VIENNA — In recent years, Austrian officials have consistently acknowledged their country’s support of Adolf Hitler, an Austria native, and his war of annihilation against Jews. In the …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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11/22/17
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We were heartened to learn that a Philadelphia synagogue is offering an adult education course about anti-Semitism, a timeless scourge that every generation must combat. But why is the course …
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Commentary by Steve Feldman, Lee Bender and Kevin Ross
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11/15/17
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WASHINGTON — Jewish leaders and advocates for Israel last week exchanged heated remarks at a congressional hearing on how to define anti-Semitism.
Tuesday’s hearing of the House …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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11/15/17
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The British Daily Mail last week published a 1986 letter from Prince Charles to an American friend in which the heir to the British throne urged the U.S. to “take on the Jewish lobby” and …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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11/15/17
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A school district in Pennsylvania is investigating social media posts from students on a senior class trip that mocked exhibits at the U.S. Holocaust Museum.
Most of the students from the Forest …
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JTA
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11/8/17
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With history being rewritten to spin the Holocaust as just another bad day, and as political differences with the government of Israel provide anti-Semites with cover to spread the vilest of …
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By The Jewish Star
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11/8/17
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On a typical Shabbat in Teaneck, streets are blocked off outside of major synagogues. Uniformed off-duty police officers, paid by the shuls for the morning, stand near a cruiser parked nearby or …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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11/8/17
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A speech at Princeton University by Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely went on as planned on Monday, even after it was canceled by the campus Hillel, the program’s original sponsor.
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JTA
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11/8/17
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The former leader of a nationalist political party in Britain with close ties to President Donald Trump said that American Jews have a disproportionate influence over politics.
Nigel Farage, the …
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JTA
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11/1/17
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On May 2, Israel’s Independence Day, Texas state Rep. Phil King stood smiling as Gov. Greg Abbott signed King’s bill banning the state from doing business with …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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10/25/17
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