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Opinion Inside the Twisted Anti-Semitic Mind of Oberlin Professor Joy Karega
Isabel Sherrel, an alumna of Oberlin College, recently did something courageous. She decided to treat her alma mater’s assistant professor of rhetoric and composition, Dr. Joy Karega, like a human being and actually reach out. She wanted to dialogue over the anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that Karega had reportedly been posting about on Facebook. Karega has…
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Fast Forward U. of Missouri Hit With Third Anti-Semitic Incident
University of Missouri officials condemned an anti-Semitic incident at a campus residence hall, the second this school year and the third in less than a calendar year. A poster reading “Hitler rules” was hung Monday on a bulletin board in the Gateway Hall student residence on the university’s main campus in Columbia, according to the…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Will Probe Oxford Student Anti-Semitism Claim
Following a student’s resignation from Oxford University’s Labor Club over alleged anti-Semitism, a lawmaker for the British party will head an inquiry into his claims. Baroness Janet Royall, Labor’s former leader of the House of Lords, the British parliament’s upper house, was appointed Friday to head a fresh investigation into the allegations of Jew-hate at…
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Opinion No, Vassar Isn’t a Hotbed of Anti-Semitism. Trust Me, I Should Know!
My mom isn’t sleeping. Either she spends the night reading articles about anti-Semitism at Vassar, or she reads them during the day and then stays up at night worrying. I was admitted to Vassar three years ago this spring, and it was my parents who encouraged me to choose this liberal arts school out of…
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News Globe Maker Excludes Israel, but Includes ‘Palestine’ on Map
An Australian stationery chain has recalled globes that omitted Israel, labeling its location Palestine. The globe, sold by the brand Typo, used a numbered key to label smaller countries in which a name could not fit. Israel is included in the number key, but Palestine is written over Israel’s location. Typo’s parent company, Cotton On,…
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Fast Forward Jewish-Owned Seattle Business Targeted With Swastikas
Swastikas were painted in the front of a Jewish-owned West Seattle business. It is the second incident in the last six months at Sleepers in Seattle, which has been located in The Junction business district for 25 years, according to local reports. The swastikas were discovered painted on the sidewalk in front of the store…
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Fast Forward My Election Proves No Anti-Semitism Here, Says Portuguese Mayor
PORTO, Portugal — Some 300 Jews from eight countries, including the chief rabbi of Turkey, celebrated the introduction of a new Torah scroll into Portugual’s Kadoorie Synagogue. The celebration on Jan. 29 in Porto, Portugal’s second largest city, in what is said to be the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula, was the main event…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic French Comedian Dieudonne Detained In Hong Kong
The French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala was detained as he tried to enter Hong Kong. Dieudonne was detained Thursday, Variety reported, and his two stand up shows scheduled for Hong Kong were cancelled. His two sons, one a minor, were detained with him. Dieudonne posted photos of the incident on his official Facebook page. In…
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