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Musk created Grokipedia to counter bias, but it’s full of antisemitic and racist dog-whistles
Grokipedia, Elon Musk’s new online encyclopedia built by artificial intelligence, looks a lot like Wikipedia. It has similar formatting. Many of its entries are divided into the same subsections, and much of the information is the same. But when you read the entries, particularly on topics Musk has been particularly critical of, Grokipedia tells a…
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As long as there are movies about Nazis, there will be movies about the art they looted
Early on in Pascal Bonitzer’s film Auction, Andre (Alex Lutz). a self-serving and sleazy art dealer, is placating a condescending, cruel, and racist art owner. “You have to stop at nothing for a sale,” he tells his intern. The French film vividly brings to life the deceptive and hypocritical high-stakes world of prestigious art dealers…
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The JTA Q&A with Andrew Cuomo: Antisemitism is a ‘deeply personal’ fight
Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes his track record on antisemitism and Israel speak for themselves in a New York City mayoral campaign where those issues have drawn significant attention. “He stands for the Jewish community in deeds,” his campaign told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Related: Cuomo’s record on Jews, antisemitism and Israel | Zohran Mamdani Q&A…
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The JTA Q&A with Curtis Sliwa: ‘I have a legacy with the Jewish community here’
Republican Curtis Sliwa believes New York City can tamp down rising antisemitism with a curriculum that brings “Jews of all types” to visit third- and fourth-grade classes in public schools. “They’re all Jews, but they’re completely different in many instances, just like you. Don’t think they’re monolithic,” the New York City mayoral candidate said students…
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The JTA Q&A with Zohran Mamdani: ‘I don’t begrudge folks who are skeptical of me’
With days before the election in which he is favored to become New York City’s next mayor, Zohran Mamdani tells Jewish New Yorkers that he understands why some might be skeptical of him — and that he would work as mayor to protect and celebrate them nonetheless. “I don’t begrudge folks who are skeptical of…
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Why Everyone Needs to See the Baden Baden Casino At Least Once
Found in the tranquil German Black Forest, Baden Baden Casino is a place where walking through its doors feels like leaving the modern world behind. Its soft lighting, coupled with gilded moldings and polished wood, creates an atmosphere that you can’t find in many other casinos. Most of the furnishings you find aren’t there specifically…
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Boycotts Don’t Target Specific Israeli Policies – They Target Israel’s Existence
Anti-Israel demonstration supporting the BDS movement, Paris France, June 8, 2024. Photo: Claire Serie / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect It is fundamental that Israel should exist and boycotts of Jews and Israelis are unacceptable. Why is it necessary for this sentence to even be spelled out? I, and I suspect many others like me,…
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Parshat Lech Lecha: The Answer to Our Happiness Truly Lies Inside Each of Us
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. According to Aristotle, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But who nowadays has the time for that? Introspection is so sedentary — and, frankly, boring. We live in an age of velocity, not reflection. Yet it’s precisely this lack of self-reflection — and our tendency to substitute reinvention…
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Here Is Concrete Proof the Palestinian Authority Is Continuing ‘Pay-for-Slay’ to Terrorists
European foreign ministers talk over lunch at the offices of the honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva, Switzerland June 20, 2025, before meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS Despite the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s ongoing claims that it has stopped rewarding…
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Britain Fails to Protect All Its Citizens from Iranian Threats
Demonstrators attend the “Lift the Ban” rally organized by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, Britain, Sept. 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Jasso The former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, had explicitly named Iranian agents in the UK as a threat against Britain’s Jewish…
