Antisemitism

Treachery, Sex, Sportsmanship Dominate Novel about 1936 Olympic Games

Hitler sought a propaganda victory for his Nazified country with the Olympic Games supposed to be the setting for a demonstration of “Aryan” superiority. Brundage, blinded by his own lust for prominence, became Hitler’s stooge, so desperate was he to rise to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee.  [Donald H. Harrison]

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OpEd: Pro-Palestinian Activists Sabotage Arms Factory Behind F-35 Targeting Systems

Published by The Western Journal The strange thing about the Israel-Hamas conflict is that the people shouting the loudest for peace are the ones who are causing the violence. The war began on Oct. 7 with the brutal attacks carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on unsuspecting Israelis sleeping in their beds, living

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Mayor apologizes for remarks about Jews, accuses man who made recordings of $950K extortion

Published by NJ.com Linden Mayor Derek Armstead, who was caught on tape warning of keeping his community from “being taken over by guys with big hats and curls,” apologized Wednesday for his remarks that became public when a former school official filed a whistleblower lawsuit last week accusing him of antisemitism. At the same time,

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Video Appears To Show Man Attempt To Mow Down Jewish Students In Antisemitic Attack

Published by The Daily Caller Video shared Wednesday by Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol Wednesday appears to show a man in a vehicle attempting to run over religious Jews in Brooklyn. The New York safety patrol alleged that the driver shouted “antisemitic slurs” during the episode and that they and other volunteer organizations assisted the New

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A Word from Your Federation: A Month of Togetherness & Community Commemorations

This year’s events demonstrated the San Diego Jewish community’s resilience and unity. Despite geopolitical tensions, anti-Israel protests across our college campuses, and the rising tide of antisemitism, we showed up for each other, affirming our shared identity and commitment to our heritage. [Heidi Gantwerk]

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Congressional Black-Jewish Relations Caucus Calls Out Anti-Jewish Hate

“Amidst an unprecedented rise in antisemitism, we reaffirm our shared commitment to combating all forms of hate and standing beside the Jewish community to call out anti-Jewish hate wherever it arises. We are proud to stand united with our Jewish brothers and sisters, to celebrate their contributions, and to honor the indelible mark they have made on this great nation.”  [Press Release]

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149 Faculty, Staff Urge Policy Changes to Counter Anti-Jewish Hatred at CSU Campuses

LONG BEACH, California  (Press Release) — The following letter, signed by 149 current and retired faculty and staff, expressed deep concern about anti-Jewish behavior in the 23-campus California State University system.  It was sent on Tuesday, May 28, to Chancellor Mildred Garcia and the California State University Board of Trustees: We, the undersigned, are faculty

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California Woman Gets 3 Years After Threat To Cut The Heads Off Of A Jewish Family In Florida

Published by Tampa Free Press In a troubling display of hate, Melanie Harris, a 59-year-old woman from California, was sentenced Thursday to 32 months in prison for knowingly and intentionally transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce. Harris of Riverside targeted a Jewish family in South Florida. “Defendant Melanie Harris’s anti-Semitic threats terrorized a Jewish family,”

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Jewish Biography: Lion Feuchtwanger, the Cosmopolite

His books probe which type of Jew serves the nation more faithfully – the court Jew Joseph Süss Oppenheimer from  Jew Süss; Yehuda ibn Ezra, the favorite of King Alfonso VIII from The Spanish Ballad; the assimilated and estranged historian and writer, the collaborationist Joseph Flavius in The Jewish War trilogy; Jephthah, the leader and fighter for the national interest in Jephthah and His Daughter; or the revolutionary leader Thomas Wendt (Ernst Toller) in The Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen? [Alex Gordon]

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Novel Tells of Female Math Whiz Helping the U.S. to Win World War II

Her misplaced feelings of guilt prompted her to hide a remarkable inheritance, the gift of being able to visualize the solutions to math problems in her head, similar to the way that television’s Dr. Shaun Murphy of the just concluded The Good Doctor series was able to mentally picture complex medical conditions and interactions. [Donald H. Harrison]

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