He served as the national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from 1987 to 2015, and is currently the League’s national director emeritus. From 2016 to 2021 he served as vice chair of the board of trustees at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City in order to lead its efforts on antisemitism. [Wikipedia]
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Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, will consist of a floating dock about three miles off the Gaza shore, a floating pier attached to an approximately 1,800-foot-long modular causeway anchored to the shore and, finally, a group of logistic support vessels (LSVs) that will transport the aid from the dock to the pier/causeway [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
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Regarding Tuesday’s walkout, SDSU said in a statement, “As a public university, and as aligned with our institutional values, San Diego State University must allow for constitutionally protected free speech and an individual’s right to acts of peaceful protest….” [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]
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Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators. Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before leading handcuffed
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Published by AFP Providence (United States) (AFP) – Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel. The move represents a first major concession from an elite American university amid relentless
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During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate the immeasurable impact of Jewish values, contributions, and culture on our Nation’s character and recommit to realizing the promise of America for all Jewish Americans. [President Joe Biden]
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I heard a shocking story about how South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem killed her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer Cricket for being rambunctious. I am outraged and plan to mobilize dogs from around the country to set up a doghouse encampment to surround her residence. [Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron]
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We made a huddle with Angela, wrapped our arms around each other, and sang a melodic healing prayer. At one point, I glanced up at Angela, and saw her intently listening, with an angelic smile on her face. Though she knew (we did not) that her cancer had metastasized, there was not a hint of fear or sorrow on her face. She appeared to be fully taking in every second of her life. When the prayer was over, we stayed in our huddle and silently swayed. None of us wanted to let go. [Shayna Kaufmann]
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Gadot achieved global stardom for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films (2016–2023), including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Wonder Woman, Justice League (both 2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). [Wikipedia]
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A lot has changed since March 7, 2024. When it comes to the problems of antisemitism on the college campus, he has scarcely been seen. If I did not know better, I would say that he had been missing in action. {Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Mayor Todd Gloria issued a proclamation on Monday, April 29, declaring it to be “End Jew Hatred Day.”
The proclamation had 11 “whereas clauses.” [SDJW staff]
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Published by NJ.com Princeton University students took over an administrative building at the Ivy League school Monday afternoon, according to the Princeton Gaza Solidarity Encampment, while Rutgers University protestors have set up an encampment of at least a dozen tents on Voorhees Mall in New Brunswick. The escalating protests come five days after Princeton arrested
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Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Student demonstrators at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted at US colleges, began to be suspended on Monday after defying an ultimatum to disperse. Authorities at the prestigious university in New York demanded that the protest encampment be cleared by 2:00 pm (1800 GMT)
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Published by Radar Online Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was arrested after a tense confrontation with police at an anti-Israel protest at Washington University over the weekend, RadarOnline.com can report. The startling incident unfolded on Saturday as Stein joined a group of students at the St. Louis, Missouri university to protest the school’s suspected