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California Briefing: Special report on the Pico-Robertson shootings
24 Feb 2023
The California Briefing report focuses on the recent attack on the Orthodox Jewish community in Los Angeles. The author highlights three key points: First, t...
24 Feb 2023
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The real story behind Sammy Davis Jr.’s conversion to Judaism
23 Feb 2023
This article discusses the conversion of Sammy Davis Jr. to Judaism and the challenges he faced as a Black man in the racist world of mid-20th century comedy...
23 Feb 2023
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Food influencer Eitan Bernath joins U.N.’s fight against hunger
23 Feb 2023
Celebrity chef and food influencer Eitan Bernath has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme to raise awareness about global food insecurity. ...
23 Feb 2023
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I worked for Jimmy Carter at the White House. He should be remembered as a champion of the Jewish people
23 Feb 2023
Despite his reputation among some American Jews, Jimmy Carter should be remembered as a champion of the Jewish people. He played a crucial role in advancing ...
23 Feb 2023
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We plan to raise our son Jewish, but I’m opposed to circumcision for medical and moral reasons
23 Feb 2023
A Jewish couple is conflicted about whether to circumcise their son for medical and moral reasons. They feel that as Reform Jews, they already deviate from m...
23 Feb 2023
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Bibi's controversial judicial reforms are blitzing the Israeli economy
22 Feb 2023
The Israeli economy is experiencing significant negative effects as a result of Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposed judicial reforms. The Israeli shekel has ...
22 Feb 2023
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Behind the TV ads against antisemitism: a fortune assembled under apartheid
22 Feb 2023
Shine A Light is a new campaign against rising antisemitism in the United States, backed by major foundations and led by the Kirsh family. It has garnered su...
22 Feb 2023
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The founder of Peru’s only Jewish bakery looks to educate non-Jews through food — and Instagram stories
22 Feb 2023
Deborah Trapunsky, the founder of Lima's only Jewish bakery, Oh-jal, initially started baking challah for non-Jewish friends. The overwhelming response led h...
22 Feb 2023
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YIVO to digitize millions of documents from Jewish Labor Bund
22 Feb 2023
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is digitizing the Jewish Labor Bund archive, which includes 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers, and corres...
22 Feb 2023
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Walter Mosley talks about his latest book — and his Jewish mother
22 Feb 2023
Walter Mosley discusses his latest novel, Every Man a King, which features a Black detective investigating a white supremacist. Mosley, who is both Black and...
22 Feb 2023
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Nazis on 'Parade': Hate group appears outside of Broadway preview
22 Feb 2023
Members of a neo-Nazi hate group protested outside a Broadway play called Parade, which tells the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was lynched in Georgia...
22 Feb 2023
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This artist paints portraits of today’s Yiddishists
22 Feb 2023
Silvia Wagensberg, a retired Spanish teacher and artist, has painted portraits of Yiddishists as part of her artistic expression. She became interested in Yi...
22 Feb 2023
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In emails, man arrested in LA shootings accused Jewish classmates of creating COVID-19 pandemic
21 Feb 2023
Jaime Tran, the man charged with shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles, sent emails to his former dental school classmates accusing them of creating the COV...
21 Feb 2023
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Jewish orphans evacuated from Odessa to Berlin at Ukraine war’s start are headed home again
21 Feb 2023
Rabbi Mendy Wolff is orchestrating the return of 120 children and staff from the Mishpacha Orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, to their homeland, after a year of r...
21 Feb 2023
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How the Netherlands became a nation of diarists in WWII
21 Feb 2023
In her book "The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It," Nina Siegal explores the diary-writing cultu...
21 Feb 2023
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Roald Dahl said terrible things — but rarely in his children’s books
21 Feb 2023
Roald Dahl, while celebrated for his children’s books like “Matilda” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” harbored openly antisemitic sentiments that sta...
21 Feb 2023
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Roald Dahl said terrible things — but rarely in his children’s books
21 Feb 2023
The article discusses the recent changes being made to Roald Dahl's children's books in order to make them more inclusive. The changes include replacing gend...
21 Feb 2023
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Prosecutors: Suspect in Los Angeles shootings threatened Jewish classmates at UCLA dental school
17 Feb 2023
Jaime Thanh Tran, the suspect in the recent shootings of Jewish men in Los Angeles, targeted Jews for his attacks and had sent threatening messages to Jewish...
17 Feb 2023
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Los Angeles shooting victim: 'He was looking for Jewish people for sure'
17 Feb 2023
A 73-year-old Jewish man named Guy Taieb was shot while walking home from morning prayers in Los Angeles. The attack was part of a series of drive-by shootin...
17 Feb 2023
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A Jew warned her that she might have to escape America someday
17 Feb 2023
Sofia Ali-Khan, a Pakistani American human rights lawyer, discusses her memoir 'A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a Whit...
17 Feb 2023
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California Briefing: Relief in the form of an arrest
17 Feb 2023
A string of incidents in Los Angeles, including a swastika display at LACMA and twin shootings in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood targeting Jewish individual...
17 Feb 2023
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Police arrest suspect with 'history of animus' toward Jews in shootings of Los Angeles Jewish men
17 Feb 2023
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of shootings targeting Jewish men. The suspect was apprehended with a rifle and han...
17 Feb 2023
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In this new play, all unhappy (Jewish) families are alike — and some look suspiciously familiar
17 Feb 2023
"The Wanderers" is a play by Anna Ziegler that explores the deteriorating marriage of two Jewish authors, Abe and Sophie Hausman. The couple becomes entangle...
17 Feb 2023
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‘You made me the greatest’: Muhammad Ali’s beloved cornerman was Jewish
16 Feb 2023
Muhammad Ali's beloved cornerman and assistant trainer, Drew Bundini Brown, was Jewish. Born into a poor Black family, Brown married a Jewish woman in the 19...
16 Feb 2023
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How the anti-sex scene backlash has its roots in antisemitism
16 Feb 2023
The backlash against sex scenes in media has its roots in antisemitism, according to an article by Mira Fox. The author explains that the Hays Code, which go...
16 Feb 2023
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Linda G. Mills, who made a film on her family's Holocaust experience, named NYU president
16 Feb 2023
Linda G. Mills, a Jewish filmmaker and social work professor at New York University (NYU), has been named the university's first female president. Mills, who...
16 Feb 2023
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Guess which country is most dangerous for Jews?
16 Feb 2023
The most dangerous place for Jews today is Israel, according to Rob Eshman, a senior columnist for the Forward. He points out that more Jews are killed for b...
16 Feb 2023
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Pennsylvania governor credits families of Tree of Life victims for his anti-death penalty stance
16 Feb 2023
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has called for the abolition of the death penalty, citing moral reasons and insights from families of the Tree of Life syn...
16 Feb 2023
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Is it possible to find your bashert on a dating app?
16 Feb 2023
The letter writer is feeling disillusioned with dating Jewish and has tried various dating apps without success. They grew up in a non-practicing family and ...
16 Feb 2023
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Did everyone miss an antisemitic campus murder?
15 Feb 2023
The murder of Thomas Meixner, a former University of Arizona graduate student, by Murad Dervish on Yom Kippur in 2022 has stirred a debate about whether the ...
15 Feb 2023
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Would you wait in line for 2 hours for a falafel? They certainly would.
15 Feb 2023
The article discusses the author's experience waiting in a long line to try the falafel at LAs du Fallafel in the Jewish quarter of Paris. Despite initially ...
15 Feb 2023
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David Duchovny takes a deep dive into his Jewish heritage on 'Finding Your Roots'
15 Feb 2023
Actor David Duchovny explored his Jewish heritage on the show "Finding Your Roots." While Duchovny's Jewish background was known, the show revealed surprisin...
15 Feb 2023
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Why Prokofiev once called himself 'the only Jewish composer'
15 Feb 2023
Sergei Prokofiev, the renowned Russian composer, intriguingly dubbed himself "the only Jewish composer" in jest, despite his non-Jewish background and mixed ...
15 Feb 2023
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How one of the giants of jazz composed a hymn for Black-Jewish unity
15 Feb 2023
The Gates of Justice is a classical work composed by jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 1969. Inspired by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr....
15 Feb 2023
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New research documents show Wikipedia distorts the Holocaust
15 Feb 2023
A new study published in The Journal of Holocaust Research reveals that Wikipedia intentionally distorts and spreads false information about the Holocaust. T...
15 Feb 2023
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How Hollywood found its Anne Frank — and why it wasn't Audrey Hepburn
14 Feb 2023
This article discusses the process of casting the role of Anne Frank in the film adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank." While Audrey Hepburn was initially ...
14 Feb 2023
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Speaking Yiddish to chickens: Holocaust survivors on South Jersey chicken farms
13 Feb 2023
After World War II, approximately a thousand Holocaust survivors settled in southern New Jersey, establishing poultry farms in an area already familiar with ...
13 Feb 2023
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At the Western Wall, a woman in her underwear protests modesty limits
13 Feb 2023
A 35-year-old woman protested at the Western Wall by stripping down to her underwear, challenging a proposed bill that would enforce Orthodox standards of mo...
13 Feb 2023
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In synagogues and on the streets, Israel’s new ‘faithful left’ is making itself felt
10 Feb 2023
In Jerusalem's Heichal Shlomo synagogue, a new movement called Smol Emuni, or the Faithful Left, is emerging among Orthodox Jews, aiming to challenge Israel'...
10 Feb 2023
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Twitter re-platformed extremists — and it's paying off in ad money
10 Feb 2023
Under Elon Musk's leadership, Twitter has reinstated numerous accounts that were previously banned for violating Twitter's rules, including accounts of white...
10 Feb 2023
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A Michigan politician announced her baptism in Messianic Judaism. The rabbi of her synagogue says there's no such thing.
10 Feb 2023
Lena Epstein, a prominent Jewish figure in Michigan politics, has sparked controversy by announcing her baptism into Messianic Judaism. This move, where she ...
10 Feb 2023
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‘South Park’ delivers a strong satire of Kanye West’s antisemitism
10 Feb 2023
South Park's latest episode offers a sharp satire of Kanye West's recent antisemitic controversies, featuring its character Eric Cartman as a stand-in for th...
10 Feb 2023
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What does the Torah say about betting on the Super Bowl? + Why there will be a Jesus ad during the game
10 Feb 2023
The Torah does not explicitly address betting on the Super Bowl, but many rabbis disapprove of gambling, citing Talmudic teachings that frown upon it, though...
10 Feb 2023
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'Hogwarts Legacy' video game renews criticism of antisemitic tropes in Harry Potter franchise
9 Feb 2023
The release of the Hogwarts Legacy video game, set in the Harry Potter universe, has sparked criticism over its portrayal of goblins with antisemitic underto...
9 Feb 2023
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Bill to criminalize egalitarian prayer and immodest dress at the Western Wall is shelved after outcry
9 Feb 2023
A controversial bill proposed by a member of the Sephardi haredi Orthodox party in Israel aimed to criminalize egalitarian prayer practices and immodest dres...
9 Feb 2023
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How many times do you ask someone out before you give up?
9 Feb 2023
In this "Bintel Brief" column, a reader named Ms. Incognito seeks advice on whether to reach out to a guy she met at a gallery opening. They had a good conve...
9 Feb 2023
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Michigan GOP candidate who was raised Jewish now says she’s a Messianic Jew
8 Feb 2023
Lena Epstein, a Michigan Republican Party candidate raised in a Jewish family, has announced her identity as a Messianic Jew, claiming alignment with a sect ...
8 Feb 2023
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'He Gets Us' ads are selling Jesus at the Super Bowl. Who is buying?
8 Feb 2023
The He Gets Us campaign, a nondenominational Christian campaign, is running two ads during the Super Bowl in an attempt to make Jesus relatable to modern-day...
8 Feb 2023
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2 listen or not 2 listen? ADL chief launches new podcast with Nick Cannon
8 Feb 2023
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has partnered with actor and TV host Nick Cannon for a new podcast called "2 Hate Or Not 2 Hate." Ca...
8 Feb 2023
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‘We have to leave our comfort zone’: Cautious but determined, Israeli expats protest Netanyahu’s government
8 Feb 2023
Israeli expatriates, both in the US and other cities around the world, are joining together to protest against the far-right government of Prime Minister Ben...
8 Feb 2023