A great Jewish historian guided America away from war — is there no one to guide Donald Trump?
Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis
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Fast Forward The secret Jewish history of the JFK assassination: Jack Ruby was once Jacob Rubenstein
He ran a Dallas nightclub, showed up for minyan and once gifted his rabbi a puppy. Then Jack Ruby became an indelible part of American history
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Culture We need to talk about RFK Jr.’s antisemitic conspiracy mongering
The presidential candidate's remarks on COVID-19 offered a blend of old-world and new-school prejudice
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The Schmooze JFK’s Love Affair with Jewish Refugee Highlights #MeToo Movement In New Novel
Escape from the news this summer…with stories about an American president’s extramarital affairs and the unequal power dynamics involved. On the heels of the #MeToo movement comes a novel by New York Times Bestselling author Michelle Gable, on the ostensible real-life romance between President John F. Kennedy and Jewish actress Alicia Corning Clark. Less well-known…
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News GOP Candidate Disavows ‘Jews Must Be Stopped’ Robocalls — But Sticks With Holocaust Denial
California Republican John Fitzgerald claims the robocalls received by people in the Bay Area — declaring that Jews are taking over America — are “unauthorized” and a “smear against” his campaign. Although the call’s message is consistent with his anti-Semitic rhetoric — he’s an known Holocaust denier — Fitzgerald denied responsibility, writing on his congressional…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Must Be Stopped’: California GOP Congressional Candidate Robocall
Robocalls in support of California congressional candidate John Fitzgerald assert that Jews are taking over the world and ‘must be stopped.’ Robert Gammon, business development director for Telegraph Media, tweeted Tuesday that he received one of the calls from Fitzgerald, the GOP candidate for the 11th district. He said it was “easily the most racist…
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Fast Forward These 9 Candidates Have Ties To White Nationalists Or Nazis — And They’re All Republicans
Update, July 12: Edwin Duterte of California is no longer running. More white nationalists are running for state or federal office than in any other election in modern history, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Some of these candidates are proud, card-carrying Nazis, while others have had more subtle flirtations with the “alt-right.” There’s…
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Fast Forward Two GOP Candidates Spew Hate On Neo-Nazi Podcasts
Two different GOP candidates appeared on neo-Nazi podcasts within the past two weeks, The Daily Beast reports. North Carolina Republican primary winner Russell Walker appeared on the white supremacist Stormfront Action podcast on Thursday. Walker has previously said that he believes Jews descend from Satan, and that God was a “racist” and “white supremacist.” The…
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