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Tag: Ice Protests

0 Culture Politics

How a Jewish-owned yarn store knitted the symbol of the anti-ICE movement

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 12 Mar

The Needle & Skein yarn shop in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, became a hub of activism when Paul Neary, a designer at the shop, created the "Melt the ICE" hat pattern as a symbol of protest against ICE practices.

0 Politics Communities

With Mamdani, progressive Jews are now agreeing instead of protesting at mayor’s interfaith breakfast

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 6 Feb

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first interfaith breakfast highlighted the shifting political landscape as progressive Jewish leaders and organizations found themselves aligned with his administration's values, particularly regarding immigrant protection.

0 Politics Communities

How a law used to protect synagogues is now being deployed against ICE protesters and journalists

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 30 Jan

The Trump administration's use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), a law traditionally protecting abortion clinics from interference, has expanded to address disruptions at religious sites.

0 Politics History

Demanding loyalty of the U.S. military, Trump hungers for 'the kind of generals that Hitler had'

Terrence Petty in Forward · 26 Oct 2025

The article explores former President Donald Trump's controversial approach to military loyalty and deployment, particularly in relation to progressive U.S. cities like Portland, Oregon.

0 Antisemitism Ethics

“It could have been any one of us.”

guestpost in Jewschool · 18 Jun 2025

Mollie Leibowitz challenges the exclusive notion of Jewish self-protection articulated by Rabbi Noah Farkas in response to antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles.