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For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving

LONDON — Leaving Israel is easier, Shira Z. Carmel thinks, by saying it’s just for now. “They said to us, ‘We will stay another year, maybe two years, maybe more.’” Fire says it’s “an issue of concern” enough for him to plan in-person visits with these doctors in the coming months to try to draw them back to Israel. “Right …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Holiday lights, and the ‘Peanuts’ gang, belong to all faiths

LA Times

To the editor: Regarding Eli Federman’s piece on holiday lights, there is nothing wrong with illuminated Hanukkah decorations. To the editor: One thing the writer left out: With the eight days of Hanukkah starting on Christmas, the Jewish festival will stretch into the first days of January. To the editor: My young son was raised in the Jewish faith but …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

Raw Story

A Vermont Democratic lawmaker tore into a right-wing lawyer during a Wednesday afternoon hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution after he compared FBI agents to the German secret police under Nazi Germany. The lawyer in question, Steve Crampton, is a former candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court and senior counsel for Thomas More Society, a Catholic-affiliated public interest …

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5 days, 1 hour ago

Movie Review: Like architecture itself, ‘The Brutalist’ is an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur

Associated Press

“The making of a good building,” observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, “is a great moral performance.” Like many notable quotes about architecture, it speaks to grandeur, permanence, scale. Tóth, played with deep soul and unrelenting intensity by Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist,” is actually fictional, though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, so richly realized is his story in …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Letters to the Editor: I’m from L.A.’s Jewish community. This is why Pico-Robertson backed Trump

LA Times

A customer exits Bibi’s Bakery & Cafe, where U.S. and Israeli flags hang side by side, in L.A.’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood last month. To the editor: I am the author of the book “Los Angeles Jew: A Memoir.” Although I now reside in Orange County, I know my native-born L.A. Jewish community well. Yes, the Pico-Robertson area is heavily Jewish, but …

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White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials are taking to curb hate, violence, bias, and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans. In a statement announcing the strategy, the Biden administration wrote, “Over the past year, this initiative has become even more important as …

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1 week, 3 days ago

University DEI administrator faces firing over accusations of anti-semitic remarks: report

Raw Story

A major Midwest university is reportedly mulling firing an administrator who works on diversity initiatives amid accusations she said the school was "controlled by wealthy Jews." She has also been accused of saying Jewish students were "wealthy and privileged" and didn't need diversity services her office provided, as well as proclaiming "Jewish people have no genetic DNA that would connect …

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White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials can take to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans. In a statement announcing the strategy, the Biden administration wrote that “Over the past year, this initiative has become even more …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Amsterdam riot suspects on trial say anti-Semitic slurs were not meant for all Jews

NL Times

The first day of trials against a group of five suspects accused of violence in Amsterdam around the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match on November 7 began on Wednesday, largely with claims of innocence. "The suspect was anything but passive in this.” Sefa Ö. facing two years in prison, six months could be conditionally suspended The second suspect whose case …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson surged for Trump in 2024. Why?

LA Times

In 2020, the Jewish haven of Pico-Robertson voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, taking its place among the large swath of liberal Westside communities. On the Monday after the election, there weren’t many Trump signs left around the neighborhood, but there were plenty of Nathan Hochman signs — a potential insight into the tough-on-crime priorities of Pico-Robertson voters. “Trump’s …

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2 weeks ago

For Jews, the burning of the Adass Israel Synagogue is not just a violent attack — it is a painful reminder of past horrors

ABC

In this third decade of the twenty-first century, the safe season for Jewish people is coming to an end. We see this clearly with last week’s horrific attack on, and ultimate destruction of, the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne. On 6 December 1938, a notable response to these events came from Aboriginal activist William Cooper who, together with the Australian …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Maccabi Tel Aviv attack suspects won't face terrorism charges

Dutch News

The seven men who will appear in court next week in connection with the violence surrounding the Ajax Maccabi Tel Aviv football match last month will not face terrorism charges, the public prosecution service has told local broadcaster AT5. The department will request jail sentences for the seven, and some of them will also face charges of anti-Semitism, local department …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack

ABC

Nick Grimm: The reaction from religious leaders and politicians to the arson attack has been swift, with federal opposition leader Peter Dutton laying the blame squarely at the feet of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Sarah Maunder: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the arson attack this morning. Sarah Maunder: However, the opposition leader Peter Dutton placed the blame for rising anti-Semitism …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Melbourne synagogue fire: Australian PM blames antisemitism for arson attack

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian police said they were looking for two people …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour MP’s bid to end ‘alienating’ discrimination against Jews and Sikhs

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jews and Sikhs are two of the top three ethnic groups to experience hate crimes …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

MPs agree to register cultural, religious values of immigrants

Dutch News

The Dutch parliament has voted in favour of a motion that will require government bodies to research and record the “cultural and religious” values held by Dutch nationals with roots abroad. The motion calls on the government to “keep details of the cultural and religious norms and values held by Dutch people with an immigration background”. “While the ‘real’ Dutch …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values

Raw Story

A common rallying cry of the right in America, to justify regressive morality laws, is often to say that "America was founded as a Christian country" with "Judeo-Christian values" while the common response from the left is to declare that the United States was founded as an explicitly secular country with a separation of church and state. First of all, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Can UK's beloved fish and chips survive rising costs and closures?

Live Mint

Freshly cooked, piping hot fish and chips, sprinkled with salt and soused with vinegar, wrapped in paper and eaten out-of-doors on a cold and wintry day. In the book Development of Fish and Chips: The Powerhouse of the Victorian Working Class, author Nick Schuima writes, “By the 1860s, fish and chips as street food had transformed London’s working class… sustained …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’

Associated Press

MARRAKECH, Morocco — One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries. Remi Bonhomme, the festival’s artistic director, said what makes the festival unique is its ability to draw talent on par with the world’s largest festivals while also …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Christian, Jewish organizations protesting in Amsterdam against anti-Semitism tonight

NL Times

About 20 Christian and Jewish organizations are holding a demonstration against Jew-hatred and anti-Semitism at the Amsterdam Stopera on Thursday evening. The Amsterdam office of the mayor, police, and prosecutor moved the demonstration called ‘We stand next to our Jews’ from Dam Square to the Stopera for security reasons. “The demonstration is a signal to show that the Jewish community …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

GOP congressman promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theory to constituents: report

Raw Story

Rep. Paul Gosar recently promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in a newsletter to constituents in which he tried to defend the honor of controversial Trump cabinet pick Tulsi Gabbard. "Many are saying that she has no background in the so-called ‘intelligence community’ that was famously responsible for quashing the Hunter Biden laptop story, fabricating Russia-Gate, replacing Ukraine’s government in 2014, …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening Jewish community members and to bomb synagogues

Associated Press

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening to kill members of the state’s Jewish community and bomb local synagogues. “This defendant’s threats to bomb synagogues and kill Jewish children stoked fear in the hearts of congregants at a time when Jews are already facing a disturbing increase in threats,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, war in Lebanon and Gaza

CNN

Zvi Kogan chabad.org Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three people in connection with the death of an Israeli rabbi who, according to Israel, was killed in an “antisemitic act of terror.” Zvi Kogan is a representative of Chabad, a religious movement of Hasidic Jews with communities, synagogues and other institutions in many countries. An Israeli foreign ministry …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

I’m putting together a legal dream team to defend Israel

Live Mint

The International Criminal Court, of which neither Israel nor the U.S. is a member, has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as well as a Hamas terrorist commander who is probably dead. Although Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant can’t be arrested in the U.S. or Israel, several European countries have already indicated they would arrest …

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For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving

Letters to the Editor: Holiday lights, and the ‘Peanuts’ gang, belong to all faiths

'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

Movie Review: Like architecture itself, ‘The Brutalist’ is an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur

Letters to the Editor: I’m from L.A.’s Jewish community. This is why Pico-Robertson backed Trump

White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia

University DEI administrator faces firing over accusations of anti-semitic remarks: report

White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia

Amsterdam riot suspects on trial say anti-Semitic slurs were not meant for all Jews

Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson surged for Trump in 2024. Why?

For Jews, the burning of the Adass Israel Synagogue is not just a violent attack — it is a painful reminder of past horrors

Maccabi Tel Aviv attack suspects won't face terrorism charges

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack

Melbourne synagogue fire: Australian PM blames antisemitism for arson attack

Labour MP’s bid to end ‘alienating’ discrimination against Jews and Sikhs

MPs agree to register cultural, religious values of immigrants

How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values

Can UK's beloved fish and chips survive rising costs and closures?

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’

Christian, Jewish organizations protesting in Amsterdam against anti-Semitism tonight

GOP congressman promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theory to constituents: report

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening Jewish community members and to bomb synagogues

Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, war in Lebanon and Gaza

I’m putting together a legal dream team to defend Israel