Published by Reuters By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Yeshiva University cannot bar a LGBT student club after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a judge’s ruling ordering the Jewish school in New York City to officially recognize the group. The justices, in a 5-4 decision, declined to put on hold a state court […]
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Published by Raw Story By Sarah K. Burris It’s only been a few weeks since President Joe Biden made a speech calling out violent domestic terrorism from white supremacists, militia groups, neo-Nazis and others that have been embraced under the MAGA banner. Now the Miami Herald is concerned that too many of these groups are
They were blowing the shofar, but it wasn’t Rosh Hashanah. On Jan. 5, 2021, the sound of the ram’s horn echoed in the streets of Washington, D.C., as participants in the Jericho March circled the capitol in a re-enactment of Joshua’s siege on the ancient city. For Jewish observers, it was a puzzling scene. “Are you going to do the shevarim as well?” one reporter asked a puff-cheeked protester, referring to the rhythmic blowing pattern used in Jewish tradition. He got a blank stare in return. [JNS.org]
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International, Israel, Jewish Religion, USA
Last month I had the delightful opportunity to interview two bikers who were planning to participate in the Ride2Remember, a motorcycle ride created to pay tribute to Holocaust survivors and memorialize those who perished. This year, the Jewish Motorcyclist Alliance dedicated its contribution to The Butterfly Project (TBP), cofounded by San Diegans Cheryl Rattner Price and Jan Landau. {Eva Trieger}
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California, Eva Trieger, Holocaust, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called on Americans to combat racism and extremism during a summit at the White House on Thursday focused on combating hate-fueled violence. “White supremacists will not have the last word,” Biden said. The event, dubbed the United We Stand Summit, gathered experts and survivors and
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StandWithUs (SWU), an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, has announced the 2022-23 students participating in its high school and campus programs. [StandWithUs news release]
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California, Israel, San Diego County, USA
Nearly 150 mayors, including three from San Diego County, have renewed a 2017 pledge to combat hate, extremism and bigotry in their cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced Thursday as the White House convened a summit to address the problem head-on. [United We Stand]
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California, San Diego County, USA
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director Emeritus of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC), was honored as a “Uniter” at Thursday’s historic United We Stand Summit, hosted by President Biden at the White House. Rabbi Saperstein was recognized for his work with the Multi-Faith Neighbors Network as one of the preeminent heroes from across America doing extraordinary work to stand together against hate, build bridges and heal divides in their communities. [United We Stand news release)
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Natalie Abulhawa had multiple advantages going for her after she filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a Main Line school: her own disingenuous voice, the aid and comfort of excuse-laden Arab-American spokespersons; and kid-glove treatment in a Philadelphia Inquirer story filed by an Arab-simpatico reporter. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed Assembly Bill (AB) 587 into law. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, this bill requires social media companies to publicly disclose their policies for online hate and extremism so they can be held accountable for their enforcement. The bill had previously passed the State Senate and Assembly with bipartisan support. [JPAC press release]
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California, USA
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — If nothing else, the Republican Party has steadily removed any doubt that it has embraced an extremism that threatens the future of American Democracy. We can clearly perceive the imminent danger that the Party poses in several crucial ways, perhaps the most salient being the refusal of candidates to
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Opinion, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Sunday, August 28, 2022, more than 500 Zionists in San Diego attended Jewish National Fund-USA’s 11th Annual Love of Israel Brunch at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines with many more online. The sold-out event featured Hollywood actress, producer, author, and activist, Noa Tishby, who was recently named the
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Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) The organization at the heart of a BDS controversy at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law responded on Monday to condemnation from the law school’s dean and Jewish organizations in a statement posted to its Instagram account. Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) defended its attempt to
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — A rocket landed in a school. Children are killed as are parents. If this was Sderot, this would be on all Jewish channels, on all Jewish instagram accounts and even on news networks. There would be discussion of who is right or wrong. But it is not in
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International, Opinion, Sam Litvin, USA