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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Credit: Hans Pennink/Shutterstock.

Cuomo directs hate-crimes task force to investigate graffiti at Jewish center

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to provide assistance in an investigation of anti-Semitic graffiti found outside a Jewish center in Queens, N.Y. “I am disgusted by the swastika...
More than 170 entertainment industry leaders signed on to a unity statement on Feb. 1 after launching the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance (BJEA). Credit: Courtesy.

170 celebs, execs to launch new ‘Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance’

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More than 170 entertainment industry leaders released a unity statement on Feb. 1 after launching the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance (BJEA), a joint initiative by black and Jewish entertainment industry professionals devoted to countering racism and anti-Semitism.  In...
US and Israel flags, image by Ted Eytan via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

The true nature of tolerance

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Leo Strauss describes in his classic work “Natural Right and History” how the left came to espouse intolerance as a value: “When liberals became impatient of the absolute limits to diversity or individuality that are...
Voters line up at a polling place in Florida. Source: Screenshot.

Jewish voting patterns point to gain in ‘bedrock Republicanism,’ particularly in Florida

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Regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, the close results and possibility of a split Congress indicate that the nation remains deeply divided politically and socially. The Jewish community is no exception. Jeremy...
Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. Credit: Courtesy.

Federation head: No known issues with Jewish voters, polling places in US

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Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), reported that there there were no known issues for Jewish voters across the United States, despite growing concerns over anti-Semitism and...
Philadelphia voters in line during the U.S. presidential elections in November 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/VOA.

Poll: Trump, Biden hit record highs, lows among Jewish vote

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U.S. President Donald Trump received the highest percentage of the Jewish vote for a Republican presidential candidate in Tuesday’s election, while former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received the lowest for a Democratic presidential...
The main gate of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Credit: Angelo Celedon via Wikimedia Commons.

Visiting Auschwitz is not the answer

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American Jews are making a mistake. When Philadelphia Eagles football player DeSean Jackson made blatantly anti-Semitic remarks, Jewish Patriots player Julian Edelman invited him to visit Auschwitz. In fact, Jackson has accepted an invitation from Edward Mosberg, a...
John Scott (date unknown) holding a canary cage used in coal mines rescue training at Cannock Chase, United Kingdom. Image courtesy of Museum of Cannock Chase

Never again the canary in the coal mine

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Facing ever growing anti-Semitism in the decades following the Holocaust, the Diaspora Jewish community’s common response has been to cry “Never Again” and to describe ourselves as the “canary in the coal mine,” which...
Hordes of people protest against police violence one day after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, while in police custody in Minneapolis, May 26, 2020, Credit: Fibonacci Blue via Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish, pro-Israel groups express outrage over death of George Floyd, concern about rioting

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Jewish and pro-Israel organizations have expressed outrage over the death of African-American George Floyd, 46, who died on May 25 in the custody of Minneapolis police. Police Officer Derek Chauvin put his left knee on...
Participants at the “No Hate. No Fear.” rally in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020. Photo by Rivka Segal.

Major anti-Semitic incidents rise some 18 percent in 2019, according to new report

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The number of major anti-Semitic incidents worldwide rose by 18 percent in 2019 over the previous year, according to a newly released report from Tel Aviv University, the Kantor Center for the Study of...