suspending your account, not those of your trolls. That’s what activist Alexandra Brodsky says happened to her. The fellow at the National Women’s Law Center, an advocacy group for women, tweeted…
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Community When Neo-Nazis Collaborate With Hamas, Should Jews Trust The Right Or The Left?
In a January 5th post entitled “March on Whitefish Moves Forward,” Andrew Anglin, the American neo-Nazi who founded the “Daily Stormer,” updated his supporters on plans for an armed march that he earlier described as “against Jews, Jewish businesses, and everyone who supports either” in Whitefish, Montana. In this particular post, Anglin added that, “a…
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Fast Forward YouTube Pulls ‘Push Jews Into Ovens’ Game
YouTube has removed a neo-Nazi video game from on its site, following publicity around the program and calls for its deletion. “The gates of Europe have been destroyed by the parasitic (((Leftists))),” the opening credits to the “Angry Goy” video game read. “Brown murderers and rapists come freely into these once-great nations.” It continues, “There…
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Opinion Marvin Hier Must Rise Above Being ‘Donald Trump’s Rabbi’
When my children were growing up – from elementary school through high school – my wife and I frequently took them to Los Angeles’s Museum of Tolerance. I’ve also taken friends to this wonderful institution, which I consider an essential stop for out-of-town visitors. Although its roots are based in educating people about the causes…
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