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Acceptance of Subtle Antisemitism Helps Make Attacks Like Colleyville Possible

Published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — When I first heard about the hostage-taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville last Saturday, I wasn’t immediately convinced it was a targeted act of hate. Houses of worship are notoriously vulnerable to acts of violence. Indeed, praying is itself a most vulnerable act. Unfortunately, we’ve […]

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Bible Inspired Name of Cemetery in Nestor Neighborhood

In Nestor, a neighborhood of San Diego northwest of San Ysidro, a small, two-acre, formerly abandoned burial grounds, recently undergoing restoration, is named the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Located at 2127 Iris Street, it is so small, it sometimes is called Mount Oliveito Cemetery. It is surrounded by single-family residences. [Donald H. Harrison]

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StandWithUs Offers Holocaust Education Presentations for Schools, Community Organizations

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs is proud to announce that it recently opened a Holocaust Education Center. The purpose of the center is to create a toolbox of user-friendly Holocaust education presentations and materials for public or private schools that have experienced Holocaust denial, lack of information, or simply want to proactively teach their

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FBI Director, Colleyville Rabbi, Security Experts Discuss Hostage Standoff

Published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — In Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s first public meeting since Saturday’s hostage situation in Colleyville, he joined FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Central Division Vice President Cheryl Drazin in discussing antisemitism, further investigation into the standoff at Congregation Beth Israel and

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All We Can Do is (Ahem!) Pray

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Prayers answered,” tweeted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “All hostages are out alive and safe.” What a relief that pro-gun advocates routinely offer prayers whenever innocent people are threatened with or harmed by firearms. Abbott maintained the pattern as we worried what would become of the four hostages at Congregation

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After Colleyville, Jewish Groups Push to Double Federal Security Grant Funding

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Following the Jan. 15 hostage situation at a Texas synagogue, Jewish organizations in the United States have reignited their push for Congress to double the funding of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), ensuring that more targeted nonprofit institutions such as synagogues get federal funding to invest in protection. While none

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Jewish Leaders Applaud Passage of UN Resolution to Condemn Holocaust Denial

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued the following statement: “We are pleased by the United Nations General Assembly vote today to approve the historic resolution promoting Holocaust education and combating antisemitism at this critical

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British Police Arrest 2 Men in Texas Synagogue Attack Investigation

Published by Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Thursday arrested two men as part of an investigation into a hostage taking at a synagogue in Texas. “Two men have been arrested this morning in Birmingham and Manchester,” counter terrorism police said. The daylong siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, about 16

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Food Fight? Anti-Israel Activists Target Kosher Restaurant With Bad Reviews

By Faygie Holt (JNS) Online restaurant reviews are the latest battleground for anti-Israel activists who have recently targeted a kosher eatery in New Jersey with a barrage of antisemitic comments, including claiming that the food was “stolen.” Located on what is referred to as a relatively small “kosher restaurant row” in Teaneck, N.J., Yalla is

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Pfizer CEO, Son of Holocaust Survivors, Wins 2022 Genesis Prize

(JNS) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced Wednesday morning. The prize, referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, will be presented on June 29 by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a ceremony in Jerusalem. More than 200,000 people from 71 countries voted in

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Latino Jewish Congressional Caucus ‘Horrified and Outraged’ by Texas Synagogue Attack

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Co-Chairs of the Latino Jewish Congressional Caucus issued the following statement regarding the hostage situation at Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, TX,  Saturday, January 15. U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas — who represents California’s 51st congressional district, which includes all of Imperial County and the southernmost portions of San Diego

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Cold-Case Investigation Names Surprise Suspect in Anne Frank’s Betrayal

Published by Reuters By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A six-year cold case investigation into the betrayal of Anne Frank has identified a surprising suspect in the mystery of how the Nazis found the hiding place of the famous diarist in 1944. Anne and seven other Jews were discovered by the

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Israeli PM Speaks With Texas Governor, Rabbi in Aftermath of Hostage Crisis

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville. Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action by the law-enforcement authorities,” and also for his support for Israel and stance against anti-Semitism and the

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Jewish Security Official Urges Congregant Training Drills

By Faygie Holt (JNS) The Jewish community “must be ready” and stay “vigilant and strong” to respond to any antisemitic incidents, emphasized Michael Masters, CEO and national director of the Secure Community Network, the security arm of the organized Jewish community. “We are just 2 percent of the U.S. population, but 58 percent of religiously

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