richards | August 16, 2017
(JTA) The Anti-Defamation League joined critics of President Donald Trump in condemning his assertion that there was blameon both sidesin Charlottesville, where neo-Nazis faced off protesters.
simmons | August 16, 2017
Aired 8/16/17 on KPBS Midday Edition Rise In White Supremacy Groups Demands Action, Says San Diego Jewish Leader GUEST: Tammy Gillies, regional director, Anti-Defamation League in San Diego Transcript The white supremacy groups that marched with torches, carrying Nazi and Confederate flags through the streets of Charlottesville was not an isolated incident, but rather a movement gaining momentum, including in San Diego, said Tammy Gillies, director of the local chapter of the Anti-Defamation League. I liken it to somebody taking the lid off of the sewer, Gillies said
richards | August 16, 2017
Leaders of San Diego's Jewish community on Tuesday night condemned white supremacists and hatred in response to the deadly violence that broke out during a rally by neo-Nazis and other extremist groups in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. Speaking in front of hundreds of people during a forum at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, local rabbis and others evoked the horrors of the Holocaust to underscore the importance of speaking out against hate
admin | August 16, 2017
The process of the dehumanization of Zionists which in this context (and most contexts) is interchangeable with Jew has been a long one in our current culture. It has existed as an idea within the ranks of the KKK since its early days and continues today in various corners of the political spectrum.
simmons | August 16, 2017
Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists take part a the night before the 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, VA, white supremacists march with tiki torchs through the University of Virginia campus. (Photo by Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Politicians from Senators Marco Rubio and Orrin Hatch to Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden have been outspoken in their condemnation of Saturdays Unite the Right March in Charlottesville and the vicious acts of terror it spawned. Criticizing Donald Trump for his reluctant and temporizing comments, they condemn the hate and are rightly appalled by the white supremacist chants of Blood and Soil and You Wont Replace Usor, as it became, Jews Wont Replace Us
admin | August 16, 2017
Historically, religiously and socially, our relationship to the Ten Commandments is complicated.
admin | August 16, 2017
Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man caught on surveillance video giving a lewd hand gesture to the camera and then urinating on the walls of a synagogue. On Sunday at about 12:30 a.m., the unknown man was seen on surveillance video approaching the front doors of the Congregation Beth Solomon, the Philadelphia Police Department said. The suspect "gave an obscene hand gesture in the direction of the camera, then began to urinate on the walls, and sidewalk directly in front of the doors of the Synagogue," police said in a statement.
richards | August 16, 2017
A Pilsen man charged with a hate crime for defacing the Chicago Loop Synagogue in February has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors that saw him sentenced to the two days he already served in the Cook County Jail. Stuart Wright, 32, also was ordered to pay restitution of $4,500 and must seek treatment for his diagnosed schizophrenia, according to court records and his lawyer. This is not a hate-crime issue, attorney Michael Byrne told the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday.
richards | August 16, 2017
Subscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile device. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about A former Tenafly synagogue employee was charged with theft from herco-workers, police announced on Tuesday.
admin | August 16, 2017
A Jewish woman who was 19 weeks pregnant at her wedding is suing a Manhattan congregation.
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