The Philadelphia president of the NACCP will not be resigning—at least for now. Despite calls for the resignation of Rodney Muhammad for posting an anti-Semitic meme on Facebook, the national NAACP said it has decided with him to “meet with community leaders and faith leaders to open a dialogue” and to also launch “national conversations…
(JTA) — Jewish groups in Philadelphia have called for the firing of the head of the local NAACP, Rodney Muhammad, who posted a known anti-Semitic meme on his public Facebook page. The meme, known as “the Happy Merchant,” is an anti-Semitic image used by extremists that the Anti-Defamation League says is commonly used by white…
(JTA) — On a typical day, the art center at Kohelet Yeshiva High School in suburban Philadelphia is filled with students working on a range of projects — from making ceramic bowls on the pottery wheels to creating wooden sculptures. They use the 3-D printer and laser cutter to build parts for the robotics team….
(JTA) — On Day 1 of the state-mandated shutdown in Pennsylvania, Amy Krulik tried to strike an upbeat tone. To stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center outside Philadelphia had been shuttered starting March 13. Its 178 employees were sent home for at least two weeks. Krulik, the center’s CEO, acknowledged…
(JTA) — A man shouted anti-Semitic comments inside a kosher supermarket in northeast Philadelphia. The man had parked a tractor-trailer in the parking lot of House of Kosher for an extended period of time, eventually entering the market and shouting anti-Semitic epithets, the local Fox affiliate, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported Thursday. It is not clear…
(JTA) — Fliers described by local media as anti-Semitic and racist were placed on cars in parts of South Philadelphia. The page-long flier makes several false claims about the Jewish community and African Americans, the local CBS affiliate reported. “In general it profiles a really negative light on people of the Jewish faith, and their…
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he’s “very close” to enacting a policy that would end the criminalization of drug possession. Krasner, one of the country’s most progressive district attorneys, talked to “Axios on HBO” about his views on the war on drugs. “Possession is different than dealing,” he said. “We are talking about people…
At K’Far, Mike Solomonov’s newest Philadelphia-based restaurant venture, 2018 James Beard Award winner Camille Cogswell will be making feta-stuffed burekas and other signature Israeli pastries for this all-day restaurant. “We’re going to be showing another facet of Israeli cuisine,” Solomonov told Eater Philadelphia. Instead of the same tired spread of hummus, falafel and schwarma, K’Far,…
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