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DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women

Scott Yenor has criticized Democrats for having too few ‘straight, white non-Jews’ to assume leadership roles; governor has rejected...

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Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

The show is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers – and an institute in Mexico founded by the daughter of a German...

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Trump’s education secretary pick vows to fight antisemitism, but offers few specifics

Trump’s education secretary pick vows to fight antisemitism, but offers few specifics

Asked about campus antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations, Linda McMahon says protesting is protected speech but ‘activities that are actually...

14.02.2025 30

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Ted Cruz believes a grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI’

Ted Cruz believes a grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI’

The study of differences between Hebrew and English was flagged in a new database, as the GOP seeks to justify cuts to federal research funding and...

13.02.2025 20

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US Jews have long advocated on behalf of immigrants. Is that changing under Trump 2.0?

US Jews have long advocated on behalf of immigrants. Is that changing under Trump 2.0?

As Jewish immigrant-rights groups dust off their playbooks from 2016, they face a communal reorientation spurred by Oct. 7 and, some say, a general...

10.02.2025 30

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At Trump’s direction, US medical schools to be investigated for antisemitism

At Trump’s direction, US medical schools to be investigated for antisemitism

Health Department to probe Harvard, Columbia, Brown and Johns Hopkins universities for ‘reports of antisemitic incidents during their 2024...

06.02.2025 30

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South Carolina Holocaust council roils after chair truncates rabbi’s ‘political’ remarks

At least one member resigns when part of a speech attacking contemporary policies – including book bans and denying aid to refugees – is cut from...

04.02.2025 20

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US Jewish groups divided on Trump’s threat to deport campus anti-Israel protesters

Executive order signed Wednesday directs agencies to take ‘actions to remove’ non-citizen students who endorse terror. Some welcome the move amid...

31.01.2025 30

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Church defrocks priest for mimicking Elon Musk’s Nazi-like salute

Anglican Catholic Church ‘condemns Nazi ideology and antisemitism in all its forms’ after Father Calvin Robinson makes gesture at pro-life rally

31.01.2025 20

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US Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary

Combative pro-Israel figure will replace Michael Waltz, who left Congress to become Trump’s national security adviser

30.01.2025 10

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Employee at Canadian pro-Israel media watchdog charged for anti-Palestinian graffiti

Robert Walker continues to work at Honest Reporting Canada, which has yet to comment on his arrest in November for spray painting ‘F— Gaza’

29.01.2025 30

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Lacking distributors, Oscar-nominated film about West Bank village still hits US cinemas

Directed by a team of Israelis and Palestinians, ‘No Other Land,’ about IDF demolitions and settler attacks in Masafer Yatta, snags Academy Award...

26.01.2025 30

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Elon Musk jokes about Nazis after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

ADL chief blasts tech billionaire over puns on his X account, after taking flak for saying gesture at Trump inauguration event wasn’t a Nazi...

24.01.2025 60

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Holocaust survivor epic, Bob Dylan biopic among films leading Oscar nominations

Documentaries about West Bank, 1972 Munich massacre also get nods; ‘Emilia Pérez’ features Tel Aviv gender clinic; ‘Bibi...

23.01.2025 8

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How did the ADL conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying

While many Jewish groups accuse head of Tesla and X of doing a ‘Heil Hitler’ with his outstretched right arm at Trump’s inauguration, ADL says...

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Biden team resolves more Title VI antisemitism and anti-Arab cases before departure

Trump administration will take over a portfolio that includes dozens more outstanding cases involving allegations of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian...

18.01.2025 10

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‘Shalom, friends’: US Jews on TikTok brace for app’s ban after Supreme Court ruling

With the platform possibly set to be barred in the US as soon as Sunday, Jewish creators credit it for their success even as others blame it for...

18.01.2025 30

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Trump taps Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone as ‘Hollywood ambassadors’

US president-elect provides few details of what the role will entail

17.01.2025 40

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Heroes or hooligans? Milwaukee rabbi and son arrested for vandalizing swastika mural

In September, a Palestinian businessman plastered his building with an image of the Nazi symbol in a Star of David; the pair who removed it say they...

13.01.2025 40

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US Department of Education opens antisemitism probe at Sarah Lawrence College

JTA — The federal Department of Education is opening a Title VI antisemitism investigation into Sarah Lawrence College in response to a complaint...

08.01.2025 60

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Outgoing PM Trudeau lost confidence of much of Canada’s Jewish community

JTA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down from his post and from his party leadership amid plummeting poll numbers and dissent...

07.01.2025 60

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Despite US Jews’ anxiety over antisemitism and Israel, Jewish films are having a moment

JTA — Hollywood tore itself apart after this year’s Oscars ceremony following a Jewish director’s acceptance speech for a Holocaust film, in...

26.12.2024 10

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Starring Adrien Brody, ‘The Brutalist’ is based on postwar Jewish architects in the US

JTA — The famed architect Louis Kahn made little effort to live Jewishly, yet throughout the 20th century he designed synagogues and famous...

18.12.2024 40

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U of Michigan fires DEI official for claiming school ‘controlled by wealthy Jews’

JTA — The University of Michigan has fired a director in its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office owing to antisemitic comments she made to...

14.12.2024 6

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Countering Israel’s far right, several US Jewish groups say they oppose resettling Gaza

JFNA, American Jewish Committee and ADL among those reiterating belief in two-state solution after Smotrich, Ben Gvir say Palestinians should be...

10.12.2024 10

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Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

In a private email, Michael Kotlikoff criticized a new course called ‘Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance,’ raising concerns for some as Trump vows to...

07.12.2024 5

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Trump gears up to deliver on promise to curb anti-Israel campus protests

The incoming president has promised to defeat the ‘radical revolution,’ throw activists who aren’t US citizens out of the country, and slash...

05.12.2024 6

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Joshmentum: Across the United States, voters are embracing the Jewish Josh

If Josh Gottheimer wins his race for NJ governor next year, 8% of all governor’s mansions in the country would be occupied by Democratic Jewish...

25.11.2024 20

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Daniel Lurie, political neophyte and Levi Strauss heir, wins San Francisco mayoral race

Son of president of San Francisco’s Jewish federation will become mayor of city that has seen a groundswell of pro-Palestinian activism that left...

09.11.2024 5

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Man carrying weapons, anti-Israel manifesto tried to enter US Capitol on Election Day

ADL says Michigan resident has expressed ‘a variety of antisemitic, anti-Israel and anti-government views, alleging that elected leaders serve the...

08.11.2024 3

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Doug Emhoff, Ritchie Torres reassure Michigan Jewish voters Harris supports Israel

At mini-rally, second gentlemen questions how Jews can vote for Trump: ‘He foments antisemitism everywhere he goes’; NY rep tells private event VP...

22.10.2024 3

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Fans of Lubavitcher Rebbe respond to Candace Owens’ criticism of him

Far-right commentator had claimed the former Chabad leader was a hatemonger who believed Jews were superior to non-Jews

08.09.2024 10

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Portland, Maine, city council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel

Resolution listing dozens of companies passes unanimously following raucous public debate; mayor says vote is meant ‘to send a signal’ to Israel to...

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Jerry Lewis’s infamously bad Holocaust film is having a moment. But you can’t watch it

Archival material related to ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ the unreleased movie that ended the Jewish funnyman’s career, is now available, with a...

28.08.2024 10

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US universities, Jewish groups hope to change campus climate as school year begins

With new initiatives including broader rules around demonstrations and even full-time surveillance, institutions seek to rein in anti-Israel...

26.08.2024 40

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NYU issues hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists’

Pro-Palestinian activists claim that targeting Zionists isn’t antisemitic because not all Jews identify as Zionists, but new policy shows that...

24.08.2024 3

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1/3 of non-Jewish college students in US are hostile to Jews or Israel — study

Brandeis U researcher urges schools ‘to move beyond… just saying how bad’ antisemitism is, says students must be punished in same way as those who...

23.08.2024 3

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‘Gestapo Game’ at Tim Walz’s school was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject

Amid reports that the VP candidate helped end an outdated role playing game while a teacher in Minnesota, one thing is certain – he condemned such...

19.08.2024 10

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Jewish groups seek to quash referendum that would force Pittsburgh to boycott Israel

Lawsuits filed to remove measure from ballot that one of Pennsylvania’s US senators has denounced as ‘rank antisemitism’ and the other says is...

17.08.2024 10

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Lauded by former students, Tim Walz wrote his master’s thesis on Holocaust education

Before entering politics the Minnesota governor was a beloved teacher with a focus on genocide studies and part of the US Holocaust Memorial...

09.08.2024 50

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How author Gabrielle Zevin has become a literary scapegoat for anti-Israel activists

Reflecting a wider trend since October 7, the writer has been accused of being a Zionist, and therefore, worthy of a boycott — most recently by a...

26.07.2024 10

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Trump cryptocurrency fundraiser drops Holocaust denier Candace Owens from lineup

Nashville event headlined by Donald Trump Jr. drew fire for including right-wing conspiracy theorist among its distinguished guests; she denies...

25.07.2024 3

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Larry David, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ lead list of Jewish Emmy nominations

Show’s 12th and final season nominated for best comedy; several Jewish actors in the running for awards for their supporting roles in ‘The Bear’

18.07.2024 2

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Russia sentences Masha Gessen to prison in absentia for comments on Ukraine war

Jewish writer given 8-year sentence for spreading ‘false information’ in interview about Bucha, where Russian troops massacred civilians

17.07.2024 9

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