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In reversal, Arkansas pays Jewish doctor who rebuffed pledge not to boycott Israel

JTA – The state of Arkansas has paid $500 it had promised to a Jewish doctor, after withholding the payment for months because of the doctor’s...

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Florida mom who sought to ban Amanda Gorman poem sorry for ‘Protocols’ Facebook post

JTA — Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access to an Amanda Gorman poem, she was posting antisemitic memes on...

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US mayor apologizes for saying trash collectors ‘not trying to Jew anybody’

JTA — The mayor of a Missouri town has apologized for saying a local trash company is “not trying to Jew anybody” at a recent public meeting,...

19.05.2023 30

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Florida rejects Holocaust textbooks for falling afoul of ‘woke’ education ban

JTA — Florida’s state Education Department rejected two new Holocaust-focused textbooks for classroom use while forcing at least one other...

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In ‘Oppenheimer’ trailer, the atomic bomb is born

JTA – “Oppenheimer,” the hotly anticipated Christopher Nolan biopic about the Jewish nuclear physicist who developed the atomic bomb, will...

11.05.2023 90

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Arkansas Jewish doctor denied payment over failure to promise not to boycott Israel

JTA – The state of Arkansas is refusing to pay a Jewish doctor for a talk he delivered at a public university because he declined to promise not to...

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Flood of Tony nominations caps big year for Jewish Broadway

JTA — Shows about the Holocaust and a notorious American antisemitic incident picked up several Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, as...

03.05.2023 90

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Noam Chomsky, Ehud Barak among names on Jeffrey Epstein’s newly uncovered calendar

JTA — The pioneering linguist and left-wing activist Noam Chomsky, the longtime Bard College president Leon Botstein, the filmmaker Woody Allen, and...

02.05.2023 90

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A Florida sheriff is on the warpath against neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’ who want him dead

JTA — After hate groups in his county on Florida’s East Coast projected antisemitic messages onto the Daytona International Speedway, the local...

01.05.2023 90

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Florida man arrested for attacking Cape Coral Chabad center in March

JTA – Police have arrested a man, who allegedly espoused conspiracy theories about Jews, in connection with a March attack on a Chabad center in...

27.04.2023 90

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Massachusetts woman indicted for leaving swastikas at Jewish lawyer’s home

JTA — A Boston-area woman has been arrested and charged with leaving a series of paper swastikas outside the house of a Jewish lawyer who is...

25.04.2023 90

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ADL hails Fox News for long-sought ouster of Tucker Carlson

JTA — In a move that shocked many, Fox News announced on Monday that it had “parted ways” with Tucker Carlson, the network’s most-watched...

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Tagged day before Yom Hashoah, Seattle temple keeps anti-Israel graffiti as message

JTA— A Seattle congregation that was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti the day before Holocaust Remembrance Day left up the message for more than...

21.04.2023 90

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Amid overhaul debate, US Jews’ plans for Israel’s 75th birthday get complicated

JTA — Like many synagogues have done over time, Congregation Kol Ami in Seattle is partnering with local Israelis to celebrate Israel’s birthday...

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GWU faces US federal probe after clearing professor accused of antisemitism

JTA — Little more than a week after it dismissed allegations of antisemitism against one of its professors, George Washington University will face a...

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Florida high school removes graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary

JTA — A public high school in Florida has removed an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary from its library. It is the second known...

06.04.2023 90

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GWU clears professor of antisemitism charges brought by pro-Israel group

JTA — George Washington University has cleared a professor of allegations from a federal civil rights complaint that she discriminated against...

28.03.2023 90

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Florida bill attacking critical theory in higher education has Jewish profs worried

JTA — The University of Florida has more Jewish students than any other public college in the United States — and earlier this month, one of them...

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Connecticut College head to quit over planned event golf club with antisemitic past

JTA — The president of Connecticut College has announced she will step down at the end of the semester, following weeks of student protests...

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Michigan GOP tweet compares gun control to the Holocaust

(JTA) — The official Twitter account of Michigan’s Republican Party posted an image comparing gun control to the Holocaust on Wednesday. Then,...

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Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to rein in neo-Nazis

JTA — Responding to a recent rise in neo-Nazi activity, a Jewish lawmaker in Florida is trying to outlaw displays of “religious or ethnic...

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Jodi Picoult’s Holocaust novel removed as Florida school district purges libraries

JTA — A Holocaust-themed novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult was among dozens of books removed from a South Florida school district library’s...

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Spielberg’s personal movie ‘Fabelmans’ flops at the Oscars, despite seven nominations

JTA – With seven nominations for his most personal film ever, this could have been Steven Spielberg’s biggest year at the Academy Awards. But the...

13.03.2023 90

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Students revolt after US college president plans talk at club with antisemitic past

JTA — When students at Connecticut College learned that their president had been planning to attend a fundraiser at a historically racist and...

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American rabbis, contending with new Israeli government, weigh different approaches

JTA — Rabbi Sharon Brous began a sermon at her Los Angeles synagogue last month with a content warning. “I have to say some things today that I...

03.03.2023 90

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FBI arrests Michigan man who plotted to kill Jewish elected officials in state

JTA – The FBI coordinated with local authorities in mid-February to arrest a heavily armed man who had threatened on social media to kill all Jewish...

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Cleveland-area rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex

JTA – A Cleveland-area rabbi was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for soliciting underage sex, capping a sad and shocking saga for the...

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Miami school forfeits soccer semifinal after brawl with Jewish team

JTA – A Catholic high school in Miami forfeited its semifinal game in a state soccer tournament over the weekend, days after players fought in an...

22.02.2023 100

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US soccer brawl involving Jewish school said 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...

17.02.2023 100

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Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over 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...

17.02.2023 100

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Israeli filmmakers nab awards for movies portraying Palestinians’ lives

JTA — Years ago, the Israeli filmmaker Orit Fouks Rotem took a class led by director Eran Kolirin, best known as the maker of “The Band’s...

11.02.2023 100

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Raised Jewish, Michigan GOP leadership candidate now says she’s a Messianic Jew

JTA – A US candidate for chair of the Michigan Republican Party who faced criticism after inviting a Messianic “rabbi” to offer a prayer for the...

09.02.2023 100

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US university that fired teacher who reported antisemitism settles with him for $1m

JTA — A university in Oregon that fired a Jewish professor after he reported several incidents, including purported antisemitic remarks made by the...

07.02.2023 100

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US federal jury says Ohio magistrate was fired for being Jewish

JTA — An Ohio woman who alleged six years ago that she had been fired because she was an observant Jew has won $1.1 million in damages after a...

07.02.2023 100

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SF Bay Area Jews battle on billboards over branding of anti-Zionism

JTA — Within two weeks, a series of Bay Area billboards equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism were targeted by activists. In the first incident,...

03.02.2023 90

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Researchers unmask Ohio-based neo-Nazi homeschooling network

JTA — Ohio’s department of education is investigating a homeschooling network that claims public schools are run by “Zionist scum,” teaches...

31.01.2023 100

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Citing exclusion, Jewish faculty boycott Virginia university Holocaust commemoration

JTA — An event that took place at a Virginia university Thursday night to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day was scheduled to feature...

29.01.2023 100

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Philadelphia high school librarian ordered to remove poster with Elie Wiesel quote

JTA — A quote by the Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was briefly removed from the walls of a Philadelphia-area high...

29.01.2023 100

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George Santos, congressman who lied about Jewish heritage, once praised Hitler

JTA — US House Representative George Santos, the Long Island Republican whose history of lies about his past included that he was a Jewish...

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Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ earns 7 Oscar nods, WWII epic with anti-Nazi past gets 9

JTA – “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama about his Jewish upbringing, had an expected strong haul of Oscar...

24.01.2023 90

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New dean at Michigan school resigns over antisemitic death threat

JTA — A newly hired dean of students for a Michigan middle school resigned after only nine school days on the job after receiving an anonymous...

21.01.2023 100

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George Washington University probing alleged antisemitic harassment by professor

JTA — George Washington University says it has opened an investigation into whether a psychology professor displayed antisemitic behavior in her...

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Hitler is alive, in hiding in final season of ‘Hunters,’ where Jews kill Nazis

(JTA) – When Amazon Prime released the first season of “Hunters” in 2020, it advertised its Nazi-hunting TV show as “Inspired By True...

14.01.2023 90

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A new translation of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores much of his Jewish musings

JTA — Franz Kafka was a devotee of Yiddish theater, fell in love with his Hebrew teacher and once encountered the owner of a brothel he frequented...

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In new film, Jonah Hill finds love with Farrakhan follower’s daughter

JTA — Were Jews the “OG slaves”? Can American slavery be compared to the Holocaust? And who gets the last word on Louis Farrakhan? These...

06.01.2023 90

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2022 was a big year for US Jews in the arts. Here’s what happened on screen, stage

JTA — Once more for the record, Dave Chappelle: Jews don’t actually run Hollywood. But anyone paying attention to pop culture in 2022 saw a lot of...

31.12.2022 90

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As Trevor Noah exits ‘The Daily Show,’ Jewish guest hosts lined up

JTA — As “The Daily Show” looks ahead to a future without host Trevor Noah, at least three Jewish comedians are waiting to take his place — at...

21.12.2022 90

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Boebert needles fellow GOP member Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘Jewish space lasers’

JTA — US Representative Lauren Boebert is aligned with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on many issues. Both are right-wing Republican members...

21.12.2022 100

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US government opens antisemitism probe after ‘Jew-free zones’ alleged at UC Berkeley

JTA – For months, prominent pro-Israel and right-wing US groups have pushed the narrative that the University of California-Berkeley’s law school...

15.12.2022 90

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US school that banned Anne Frank book hosts Messianic ‘rabbi’ charged with sex crime

JTA — On Monday, the board of Keller Independent School District in Texas introduced its evening prayer leader as “Rabbi Griffin.” A man wearing...

14.12.2022 100

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