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A Miami brawl between Jewish and Catholic high school athletes may have been fueled by antisemitic language
(JTA) – A high school championship soccer game between a Miami Jewish day school and a local Catholic school ended with an ugly on-field brawl and at least one injury, along with reports of the Catholic students possibly having uttered antisemitic slurs. Videos from the incident circulated online, elicited competing accounts about what happened and…
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No indication that 2 shootings of Jewish men in Los Angeles were motivated by hate, police and Jewish leaders say
(JTA) — The Los Angeles Police Department has no evidence that two shootings of Jewish men this week were motivated by hate, though it is still investigating, a spokesperson told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. A statement Thursday morning from Los Angeles’ Jewish federation echoed that assessment, saying that “at this time there is no indication…
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UK watchdog ends Labour Party monitoring, saying Keir Starmer has made progress combating antisemitism
(JTA) — The United Kingdom’s Labour Party is no longer being monitored by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, as the public watchdog announced Wednesday that the party had taken sufficient measures to root out an antisemitism problem that plagued it for years under former leader Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn’s successor Keir Starmer hailed the announcement…
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Antakya’s remaining Jews transferred to Jewish nursing home in Istanbul
(JTA) — The remaining few Jews of Antakya have been transferred to Istanbul, where they are staying in a Jewish nursing home thanks to a collaboration between the Turkish Jewish community there, a Kazakh-Israeli billionaire and Israel’s fundraising organization Keren Hayesod. While there have been a variety of ways for survivors to leave Turkey in…
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Comedian Sarah Silverman hits the streets of Manhattan in search of Jewish allies
(New York Jewish Week) — Amid reports of rising antisemitism, comedian Sarah Silverman, who’s currently guest-hosting “The Daily Show,” took to the streets of Manhattan in search of Jewish allies — or “pro-Semitism,” as she calls it. In a charming spot, which aired on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” the Jewish funnywoman stands…
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Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over his anti-Palestinian activism
(JTA) – For days, students and police at Cleveland State University had been trying to figure out who stole a banner belonging to a campus Palestinian rights group. The banner, which belonged to the student group Palestinian Human Rights Organization, read “CSU Solidarity for Palestinian Rights” and was illustrated with an outline of Israel, the…
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As day school educators gather, focus is on investing in leadership and creativity
When Rabbi Adam Englander arrived at a recent national gathering in Denver of Jewish day school and yeshiva educators, he had a good sense of what conference sessions he wanted to attend and whom he wanted to meet. But it turns out that one of the most valuable benefits Englander experienced at the Prizmah educators…
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6 spectacular synagogues from a new book on Manhattan’s houses of worship
(New York Jewish Week) – In the mid 1990s, New York-based photographer Michael Horowitz wandered into the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a historic synagogue that is now dedicated to preserving the history of the Jewish Lower East Side. At the time, the synagogue was undergoing a massive, $20 million, 20-year restoration. Horowitz, who is Jewish but…
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Codex Sassoon, oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible, could fetch $50M at auction this spring
(JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the most expensive book or document ever sold. Written by a single Jewish scribe on 400 pages of parchment about 1,100 years ago, the Codex Sassoon is estimated to…
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New Israeli law strips citizenship from convicted terrorists who are paid by the Palestinian Authority
(JTA) — Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted overwhelmingly to strip citizenship from people who are convicted of terrorism and receive a stipend from the Palestinian Authority. The bill passed 94-10 on Wednesday, with opposition coming from some Arab lawmakers. The lopsided vote in favor of the measure stands in stark contrast to other more controversial…
