Tag: Philadelphia
Philadelphia-area shul sees swastika in second incident of vandalism
A red swastika was found spray-painted on Temple Beth Hillel Beth-El in Wynnewood, Pa., on Sunday, marring on a sign that reads “Our Community Stands With Israel.” The sign was next to another one advertising Camp...
‘You’re Jewish, I’m from Hamas … we’re going to blow you up’
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged Yaniv Gola, 50, of Philadelphia, with eight counts of interstate communication of threats on Monday.
Gola, who faces up to 40 years in jail, three years...
Open call for artists to design mural for Philadelphia Holocaust memorial
Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation issued an open call to artists to design a 2,000-foot mural to be a part of the city’s Holocaust memorial. The site is home to a 1964 statue that reportedly...
Philadelphia librarians under fire, accused of indoctrinating children with anti-Israel material
A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel through books, videos...
The killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
The case of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., fatally shot by two police officers in Philadelphia on Oct. 26, is the latest in a long line of controversial killings in the United States committed by...
Rioters target some Jewish neighborhoods
The riots here bore the essence of organized incitement soon after vandals began ravaging Minneapolis during the middle of last week. By Sunday, the looting reached the Roosevelt Mall, slightly more than 10 miles...
An object lesson in misplaced American Jewish priorities
When the National Museum of American Jewish History opened its doors in November 2010, the spanking new $150 million building on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall seemed to be the physical manifestation of all that the...
Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia files Chapter 11
The Museum of American Jewish History, which operates the Philadelphia-based National Museum of American Jewish History, filed a legal action in Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania over the weekend seeking Chapter...