for Thursday, October 19, 2023

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0 Israel Communities

American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack

Ron Kampeas in Forward

American Jewish giving to Israel has surged following a Hamas attack, with unprecedented levels of donations being raised for medical and military relief.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Education

World Jewish Congress head Ron Lauder threatens to pull University of Pennsylvania funding, citing antisemitism

Beth Harpaz in Forward

Ronald Lauder, head of the World Jewish Congress and a prominent philanthropist, threatened to withdraw funding from the University of Pennsylvania due to accusations of antisemitism on campus.

Editors' Note

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October 19's Short Reads

Jewish Currents Major News Networks Sideline Palestinian Analysts - Leading Palestinian commentators describe canceled appearances and segments pulled from CBS and CNN shows.

Tablet The Hollow Men

Tablet The Terrorist Who Mistook His Life for a Movie

Tablet The Terrorist, the State, and the Student

Tablet The Writing Is on the Wall for Jewish Students

Tablet The Hell of Urban Warfare Is Not Unique to Gaza

Forward Jewish groups shut down the U.S. Capitol with protest over Gaza war — Marjorie Taylor Greene accused them of 'insurrection'

Between The Lines Why Israel Loses The Media Wars

Forward Dozens of Israelis arrested for social media posts defending Gaza, advocates say

Forward A torched bicycle shop, an arrested singer: Arab-Israelis face precarious landscape during Gaza war

Forward Italy votes to build first Holocaust museum in Rome on 80th anniversary of Nazi raid

Forward Amid divisions, Jews on the left find unity mourning victims and warning against Gaza ‘genocide’

Forward 'We will continue to have Israel's back,' Biden tells Israel's war cabinet in unprecedented visit

Tablet ‘More Relevant Than Ever’

Tablet We Know Terror

Tablet Eyeless in Gaza

Jewish Currents Dispatches from Gaza - Three Palestinians describe life under constant Israeli bombardment—and lay out their visions for liberation.

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