Opinion: We have to work together to protect democracy from threats – The Detroit News
admin | January 10, 2021
Carolyn Normandin and Kamilia Landrum Published 9:57 p.m.
Sacha Baron Cohen on Facebook, Twitter and Trump – Variety
admin | January 10, 2021
On Friday, Twitter banned Donald Trump from his favorite platform, citing the 45th presidents potential to whip up more violence after the weeks deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. The ban followed Mark Zuckerbergs decision to bar Trump indefinitely from Facebook, limiting the presidents ability to communicate directly to tens of millions of his most diehard supporters.
Extremists intensify calls for violence ahead of Inauguration Day – WDJT
admin | January 10, 2021
By Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) -- "Trump or war. Today
Trump Helped Take Extremist Views From The Fringes Of Society To A Mob Attacking The Capitol – FiveThirtyEight
admin | January 10, 2021
Faith in the integrity of the presidential election has been concerningly low for months in large part because of President Trumps repeated false claims that the election was stolen from him. And on Wednesday, we saw an extreme example of the consequences of that mistrust when pro-Trump extremists briefly but violently occupied the U.S.
US Capitol: Q-Anon, Confederate flag man, and Baked Alaska – here are the people who stormed the building – Sky News
admin | January 10, 2021
As protesters stormed America's home of democracy, the focus quickly turned to who they are - and why they were there. Among the sea of "Make America Great Again" red caps there were those dressed in elaborate costumes and others wearing what appeared to be full-on assault gear, while some brandished highly offensive flags and clothing. Sky News looks at some who have been identified: Ashli Babbitt The 35-year-old Air Force veteran was shot dead by a plain-clothed police officer after storming the Capitol with other protesters and attempting to enter the House chamber, Washington Police Chief Robert Contee said
Holocaust Memorial Center hosts ‘Soap Myth’ online reading and discussion – The Detroit News
admin | January 8, 2021
Award-winning playwright Jeff Cohen is heralding the importance of listening to Holocaust survivors while they're still living.
Georgias Senate runoffs: All the Jewish drama from a charged campaign – The Times of Israel
admin | January 6, 2021
JTA Tuesdays two runoff elections in Georgia wont just decide control of the US Senate. Theyll also be significant symbolic wins for one or both of the polarized sides of the American Jewish community
The spa resort where European rebbes spent their summer vacations – Forward
admin | January 6, 2021
Read this article in Yiddish Marienbad & BeyondDavid LeitnerPublished by David Leitner, $29.95, 536 pp The small town of Marienbad, once a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic, earned its place in Yiddish literature thanks to a satirical piece by Sholem Aleichem in which he poked fun at nouveau-riche Warsaw Jews who imitated the aristocratic custom of spending summers at spa resorts in order to enjoy its healing mineral waters. Before World War I, Marienbad was a popular resort for the highest rank of society
Developer proposes 205,000-sq.-ft. business park off Route 208 in South Blooming Grove – Times Herald-Record
admin | January 6, 2021
Chris McKenna|Times Herald-Record SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE - A developer has proposed building 205,000 square feet of storesand offices off Museum Village Road and Route 208, not far from the busy interchange where Route 208 meets Route 17. The proposed South Blooming Grove Business Park would consist of a pair of three-story buildings, each 40 feet high, to be built on 10 of the 44 total acres in the development site, according to plans taken up this month by the Village Planning Board
Exposing the Visceral Lies of Jew-Haters – The Media Line
admin | January 6, 2021
BBCs extreme makeover of mass murderer of Jews mocks memory of innocents and harms peacemakers efforts in 2021 At the onset of a New Year, especially the year after the COVID disaster that was 2020, who doesnt want to focus on the positive, on the potential for good, on a future filled with real hope?
