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Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt is the columns editor and editor of the JNS Wire.

“We are using all available avenues from high in the sky billboards to Instagram and everything in between,” said Elizabeth Abrams, assistant vice president of communications for JUF.
The leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang.
An online rally urged people to share images on social media decrying anti-Semitism and to contact their elected officials—from their local mayor to their senator—and ask them to take a stand on the wave of Jew-hatred that has swept America and the world.
The 51-page booklet discusses “Palestine” and “colonization” by Israel, includes suggested reading materials and promotes BDS.
“We are living in very crazy times,” said Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus, director of Chabad of South Broward, Fla.
“We have a message for all you anti-Semites out there: We are a people of righteousness, we are a nation of peace,” Rabbi Elie Mischel of Suburban Torah Synagogue in New Jersey.
Condemnation came swiftly from local politicians and Jewish groups. It was one of several area incidents that have occurred in recent days that appeared to be targeting Jews.
The announcement is tied to legislation “ … to stop public bodies from imposing their own approach or views about international relations, through preventing boycott, divestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries.”
“I stand against apartheid because I believe that all people deserve to live under equal rights, regardless of ethnicity or religion,” said Phara Souffrant Forrest.
Rabbi Josh Weinberg: “Israel does not want to enter Gaza, nor does it want to punish innocent Palestinians. It does, however, have an obligation to protect its citizens and must eradicate the sources of rocket fire from deep within the most densely populated area in the world.”
The current study of 4,700 Jews nationwide shows a community that is increasingly multi-ethnic and not necessarily affiliated with any denomination or religion, yet one that still maintains an important connection to Israel.
According to Rabbi A. D. Motzen, Agudath Israel of America’s national director of state relations, “Indiana is just one of many states advancing educational choice during this legislative session.”