Tag: North Carolina
Ceasefire resolutions and a tale of four cities
Ceasefire resolutions are all the rage in cities across America these days. Rather than focus on returning the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, these resolutions, which come clothed in “humanitarian concern,” demand...
With North Carolina decision, school choice reaches ‘escape velocity’
North Carolina became the ninth state to enact universal school choice when it passed its budget on Sept. 22.
It is the first in the nation to allocate education funding to parents, rather than schools,...
Michael Jordan to sell majority Hornets stake to Jewish-led investor group
The Charlotte Hornets announced recently that Michael Jordan will sell his majority stake in the team to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. The latter two are Jewish and are generally referred to...
North Carolina Democrats accuse Israel of ‘ghettoization of Palestinian land’ in party platform
The North Carolina Democratic Party adopted a series of resolutions critical of Israel at its annual statewide convention on June 18, drawing condemnation from Jewish leaders.
The “Resolution in Support of Human Rights in Israel/Palestine,”...
Duke passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism, adopting IHRA definition
Duke University Student Government senators approved a resolution that condemns anti-Semitism and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
“Given the sheer prevalence of anti-Semitism, globally and across campus in the United States,...
15 Duke grad students test positive for COVID-19 after spring-break trip to Israel
At least 15 MBA students at Duke University in Durham, N.C., who traveled to Israel over spring break tested positive for COVID-19 and have been instructed to self-quarantine at their homes off-campus for at...
Pro-Israel activists urge Durham Jewish Federation to drop mayor with BDS ties from event
A group of pro-Israel activists in North Carolina is calling on the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill to rescind an invitation to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel to speak at a Feb. 20 event, citing...
Suspect, 21, pleads guilty to threatening North Carolina synagogue
William Warden, son of state Court of Appeals judge Lucy Inman, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor charges related to potential harm of a North Carolina synagogue in 2018.
He was charged with ethnic...
Airlifting in kosher food and holding Yom Kippur services in submerged Wilmington, N.C.
As the 25-hour Yom Kippur fast approaches, Wilmington’s Jews are unsure whether they will have sufficient kosher food before the fast begins. Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and volunteers throughout North Carolina are exploring every possible avenue to assist them, including...
Chabad poised to help as more than 1 million flee Florence
For the last 11 years, the Lieblich family of Wilmington, N.C., have always held Rosh Hashanah services on both days of the holiday.
This year, for the first time ever, they did not have a minyan for the second...