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Forward Why a Jewish artist thinks his exhibit's cancellation is evidence of censorship and antisemitism 30 Jan
Artist Phillip Schwartz's exhibit, "Shoah: A Meditation on The Holocaust," was set to be displayed at Hudson Hall, a well-known arts center in Hudson, New Yo...
30 Jan
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her 30 Jan
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, a Jewish trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, is appealing sanctions imposed on her for allegedly breaching the board...
30 Jan
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her 30 Jan
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa school board trustee, is contesting sanctions imposed due to alleged breaches of conduct, which she argues are punishment fo...
30 Jan
Forward Lyft lets go of driver who allegedly assaulted a DC rabbi and Chabad scion 30 Jan
Lyft has fired a driver who allegedly assaulted a member of a prominent Chabad rabbinical family in Washington, D.C. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov ordered a Lyft an...
30 Jan
Jewish Insider Dept. of Ed. civil rights chief ‘astounded’ by antisemitic incidents at U.S. schools, universities 30 Jan
Catherine Lhamon, the top civil rights official at the U.S. Department of Education, expressed shock at the rise in antisemitic incidents at schools and univ...
30 Jan
JTA Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’ 29 Jan
A man named John Reardon has been arrested for making threatening phone calls to Jewish institutions in Massachusetts. Reardon allegedly made statements sugg...
29 Jan
Forward Suspect arrested for violent threats against Massachusetts synagogues 29 Jan
John Riordan, a 59-year-old man, has been arrested for threatening a Massachusetts synagogue. In a voicemail left at Congregation Agudas Achim, Riordan made ...
29 Jan
Forward Man arrested after brandishing knife at kosher supermarket in Golders Green, London 29 Jan
A man was arrested after brandishing a knife at a kosher supermarket in Golders Green, London. The attacker demanded to know whether the owners of the superm...
29 Jan
Forward Colleges rewrite free speech policies and limit protests as spring semester unfolds 29 Jan
Colleges across the United States are implementing new rules and policies regarding free speech and protests in response to conflicts and allegations of bias...
29 Jan
Kveller Comedian Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Family’s Unknown Holocaust History in ‘Finding Your Roots’ 29 Jan
In an episode of PBS's Finding Your Roots, comedian Iliza Schlesinger learns that her family has a hidden connection to the Holocaust that she was unaware of...
29 Jan
Moment New French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Is No Stranger to Prejudice 29 Jan
Gabriel Attal, the new French Prime Minister, is the country's first openly gay prime minister and the fifth of Jewish ancestry. His appointment comes at a t...
29 Jan
Forward Muslim rights group reports ‘staggering’ increase in discrimination complaints 29 Jan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has reported a significant increase in complaints of bias, discrimination, and hate crimes since the Hamas t...
29 Jan
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones International Court of Justice: Who won and who lost? 29 Jan
The episode delves into the ICJ's provisional ruling against Israel, which does not accuse the country of genocide but highlights the potential for further i...
29 Jan
Tablet How Fur and Feathers Went in and out of Fashion 29 Jan
The popularity of fur coats has significantly declined in recent years, with fur salons closing and fur coats being frowned upon. The decline can be attribut...
29 Jan
Lilith Two Jews, Three Opinions in the Age of Online Rage 28 Jan
The article discusses the phenomenon of Jews attacking each other on online platforms, particularly in relation to the war in Gaza and issues related to Isra...
28 Jan
Forward ‘I never imagined that something like this could ever happen again’: Holocaust survivors share their Oct. 7 experiences 27 Jan
Holocaust survivors who experienced the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel share their perspectives on the events. Some survivors feel uncomfortable connecting th...
27 Jan
Forward An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him 26 Jan
A New York University (NYU) professor, Amin Husain, has been suspended after making comments defending Hamas and questioning documented atrocities. Husain st...
26 Jan
Forward Minneapolis' City Council passed a ceasefire resolution. Will its Jewish mayor veto it? 26 Jan
The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution for a permanent ceasefire and preventing loss of human life in the Middle East, with a vote of 9-3 and one a...
26 Jan
Forward Why a Trump-Biden rematch is bad for the Jews 26 Jan
An article by Jodi Rudoren discusses why a potential rematch between Trump and Biden in the 2024 presidential election is bad for Jews and other minority gro...
26 Jan
Forward What we mean when we say ‘never again’ depends on where we’re from 26 Jan
The author reflects on their experiences attending American Passover seders in the 1970s, where the Holocaust was discussed but seemed distant and something ...
26 Jan
Forward ADL is not exaggerating rate of antisemitic incidents 26 Jan
In response to a previous commentary suggesting that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is exaggerating the rate of antisemitic incidents, Adam Neufeld, the se...
26 Jan
Kveller I Chose for My Family to Be Jewish. Even After October 7, I Would Choose It Again.  26 Jan
The author reflects on the rise in antisemitism since a Hamas attack on October 7 and discusses the challenges of parenting Jewish children in the face of in...
26 Jan
Jewdicious When Bare-Knuckled Jewish Brawlers Bludgeoned the Nazis 26 Jan
In the article "When Bare-Knuckled Jewish Brawlers Bludgeoned the Nazis" by Michael Golden, the focus is on the Jewish-Americans in the 1930s who took action...
26 Jan
Future of Jewish 30 Mind-Boggling Questions About the Israel-Hamas War 25 Jan
This article presents 30 thought-provoking questions about the Israel-Hamas war, covering a range of topics from the role of Iran in Syria and Lebanon, to th...
25 Jan
Forward Two stores at Scarsdale shopping mall hit with anti-Israel graffiti 25 Jan
Two stores at a shopping plaza in Scarsdale, New York were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti. The phrase "Genocide supporters" was painted on the front wi...
25 Jan
Forward NYU prof suspended after denying Oct. 7 atrocities at SJP event 25 Jan
New York University has suspended adjunct faculty member Amin Husain after a video surfaced of him denying Hamas atrocities, including rape and beheading, du...
25 Jan
People of the Pod headphones How to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a Post-October 7th World 25 Jan
Mark Weitzman from the World Jewish Restitution Organization discusses the links between the Hamas attack on Israel and the Holocaust, as well as the connect...
25 Jan
Forward How fast does TikTok send users down the antisemitic rabbit hole? 25 Jan
An article explores the issue of antisemitism on TikTok, noting that while the app's algorithm customizes content to each user, it can also expose users to r...
25 Jan
Forward Major Cornell donor calls for president’s ouster over antisemitism, DEI 25 Jan
Jon Lindseth, a prominent donor to Cornell University, is calling for the removal of the school's president, Martha Pollack, due to what he perceives as an i...
25 Jan
Jewish Insider Aiming to succeed Elissa Slotkin, Curtis Hertel mirrors her pragmatic sensibilities 25 Jan
Curtis Hertel, the leading Democratic candidate for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, aims to succeed Elissa Slotkin and presents himself as a pragmatic...
25 Jan
Forward Why would anyone convert to Judaism after Oct. 7? 24 Jan
Despite the rise in antisemitism and the Israeli-Hamas war, there is a growing number of individuals converting to Judaism. Many of these future converts, li...
24 Jan
JTA With Oct. 7 on their minds, Jewish teens head to gathering of thousands with renewed sense of priorities 24 Jan
BBYO, an international Jewish youth organization, is hosting its International Convention (IC) in Orlando, Florida, with over 3,700 teens expected to attend....
24 Jan
Forward Influential left-wing Brazilian politician expresses interest in boycott of ‘certain Jewish companies’ 24 Jan
Jewish groups in Brazil are concerned after Jos Genoino, a leading politician in the left-wing party of the country's president, called for a boycott of Isra...
24 Jan
Forward Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to run 30-second Super Bowl ad 24 Jan
Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will run a 30-second ad during Super Bowl LVIII, marking the first time a Super Bowl ad will focus on antise...
24 Jan
Emes Ve-Emunah The Unmitigated Bias of the Jewish Press and Ha'aretz 24 Jan
The author criticizes the extreme bias of two Jewish publications, the right-wing Jewish Press and the left-wing Haaretz. The Jewish Press columnist, David I...
24 Jan
Forward Citing safety, dozens of Jewish families are leaving Oakland public schools 24 Jan
Since the October 2023 Israel-Hamas war, Jewish families in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) are concerned about the safety of their children due t...
24 Jan
Forward Trump’s Hew Hampshire victory party features attack on Soros as he girds for rematch with Biden 24 Jan
Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary and is likely to face Joe Biden in a November rematch. During his victory party, Trump aligned himself with contro...
24 Jan
Future of Jewish I am a proud British Jew. But now, I feel nervous. 24 Jan
The author, a British Jew, expresses her fear and concern in the wake of recent attacks on Jews and Israel by Hamas. She compares the global reactions to the...
24 Jan
Forward Pro-Palestinian rally turns violent at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 8 arrested 24 Jan
A pro-Palestinian rally at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo turned violent when campus police barricaded the entrance to the protesters. ...
24 Jan
Forward How a new group is convincing Democrats to separate Israel criticism from antisemitism 23 Jan
A group called the Nexus Task Force is working to separate criticism of Israel from accusations of antisemitism, and has been successful in influencing polit...
23 Jan
Forward Why did London police take a half-hour to respond to an antisemitic attack despite 10 phone calls for help?  23 Jan
London police are facing criticism for taking nearly half an hour to respond to an antisemitic attack in Leicester Square, one of the city's busiest tourist ...
23 Jan
Kveller Remembering Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Director Whose Experience With Antisemitism Affected Him Deeply 23 Jan
Norman Jewison, the director of the iconic film Fiddler on the Roof, was not Jewish, but his experiences with antisemitism deeply impacted him. Growing up in...
23 Jan
Forward ‘Barbenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’ lead large crop of Jewish-inspired Oscar nominations 23 Jan
The Oscar nominations this year include several movies with Jewish themes and connections. Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer," a biopic about J. Robert O...
23 Jan
Forward What if Oscar voters pick Bradley Cooper’s nose? 23 Jan
Bradley Cooper's film "Maestro" has received mixed reactions and controversial attention, with some criticizing his portrayal of Leonard Bernstein's nose. De...
23 Jan
JTA NYC public schools announce new initiatives to combat antisemitism 23 Jan
New York City's public school system has announced new initiatives to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. The measures include training for faculty, cleare...
23 Jan
JTA Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes 23 Jan
A recent case reviewed by an independent oversight panel revealed that Meta, the parent company of Instagram, failed to detect and remove a post using a Spon...
23 Jan
Forward Director of NYU’s new antisemitism research center doesn’t want to be ‘hamstrung’ by Israel politics 23 Jan
Avinoam Patt has been appointed as the inaugural director of the new antisemitism research center at New York University (NYU). The center aims to study anti...
23 Jan
Forward First debate takeaway: California Senate candidates part ways on Israel 23 Jan
During a recent debate among the top candidates for California's open Senate seat, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff, all progressive Democrats, sho...
23 Jan
JTA Number of living Holocaust survivors is about 245,000, according to new analysis 23 Jan
According to a report by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, there are currently fewer than 250,000 Holocaust survivors alive today. Th...
23 Jan
Lehrhaus The Challenges of the Gaza War and Growing Antisemitism 23 Jan
The Gaza war has led to a significant increase in antisemitic incidents worldwide. The religious Zionist movement needs to reassess its move towards extreme ...
23 Jan