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Community Why American And Israeli Jews View Pittsburgh So Differently
Reactions to the terrible shooting in Pittsburgh have revealed the deepening rift between American and Israeli Jews. As an American who is also a recent immigrant to Israel, I find myself in an awkward position. The murderer in Pittsburgh did not just make anti-Semitic pronouncements, but specifically acted because of the activities of the Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Trump Attacks ‘Disgraceful’ Pittsburgh Protests In Angry Tweet About Synagogue Bloodbath
A defiant President Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that the sprawling demonstrations against his visit to Pittsburgh in the wake of Saturday’s synagogue massacre were “small” — and denounced coverage of the visit as “disgraceful.” Showing no signs of toning down his partisan and divisive rhetoric, Trump focused attention on himself in his first statement about…
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Community Post-Pittsburgh, Interfaith Alliances Are More Important Than Ever
Current events in America have been brutal. Last Saturday’s terror attack at the Tree of Life synaoguge — arguably the deadliest assault on Jews in American history — was yet another horrific tragedy. Jewish organizations have rightly been condemning this hateful act, standing together with countless non-Jewish allies in the process. This is an important…
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Fast Forward Trump Visits Pittsburgh Synagogue As 2,000 Protesters March
President Trump visited the Pittsburgh synagogue where eleven Jews were massacred Saturday as growing protests of up to 2,000 people also converged on the scene Tuesday afternoon. They were greeted by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who led them inside the temple. Emerging about 18 minutes later, the president went to a memorial outside the building, where…
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Community Memo To Israel-Bashers: Keep Your Pittsburgh Condolences To Yourselves
This past weekend, Americans were devastated and heartbroken by the deadliest attack against the American Jewish community in history. Israeli officials journeyed to Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with the Tree of Life Congregation. Flags around the country were lowered to half mast, and thousands gathered at synagogues and common spaces across the globe to…
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Community Pittsburgh Jews Don’t Need Politics Right Now — We Need Support
In the last 24 hours, my home became a headline. 11 Jews were shot during Saturday morning services at Tree of Life Synagogue — where my sister taught Hebrew school and I went to my first bat mitzvah. The Squirrel Hill Jewish community, which has been such a glowing and prominent feature of my upbringing,…
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Opinion How Gab Empowered The Pittsburgh Shooter’s Hatred
Before he attacked the Tree of Life synagogue this Saturday, the alleged Pittsburgh gunman Robert Bowers posted a message on social media. “HIAS [Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society] likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,” he wrote. “Screw your optics, I’m going in.” He…
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Opinion Trump Is Using Ivanka As A Prop To Whitewash Anti-Semitism
Something you hear a lot from the right when you bring up the President’s penchant for inflammatory language that ignites neo-Nazis is that the president can’t possibly be anti-Semitic because he has a Jewish daughter. It’s a line we have heard uttered by almost every member of the Trump administration at one time or another,…
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