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Germany Was This Jewish Writer’s Safe Haven From Twitter Trolls

Virginia Heffernan, a writer who once converted to Judaism and has raised Jewish children, was encountering rampant harassment and abuse from neo-Nazis on Twitter. So she went to Germany — sort of. In an article for Wired, Heffernan told of how she changed her “location” on Twitter to Germany in the hopes that Germany’s strict…

By Ari Feldman Feb 5, 2018 | < 1 min read
Community
11 Things The Talmud Teaches Us — About Behaving Ourselves On Social Media

While In real life we carefully avoid rebuking others, with the advent of social media and its artificial nature, often vitriolic criticism has become an almost daily challenge. Criticism can serve as a tool for improvement, but online, it often makes the situation worse and becomes a destructive force that wrecks individuals, families, communities and…

By Carmi Wisemon Jan 17, 2018 | 3 min read
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When ‘Over-Sharing’ On Social Media Is A Good Thing

Everyone who follows me on Instagram thinks my life is perfect. But I have ups and downs like everyone else, I just rarely revealed the “downs” on social media. Recently, I suffered from an ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when the embryo implants in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus. Thankfully, the doctor discovered it…

By Elizabeth Savetsky Jan 11, 2018 | 4 min read
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‘Buff Bernie’ Sanders Used By Russians To Hurt Hillary On Social Media

The Russians didn’t only back President Trump to attack Hillary Clinton — they also used social media to back rival Bernie Sanders. And they did it but trying to turn the tousle-haired senior citizen into a cartoon superhero. One such ad attributed to a group called LGBT United, promoted a “Buff Bernie” coloring book, which,…

By Nathan Guttman Nov 2, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Pop Singer Posts ‘Jiggling’ Pics — From A Romanian Holocaust Memorial

A Romanian pop star and former beauty queen posted lewd photographs of herself, taken at the Bucharest Holocaust memorial. Xonia, who recently released her single “Jiggling,” posted two photographs of herself wearing a skimpy outfit and posing in provocative positions — against the backdrop of a memorial dedicated to the 270,000 Romanian Jews killed in…

By Ari Feldman Sep 6, 2017 | < 1 min read
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This Flow Chart Shows Why Israel Is Bad At Condemning Nazis

A blogger for the Hebrew language edition of Haaretz tweeted out a “Starter chart to the [Israeli] right” in the aftermath of the events in Charlottesville this past weekend. The chart cheekily suggests that Israel’s right is friends with Nazis who support Israeli, and hate non-Nazis who hate Israel. The flow chart was posted in…

By Ari Feldman Aug 17, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Politician Switches From ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ To Alt-Right (((Echoes))) On Twitter

Less than two hours after agreeing to stop using the phrase “Greedy Jewish landlords” on Twitter, Thomas Lopez-Pierre, a candidate for New York City Council, has taken to using the (((echoes))) popularized by Holocaust deniers and the “alt-right.” On Monday afternoon, Lopez-Pierre, who is a candidate for a district in Manhattan comprising the Harlem and…

By Ari Feldman Jul 19, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Meet the Nice Jewish Boy Behind the Insanely Cute ‘Dogist’ Instagram

Meet Elias Weiss Friedman, a nice Jewish boy who left corporate life behind to make a living taking pictures of cute dogs all over New York City. After getting laid off in 2013, Friedman started an Instagram account that showcased pictures of adorable dogs. He called it The Dogist. Nearly 5,500 posts, 2.6 million followers…

By Ari Feldman Jun 22, 2017 | < 1 min read

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Germany Was This Jewish Writer’s Safe Haven From Twitter Trolls

11 Things The Talmud Teaches Us — About Behaving Ourselves On Social Media

When ‘Over-Sharing’ On Social Media Is A Good Thing

‘Buff Bernie’ Sanders Used By Russians To Hurt Hillary On Social Media

Pop Singer Posts ‘Jiggling’ Pics — From A Romanian Holocaust Memorial

This Flow Chart Shows Why Israel Is Bad At Condemning Nazis

Politician Switches From ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ To Alt-Right (((Echoes))) On Twitter

Meet the Nice Jewish Boy Behind the Insanely Cute ‘Dogist’ Instagram

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„זאָלן מיר גיין אויף דעם דאָזיקן וועג, אויף דעם ווײַסן וועג“‘Let us go on this path, on the white path’

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Social Media

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Germany Was This Jewish Writer’s Safe Haven From Twitter Trolls

11 Things The Talmud Teaches Us — About Behaving Ourselves On Social Media

When ‘Over-Sharing’ On Social Media Is A Good Thing

‘Buff Bernie’ Sanders Used By Russians To Hurt Hillary On Social Media

Pop Singer Posts ‘Jiggling’ Pics — From A Romanian Holocaust Memorial

This Flow Chart Shows Why Israel Is Bad At Condemning Nazis

Politician Switches From ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ To Alt-Right (((Echoes))) On Twitter

Meet the Nice Jewish Boy Behind the Insanely Cute ‘Dogist’ Instagram

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