Staff and Bylined Contributors

Antisemitism Suspected in Governor’s Mansion Arson

Cody A. Balmer is a man of violence, assuming that police have the right person. He was charged with jumping a fence onto the grounds of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg and allegedly tossing Molotov cocktail-type devices into the very room where Gov. Josh Shapiro hosted a seder a few hours earlier on the first night of Passover. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Biography: Isaak Dunayevsky, Soviet Pop Composer

Isaak Dunayevsky, the USSR’s most famous and highly paid pop composer, twice winner of the Stalin Prize, was the most talented and most influential composer of his genre in the Land of the Soviets. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Public Speaking Book Offers Helpful Philosophy of Life

I originally picked up the book hoping to find a few practical speaking tips to support my growing professional speaking. But what I found instead was something that felt both familiar and profound. With decades of Zen practice behind me, the essence of Glickstein’s message—showing up with presence—felt like coming home. Only this time, applied to the stage. [Shayna Kaufmann, Ph.D.]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lifestyles, Shayna Kaufmann, Staff and Bylined Contributors

OpEd: Mainstream Media Abets Antisemitism

The legacy media, aka mainstream media, has harbored a severe anti-Israel bias for decades. It holds Israel to a different standard than any other country, except maybe the US. In fact, it holds Israel to an impossible and deeply hypocritical standard. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Wrong Decision by School Board in Northern California to Utilize ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum

StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve a $90,000 contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies in K-12 schools. [Oleg Ivanov]

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Antisemitism, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Government’s Crackdown on Harvard University Wrongly Conflates Antisemitism and Other Issues

Antisemitism on college campuses is a genuine crisis that demands serious attention, but we are concerned about the extent and scope of the current approach taken by the Administration to Harvard. [Jonathan Greenblatt]

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Antisemitism, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA