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Life The Original ‘Antifa’ Was A Jewish Anti-Nazi Militia
While watching the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia – the violence that erupted between marching neo-Nazis and Antifa protesters – I can’t help but think back to what was the original “Antifa”, a group of Jews, whom my father told me about from his childhood, growing up as a poor Jewish kid in Newark, New…
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Fast Forward Private School Students Punished For ‘Jews vs. Nazis’ Beer Pong
(JTA) — A student from a private high school was expelled and four others suspended after a photo was posted on social media showing them playing a game of “Jews vs. Nazis” beer pong. The student who hosted the party earlier this month was suspended and will be able to reapply to the school. The…
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Opinion We Need To Start Befriending Neo Nazis
What I’m about to suggest in this column is something I’m not sure I have the moral fortitude to actually carry out in my own adult life. But before I share this perhaps painfully naive idea, I’d like to tell you a story from my childhood. Riding the bus one afternoon, a girl in another…
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Community Worried About Anti-Semitism? Practice The Tolerance You Preach.
I woke up last Saturday morning to images of Charlottesville — to accounts of the white supremacist chants “blood and soil” and “Jews will not replace us.” I saw pictures of angry white men with swastikas giving the Nazi salute, their faces twisted in rage. As a white Jewish woman, I have for years approached…
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Culture ‘Uppity New York Jews’ Have Been Pissing Off Nazis Since The 1930s
The blatant anti-Semitism of the Charlottesville riots and the alt-right are chilling, but rest assured: the Nazis have always hated uppity New York Jews. In the 1930s, many German authors frequently praised American policy while criticizing Jewish influence. In his 1935 book USA Lernt Um! (USA Learns), Johannes Stoye praised FDR’s New Deal in one…
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Culture From The Archives: Riot In New York At German Ship Bremen; Swastika Torn Down And Thrown Into Hudson River
The following article was published on the front page above the fold on July 28, 1935 — two days after the Bremen incident. Riot In New York At German Ship Bremen; Swastika Torn Down And Thrown Into Hudson River Around 2,000 anti-Nazis, communists, Catholics and sailors participated in yesterday’s dreadful riot that took place at…
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Culture From The Archives: How Mayor La Guardia Laughed Off The Nazis
The following article was published on the front page above the fold on July 31, 1935 — five days after the Bremen incident. Berliners Send Protest Of Damaged Swastika Flag On The Bremen Ship To Governor Lehman On July 30, the State Department received an official protest of the Nazi government in Berlin against the…
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Culture From The Archives: America Regrets, No Apologies For The Bremen Demonstration; Germany Experiencing New Pogrom
The following article was published on the front page above the fold on August 2, 1935 — seven days after the Brenen incident. America Regrets, No Apologies For The Bremen Demonstration; Berlin Experiencing New Pogrom Terror State Department Defends Police Answer To Berlin’s Protest — Says German Ship Company Owners Are Guilty Ones Who Were…
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