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NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
2 Feb 2024
A man in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for a series of violent attacks against Orthodox Jews in the Lakewood area. Dion Marsh targeted...
2 Feb 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Reflections on the unimaginable
2 Feb 2024
The author reflects on the impact of watching footage of Hamas terrorist attacks, particularly focusing on the heartbreaking story of a father and his two yo...
2 Feb 2024
Forward
The oral history of ‘Palestinian Chicken,’ Larry David's favorite episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
2 Feb 2024
The episode "Palestinian Chicken" from Larry David's show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has become one of the show's most beloved episodes. It tells the story of a ...
2 Feb 2024
Future of Jewish
Inside a Secret Exhibit About the Israeli Hostages
1 Feb 2024
"Voices From the Tunnels" is a secret exhibit that recreates the Gaza tunnels where 136 hostages are being held. The author describes their experience of wat...
1 Feb 2024
JTA
Jewish billionaire David Rubenstein buys his hometown Baltimore Orioles
1 Feb 2024
David Rubenstein, a Jewish billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has purchased a 40% stake in Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles franchise. Rube...
1 Feb 2024
Forward
TikTok’s pro-Israel investors face conundrum as platform is blamed for fueling antisemitism
1 Feb 2024
Investor Arthur Dantchik, known for his donations to Jewish and Israel causes, faces scrutiny for his ownership stake in TikTok through Susquehanna Internati...
1 Feb 2024
Kveller
Colton Underwood, Debra Messing, Connie Britton and Many More Celebrities Speak Out Against Antisemitism
1 Feb 2024
The New Year, New Voices project, initiated by Samantha Ettus, an entrepreneur and public speaker, aims to combat anti-Semitism by encouraging celebrities to...
1 Feb 2024
Jewish Chronicle
How TikTok is turning young minds against Israel and the West
1 Feb 2024
TikTok is being highlighted as a platform influencing young individuals toward anti-Israel and anti-Western viewpoints through deliberate promotion of conten...
1 Feb 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Rabbi Michael Dolgin explains how the Oscars commercial on antisemitism was made in Canada
1 Feb 2024
Rabbi Michael Dolgin of Toronto's Temple Sinai discusses his role in a new ad aimed at combating antisemitism, which was filmed in Toronto and will air durin...
1 Feb 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Rabbi Michael Dolgin explains how the Oscars commercial on antisemitism was made in Canada
1 Feb 2024
Rabbi Michael Dolgin stars in a Canadian-made commercial aimed at combating antisemitism, which dramatizes a true story of a bomb threat disrupting a bar mit...
1 Feb 2024
Sapir
Diary of an IDF Soldier: Part IX
1 Feb 2024
An IDF soldier reflects on his service and the challenges of integrating back into civilian life after a brief leave, grappling with international criticism,...
1 Feb 2024
Future of Jewish
Progressives have officially gone off the deep end.
31 Jan 2024
The text highlights the author's frustration with what they perceive as hypocrisy and double standards in the progressive response to the Israel-Hamas confli...
31 Jan 2024
JTA
Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’? A federal investigation in Minnesota will test the issue.
31 Jan 2024
The Edina Public Schools in Minnesota are facing a federal investigation for alleged Islamophobic discrimination. Two Muslim students were suspended for chan...
31 Jan 2024
JTA
Last of Joey Borgen’s attackers sentenced to 3 years for 2021 antisemitic assault
31 Jan 2024
Mohammed Said Othman, the last of the five men who attacked Joseph Borgen in an antisemitic assault in 2021, has been sentenced to three years in prison for ...
31 Jan 2024
Forward
The 18 most Jewish episodes of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
31 Jan 2024
In the TV series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David's character has embodied various aspects of Jewish identity and humor over 11 seasons, creating quintess...
31 Jan 2024
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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They're Still Coming After Us
31 Jan 2024
The episode examines the increase in antisemitic violence, exemplified by an attack on a Chabad rabbi, and connects it to broader societal issues such as imm...
31 Jan 2024
Kveller
This Pink Song Is My New Jewish Anthem
31 Jan 2024
The author describes a moment of joy when her daughter realizes that Pink, her favorite rock star, is Jewish like them. They are listening to Pink's song "I ...
31 Jan 2024
Ami
The Rothchilds House of Conspiracy // How a Jewish family’s business success made them a target of conspiracy theories for nearly three centuries
31 Jan 2024
The Rothschild family, known for their wealth and power, has been the target of conspiracy theories for centuries. Anti-Semites often accuse them of using th...
31 Jan 2024
Ami
The Rothchilds House of Conspiracy // How a Jewish family’s business success made them a target of conspiracy theories for nearly three centuries
31 Jan 2024
The Rothschild family, known for their immense wealth and power, has been the target of conspiracy theories for centuries. These conspiracies often claim tha...
31 Jan 2024
Ami
Know Them by Their Mannequins // The World could use a Reality Check
31 Jan 2024
The author discusses a Gaza City store with a controversial name that opened in 2015. The store gained attention for its name and its mannequins brandishing ...
31 Jan 2024
Tablet
Harvard’s Derek Penslar Helps Make the World Safer for Antisemitism
31 Jan 2024
Harvard University appointed Derek Penslar, a professor of Jewish history, as co-chair of its Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism. However, the...
31 Jan 2024
Tablet
Why America’s Richest Universities Are Protecting Hate-Filled Foreign Students
31 Jan 2024
American universities, including prestigious Ivy League schools, have increasingly enrolled a significant number of foreign students, many of whom come from ...
31 Jan 2024
Future of Jewish
3 Things People Don't Realize About Antisemitism
30 Jan 2024
Antisemitism is a complex issue with different manifestations in different parts of the world. In Europe, it is often fueled by economic and social alienatio...
30 Jan 2024
JTA
Elliot Resnick, former Jewish Press editor, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 felony
30 Jan 2024
Former editor of The Jewish Press, Elliot Resnick, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Resnick ...
30 Jan 2024
JTA
Delaware school district promises changes in response to federal probe of antisemitic bullying
30 Jan 2024
The Red Clay Consolidated School District in Delaware has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education following a federal investigation into a...
30 Jan 2024
Forward
Why a Jewish artist thinks his exhibit's cancellation is evidence of censorship and antisemitism
30 Jan 2024
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 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her
30 Jan 2024
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 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her
30 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Lyft lets go of driver who allegedly assaulted a DC rabbi and Chabad scion
30 Jan 2024
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 2024
Jewish Insider
Dept. of Ed. civil rights chief ‘astounded’ by antisemitic incidents at U.S. schools, universities
30 Jan 2024
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 2024
JTA
Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Suspect arrested for violent threats against Massachusetts synagogues
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Man arrested after brandishing knife at kosher supermarket in Golders Green, London
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Colleges rewrite free speech policies and limit protests as spring semester unfolds
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Kveller
Comedian Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Family’s Unknown Holocaust History in ‘Finding Your Roots’
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Moment
New French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Is No Stranger to Prejudice
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Muslim rights group reports ‘staggering’ increase in discrimination complaints
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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International Court of Justice: Who won and who lost?
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Tablet
How Fur and Feathers Went in and out of Fashion
29 Jan 2024
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 2024
Lilith
Two Jews, Three Opinions in the Age of Online Rage
28 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
‘I never imagined that something like this could ever happen again’: Holocaust survivors share their Oct. 7 experiences
27 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him
26 Jan 2024
A New York University (NYU) professor, Amin Husain, has been suspended after making comments defending Hamas and questioning documented atrocities. Husain st...
26 Jan 2024
Forward
Minneapolis' City Council passed a ceasefire resolution. Will its Jewish mayor veto it?
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Why a Trump-Biden rematch is bad for the Jews
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
What we mean when we say ‘never again’ depends on where we’re from
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
ADL is not exaggerating rate of antisemitic incidents
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Kveller
I Chose for My Family to Be Jewish. Even After October 7, I Would Choose It Again.
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Jewdicious
When Bare-Knuckled Jewish Brawlers Bludgeoned the Nazis
26 Jan 2024
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 2024
Future of Jewish
30 Mind-Boggling Questions About the Israel-Hamas War
25 Jan 2024
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 2024
Forward
Two stores at Scarsdale shopping mall hit with anti-Israel graffiti
25 Jan 2024
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 2024