We’re used to politicians mangling history, whether out of carelessness or partisanship. So it was a breath of fresh air when New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang recently shared a …
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By Rafael Medoff and Stephen Norwood
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2/3/21
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As the repercussions of the deadly Jan. 6 mob invasion of the US Capitol continue to reverberate across the country and beyond, like most Americans, many in the Jewish community looked on with shock …
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By Faygie Holt
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1/21/21
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The normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco and the US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara have stirred interest in the history of Morocco’s …
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By Rafael Medoff
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12/30/20
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This weekend marks 75 years since the start of the Nuremberg tribunals, which tried leaders of Nazi Germany for their part in the Holocaust and other war crimes.
A clear line links these …
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By Melanie Phillips
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11/25/20
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The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States increased significantly in 2019, according to the FBI, in a year that saw three lethal attacks against Jews.
Anti-Semitic incidents …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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11/19/20
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An episode in which three visibly Jewish men were harassed with slurs during the aftermath of a racial justice protest in Philadelphia last week was instigated by an adherent of a fringe extremist …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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11/4/20
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Following a terrorist attack that left four dead in Vienna by a man who reportedly shouted “Allah” while shooting, European rabbis made an unusual appeal for more “control and …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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11/4/20
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” sequel features plenty of crude gags and surprise appearances. But it also has a giant soft spot: for Judith Dim Evans, a sweet and loving Holocaust …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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10/28/20
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It wasn’t until I started converting to Judaism that I realized that anti-Semitism is very much alive and well — and it’s only getting worse.
Last year saw the most …
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By Kyle Ora Lobell
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10/22/20
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest appearance in character as Borat satirized conspiracy theories that target Jews.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, Cohen showed up as Borat — the …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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10/22/20
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