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Viral Video Of Grown Man Taunting Hasidic Boy Gets Millions Of Views

A video of a man taunting a small Hasidic boy over his appearance went viral on Sunday, with the original clip viewed over 1 million times and copies of it seen at least a million more. The 13-second video shows a man coming across a three- or four-year-old boy in the street, looking upset and…

By Aiden Pink May 7, 2018 | < 1 min read
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4.2M Anti-Semitic Tweets Sent In Year

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League estimated that there were 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets out of the trillions posted on Twitter over a yearlong period. In a report released Monday, the civil rights group’s Center on Extremism said its experts estimated the tweets were sent by 3 million unique users. The study did not control…

By Ron Kampeas May 7, 2018 | < 1 min read
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Firefighter Who Tweeted Anti-Semitic Hate Transferred Out Of Orthodox Neighborhood

(JTA) — A newly graduated New York City firefighter who had quit as an EMT after his racist and anti-Semitic tweets came to light was transferred out of a heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn after just one day. Joseph Cassano, the son of a former fire commissioner, worked Monday at a Borough Park station, but the…

By JTA Apr 24, 2018 | < 1 min read
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Jim Carrey’s Terrifying Portraits Of Michael Cohen

The pen is mightier than the sword but the paintbrush of Jim Carrey ain’t half bad. The comedian, adding to a growing series of political artwork he has been posting on Twitter, has produced two artistic renderings of President Trump’s lawyer, the unctuous Michael Cohen. Auto-moronic ASSphyxiation. ;^P pic.twitter.com/VA6mmkjtk0 — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 19,…

By Jenny Singer Apr 20, 2018 | 2 min read
Culture
Mocking Misogyny On Twitter Is Self-Defeating. Here’s Why.

One morning when I was 15 years old, a junior in high school, I decided to straighten my hair. This was a big deal; I was in a sweatshirt phase, having decided that the speediest way to deal with not having what I thought of as traditional good looks was to ignore my looks altogether….

By Talya Zax Apr 5, 2018 | 4 min read
Opinion
Twitter Is Today’s Talmud. Which Is Why Men Suck At Following Women.

Over the past few days, Facebook has seen a righteous backlash for its promiscuous use of data, hoovering up our phone numbers, our predilections and our loved ones’ birthdays like so many profitable nuggets of ore for their data-mining operation. But over the past few years, much of the surging and chaotic energy of social…

By Talia Lavin Mar 21, 2018 | 4 min read
The Schmooze
Here’s Definitive Proof That Jews Don’t Control The Weather

Trayon White, a Washington, D.C. council member, made a comment this weekend that suggested that a powerful Jewish family controls the weather. In a video that White posted on social media and later deleted, the lawmaker urged viewers to “pay attention” to “climate manipulation.” He said that the city of Washington DC is accustomed to…

By Jenny Singer Mar 19, 2018 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
Uh Oh. We Have A Gal Gadot Controversy On Our Hands.

According to Robert Frost, nothing gold can stay. According to Bruce Lee, mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. According to the staff of the Forward, when the news of a Gal Gadot controversy was announced at a morning editorial meeting, indistinguishable shouting of several different opinions. Gal Gadot, alias…

By Jenny Singer Mar 16, 2018 | 2 min read

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Viral Video Of Grown Man Taunting Hasidic Boy Gets Millions Of Views

4.2M Anti-Semitic Tweets Sent In Year

Firefighter Who Tweeted Anti-Semitic Hate Transferred Out Of Orthodox Neighborhood

Jim Carrey’s Terrifying Portraits Of Michael Cohen

Mocking Misogyny On Twitter Is Self-Defeating. Here’s Why.

Twitter Is Today’s Talmud. Which Is Why Men Suck At Following Women.

Here’s Definitive Proof That Jews Don’t Control The Weather

Uh Oh. We Have A Gal Gadot Controversy On Our Hands.

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Viral Video Of Grown Man Taunting Hasidic Boy Gets Millions Of Views

4.2M Anti-Semitic Tweets Sent In Year

Firefighter Who Tweeted Anti-Semitic Hate Transferred Out Of Orthodox Neighborhood

Jim Carrey’s Terrifying Portraits Of Michael Cohen

Mocking Misogyny On Twitter Is Self-Defeating. Here’s Why.

Twitter Is Today’s Talmud. Which Is Why Men Suck At Following Women.

Here’s Definitive Proof That Jews Don’t Control The Weather

Uh Oh. We Have A Gal Gadot Controversy On Our Hands.

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