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0 Antisemitism Communities

Man who shot 2 Jews outside LA synagogues sentenced to 35 years in prison

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 1 Oct

Jaime Tran, a former dental student with a history of making violent antisemitic threats, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles' Pico-Robertson neighborhood in February 2023.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Pakistani national charged in plot to kill Jews in New York City

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 6 Sep

Pakistani national Muhammad Shahzeb Khan has been charged with plotting to commit a mass shooting aimed at Jews in New York City, allegedly planning the attack for October—timing related to Hamas's assault anniversary and Yom Kippur.

0 Politics Antisemitism

‘I’m gutted,’ Doug Emhoff says about murdered hostages at Washington synagogue vigil

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 4 Sep

At a vigil held at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, expressed deep grief over the murder of six hostages by Hamas, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

0 Politics Antisemitism

US Justice Department files criminal charges against Hamas, spurred by Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s murder

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 3 Sep

Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced federal criminal charges against Hamas and its leader, Yahya Sinwar, following the murder of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Purim, Pesach and prosemitism

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 27 Mar

Amidst the Purim-to-Pesach holiday season, Rabbi Moshe Hauer reflects on the current prevalence of prosemitism and its impact on Jewish identity.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

Why You Should Stop Being Angry at RBG

Nadine Epstein in Moment · 14 Mar

The article discusses the anger and criticism directed at late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not retiring during President Obama's term, potentially allowing for a liberal replacement.

0 Politics Israel

Garland in the Hot Seat

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 21 Sep 2023

The podcast discusses Merrick Garland's recent appearance on Capitol Hill, Democratic concerns about silencing Donald Trump, and the current relations between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

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Jewish Attorney General Garland defends himself against accusations of religious discrimination

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 20 Sep 2023

During a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended himself against accusations of religious discrimination.

0 Politics Holocaust

How the top U.S. Nazi hunter intends to bring Russian war criminals to justice

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 30 Jun 2022

Eli Rosenbaum, renowned for his pioneering work in bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, has been appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead efforts in investigating Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

0 Politics Leadership

Jewish Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring

Forward · 26 Jan 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer, the oldest justice and one of three liberals on the Supreme Court, is retiring, leaving Elena Kagan as the sole Jewish justice.

0 Politics History

David G. Dalin in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jun 2016

Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet discusses the historical significance of Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish nominee to the Supreme Court in 1916.