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Greenbergs Fund Center at Johns Hopkins to End Blindness

After losing his sight as a college student, Sanford “Sandy” Greenberg, an emeritus trustee of The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, vowed to end blindness “permanently and for everyone.” Now, to further that goal, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Wilmer Eye Institute has launched the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Center to End Blindness, with support from several philanthropists, including Wilmer board member Allan Holt and his wife, Shelley. [Wilmer Eye Institute]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he’s running for governor

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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StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitism From Idaho School Board Candidate

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

Young people exposed to ‘widespread’ anti-Semitism on social media

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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Wiesenthal Center Confronts Unilever over Antisemitism

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

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill for Better Reporting of Hate Crime incidents

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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Lapid and Blinken Have Numerous Differences to Overcome

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