Tag: Seattle
Seattle grant brings Sephardi treasures to light in J’lem’s National Library
How often have you heard about discoveries of artifacts hidden in an attic for decades that turn out to be gems of historical significance? Multiply that on a grand scale and that’s what happened...
Former police officer who joked about Holocaust gets $1.5 million buyout
A suburb of Seattle is paying a former police chief who hung a Nazi insignia on his office door, as well as joked about the Holocaust, more than $1.5 million to resign and not...
Seattle police investigate after man makes Nazi salute, death threats outside Jewish home
Seattle police are investigating an incident involving a man who made death threats and the Nazi “Seig Heil” salute outside a Jewish family’s home, the local news outlet KING 5 News reported on Monday.
The homeowner, who...
The progressive world: An antechamber to evil
After days of anti-Semitic rants on social media, the “Grime” rapper Wiley has finally been barred from Twitter and Facebook following outrage by Jews and others that he was allowed to use these platforms for his...
Seattle police investigate racist fliers on synagogues, timed to Tisha B’Av
Police from Seattle’s bias crimes division are investigating after racist fliers were found outside at least two synagogues in the city on Tisha B’Av, a Jewish national day of mourning.
According to the Seattle Police...