American Girl released a new set of doll outfits for various cultural holidays, and it includes a Hanukkah ensemble with a Star of David necklace. [JNS.org]
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Business & Finance, USA
Michael Oren says he has been “integrally linked to the Jewish Agency” for years. The former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former Knesset member is one of eight candidates to head the organization. He has a long history with the Jewish Agency for Israel, which he hopes will continue—with him at its helm. [JNS.org]
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International, Middle East, USA
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro launched his long-expected campaign for governor Wednesday, declaring himself a champion of the vulnerable who’s willing to “take on the big fights” needed to meet the state’s challenges. Speaking at a park in Pittsburgh’s North Shore section, Shapiro highlighted his work for victims
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USA
Published by Reuters By Arshad Mohammed, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -U.S., Israeli and EU officials took a tough line toward Iran on Wednesday, with U.S. officials saying they would consider all options if Tehran failed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and Israel saying it reserved the right to act. Iranian President
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USA
SEATTLE (Press Release) — StandWithUs on Tuesday strongly condemned numerous antisemitic social media posts made by Dave Reilly, a candidate for school board in Post Falls School District, Idaho. The Israel education organization also condemned the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee’s (KCRCC) endorsement of Reilly, and refusal to acknowledge his hateful comments. Reilly has recently
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer DAYTON, Ohio — How do you respond when a dear friend spews hate? When someone who has championed you — who has held up your spirits in your darkest hours — publicly ignites vile judgments against people who are continually denigrated and othered? Where do you begin? This,
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Published by DPA Anti-Semitism is “rife” across social media, with young people being introduced to hateful content via platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, new research says. A report by campaign group Hope Not Hate found that anti-Semitism is commonly and widely spread through conspiracy theories online, with a major spike during the pandemic. It
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USA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Joshua Angrist was awarded the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel on Monday for his “methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” [JNS.org]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
A yeshivah student in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., home to the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, was shot with a BB gun pellet on Monday night. [JNS.org]
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USAWe regularly receive questions from high school and college students facing antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents. They experience hate in-person and online and come to us for legal guidance. Every situation is unique. The below aims to help students understand U.S. law. [StandWithUs via JNS.org]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) announced on Tuesday a campaign to confront anti-Semitism at Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, in response to the ice cream maker’s recent boycott of Israel. The campaign, which launches with print ads in Jewish newspapers around America, calls on consumers, states, and legislators to hold Unilever accountable for anti-Semitism tied to its organization. A copy of the SWC advertisement as it appeared in one paper, the Cleveland Jewish News, can be found here. [Simon Wiesenthal Center press release]
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Business & Finance, Middle East, USA
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to significantly strengthen California’s response to the recent surge in hate crimes and hate-motivated violence. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, Assembly Bill (AB) 57 will implement specific recommendations from the State Auditor to enable law enforcement to better prevent, respond to, and document hate crimes. The measure passed with bipartisan support in both the State Assembly and the State Senate. [Assemblyman Gabriel press release]
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USA
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is arriving in Washington for talks with a wide range of American political figures and establishments. But most important is likely to be his peer-to-peer meetings with counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The last such meeting took place in May, at the end of the Hamas rocket war against Israel, abetted by intense incitement to anti-Israel violence by the Palestinian Authority (PA). That meeting, between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PM/FM Benjamin Netanyahu, was itself cordial, but it laid out a wide gulf in the priorities of the two countries — and that gulf remains for FM Lapid. [Shoshana Bryen]
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
For the first time in nearly two years Friends of Sutro Tunnel (Friends) will be opening the 28-acre Sutro Tunnel site to members of the public wishing to tour and get an up-close and personal look into one of Nevada’s most unique and historic mining sites. Tours will be offered throughout Sunday, Oct. 17, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. by ticketed admission. All proceeds raised through the event will go directly toward work the Friends of Sutro Tunnel are doing to restore the Sutro Tunnel site. [Friends of Sutro Tunnel]
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Jewish History, USA