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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: Brodsky Calls Nazi Flag A Pirate Flag; Frees The Bremen Riot 5
The following article was published on the front page above the fold on September 7, 1935 — a little over a month after the July 26 Bremen incident. Brodsky Calls Nazi Flag A Pirate Flag; Frees The Bremen Riot 5 Magistrate Louis Brodsky freed yesterday the five youth who were arrested for tearing down the…
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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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Opinion When Silence on Evil Is Evil: A GOP Leader Speaks
The most powerful statement I have heard so far on Trump’s Charlottesville Nazi fiasco came from Republican consultant Steve Schmidt, the senior strategist on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, during an MSNBC panel discussion on Wednesday evening, August 16. It should be noted that he’s a regular commentator on MSNBC and frequently on “Real Time…
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Opinion Will Jewish Megadonors Keep Enabling Trump After Charlottesville?
It’s bad enough for an American President to defend Nazis. It’s worse when Republican lawmakers – and American Jews – continue to support that President. I’m not talking about getting people to use stronger words of condemnation; I’m talking about deeds. And I’m not talking about nameless Trump supporters. It pains me to say it,…
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Fast Forward Zuckerberg: ‘As A Jew’ I’ve Wondered My Whole Life Why Nazis Hate
The mustering of neo-Nazis and white supremacists at Charlottesville on August 12 has caused some Jews not normally known for foregrounding that part of the identity to do so. Trump consigliere Michael Cohen did so on Twitter, trying to defend himself from charges of racism-by-association. Now Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has chimed in…
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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