Daily Archives: February 7, 2020
The making of an international Jewish film festival
You can tell a lot about any of the 35 movies to be shown at the 30th annual San Diego International Film Festival (SDIJFF) Feb. 13-23 by when it will be screened, and in some...
Why the left won’t tolerate liberal Zionists
The Columbia Journalism Review touts itself as “the voice of journalism.” While the magazine, which is published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has faced accusations of liberal bias, it still retains a reputation...
World Zionist Congress elections: A strong Jewish continuity matters
Jews worldwide will once again have an opportunity to vote in the World Zionist Congress elections. The 38th WZC conference will convene this October in Jerusalem to represent the voice of world Jewry. With...
Gun laws, not more prosecution of slapper, needed
Roughly 20 American Jews were murdered through gun violence since March 1, 1994, in shooting sprees linked to Jewish-related situations – at two synagogues, public schools in Florida and Connecticut, a Jewish charity office...
Kushner disappointed at Palestinian violence, says it’s up to them to make peace
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner blamed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday for the increase in tensions and violence in the West Bank in response to the release of the...
Amazon pulls books by author accusing Jews of ‘active role in promoting war’
Following outrage, Amazon has stopped selling two books by an author who praises Hitler and has accused Jews of “promoting and inciting war,” The Jewish Chronicle reported on Wednesday.
The online retailer has removed Thomas Dalton’s new...
Warren tells constituent she has no plans to go to AIPAC conference
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Thursday in Derry, N.H., that she would not attend next month’s AIPAC Policy Conference.
She relayed her decision via an answer to a question by a potential constituent.
“I’m...
House Democrats send letter to Trump, objecting to Mideast peace plan
About 100 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressing their “strong disapproval” of his Mideast peace plan, the details of which were released...
Chabad on Campus emissaries train at Yad Vashem to be Holocaust educators
Some 30 campus Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries concluded an eight-day training program at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, learning cutting-edge, relevant and effective tools that will allow them to teach about the Holocaust and the growing problem...
Facebook shuts down New Jersey group accused of peddling anti-Semitic tropes
Ten months after New Jersey officials first raised concerns about a Facebook page that many said was peddling in anti-Semitic tropes, Facebook notified state officials that the page has been removed permanently.
The page, which...