admin | July 31, 2017
A man buys a Sunday newspaper at a news stand in London July 17, 2011.. (photo credit:REUTERS/SUZANNE PLUNKETT) The Sunday Times, one of the largest-selling British newspapers, pulled an opinion column on Sunday and fired the writer after he was accused of antisemitism. Also, eight years ago the same columnist published a statement denying the Holocaust, "...six million Jews were not murdered by the Third Reich."A statement only recently removed from the Irish Independent website.
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simmons | July 31, 2017
Anti-Jewish agitators in every era claim they're only responding to the 'actual' misdeeds of Jews. For violent Islamists and the left, Israel's occupation is just the latest iteration Identifying anti-Semitism and working out how to challenge and overcome it is no easy task, but in more than two decades of work and study in this field Ive come up with one simple rule: Dont mimic the anti-Semites you're fighting
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richards | July 31, 2017
Francie Latour was picking out produce in a suburban Boston grocery store when a white man leaned toward her two young sons and, just loudly enough for the boys to hear, unleashed a profanity-laced racist epithet. Reeling, Latour, who is black, turned to Facebook to vent, in a post that was explicit about the hateful words hurled at her 8- and 12-year-olds on a Sunday evening in July. I couldnt tolerate just sitting with it and being silent, Latour said in an interview
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richards | July 31, 2017
Facebook Three newly-painted public murals of the Lubavitcher Rebbe were vandalized in Crown Heights late last week, exposing an ongoing debate about the image of the movements late charismatic leader who is revered as the Messiah by a vocal segment of the community. The community website Collive uploaded surveillance footage on Friday of two young men vandalizing one mural located on Kingston Avenue, the main artery of Hasidic Crown Heights by crossing out the portrait with black paint
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simmons | July 31, 2017
According to Daniel B. Schwartz in his study of The First Modern Jew the historian is referring to Baruch Spinoza as that trailblazer he discusses the descendants of German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who was influenced by the heretic of Amsterdam. Of Mendelssohns six children, Schwartz writes, four converted [to Christianity], all following their fathers death in 1786
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admin | July 30, 2017
Demonstration in Support of the Right to Boycott and BDS, Albany N.Y. June 15, 2016 There are two claims one commonly hears from people opposed to any serious action taken in favor of Palestinian rights. The first is that old standby, that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism.
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simmons | July 30, 2017
OPINION Despite their claims of an inclusive space, anti-Semitism still infects the left by Charlotte Lawson | Jul 31 2017 | In late June, thousands from across the Midwest congregated in Chicago to demonstrate their support for legal rights, recognition and cultural heritage of LGBT communities in the citys annual Pride Parade. The event, which typically emphasizes inclusion regardless of ethnic or religious background, left Laurel Grauer feeling discriminated against after being removed from the parade for carrying a rainbow flag adorning the Jewish Star of David.
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simmons | July 30, 2017
Rabbi Steinsaltz on the phone Machon Shefa President Reuven Rivlin called Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Sunday to congratulate the rabbi and wish him good health on his 80th birthday. Rabbi Steinsaltz is considered one of the great rabbinical commentators and scholars of this generation, and has written numerous world-renowned commentaries on the Bible, the Talmud, and many other religious Jewish texts
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admin | July 30, 2017
It is forbidden to study Torah. This is one of the surprising Halakhot of the fast day of Tisha BAv, which we will be marking during the coming week. And the reason its forbidden to study Torah, is thatTorah gladdens the heart
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simmons | July 30, 2017
Email a copy of "New Report Exposes Scottish Palestine Solidarity Activists as Purveyors of Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism" to a friend A sample of antisemitic social media posts shared by members of SPSC. Image: David Collier/JHRW One of Europes most notorious pro-Palestinian solidarity groups has been unmasked as a home for Holocaust deniers and other hardcore antisemites, a new report revealed on Sunday.
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