Tag: United States
JAY-Z hits back at claims he penned anti-semitic lyrics
JAY-Z has responded to claims that he penned anti-semitic lyrics for track The Story of O.J., admitting it's hard for him to take the criticism seriously.
The 47-year-old rapper caused controversy with the tune on...
Anti-Semitic and racist flyers posted in Asbury Park
Racist and anti-Semitic flyers posted in the city over the past weekend have caused a stir on social media, prompting a police department investigation.
One of the flyers is headlined "Hate Facts with Hitler, Brought to...
Meet Erin Davis, Fairy Godmother of The New York City Jewish Singles Scene
Erin Davis’s grandparents grew up in the same Polish village, were herded into the same ghetto, fell in love in hiding, and escaped together to a displaced person’s camp.
Erin Davis’s parents fell in love...
Israel, NYC museum agree on event to mark 1947 UN vote
Israel and a New York City museum have made peace after an event marking the 70th anniversary of the nation's founding was canceled, then placed back on the schedule.
Statements from the Israeli ambassador to...
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Neo-Nazis: ‘Your heroes are losers’
The chorus of voices joining together across America to condemn white nationalists and neo-Nazis has reached a cacophonous level. It seems that everybody and their Republican grandma is coming out of the woodwork to...
Amid US racial divisions, Auschwitz memorial issues warning
The memorial site of Auschwitz-Birkenau is weighing in on the anti-Semitic and racially charged violence that has erupted in the United States, noting that hatred comes from people who promote it.
The state museum, which...
Orthodox Rabbis speak out against Charlottesville Riots
Statement of Orthodox Rabbis and Clergy on Charlottesville Demonstration and its Aftermath
The central teaching of the Bible is that every human being is created in the image of God. This means that every individual...
UN accused of double standard in warning about racism in America
The United Nations is taking heat for warning that “racism and xenophobia are on the rise in America” in the wake of last weekend’s Charlottesville violence – amid criticism that their “sudden concern with...
Trump rejects accusations he compared white supremacists to Left
US President Donald Trump rejected on Thursday accusations he compared between white supremacists and those who protested against them in Charlottesville, Virginia as "a disgusting lie."
In a daybreak post on his Twitter account, Trump faulted...
Charlottesville Campus Chabad offers support to students
As Jewish students arrive over the next week for the new academic year at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Shlomo and Channa Mayer will be there for them. They will...