Antisemitism
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“This legislation is unhelpful virtue-signaling,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told JNS. “It does not serve the cause of peace in the Middle East.”
The work, which portrays Elisabeth Lederer, was owned by the Jewish art collector Leonard Lauder for 40 years.
If confirmed, the rabbi would become only the second Chassid to be approved by the Senate for a senior administration position.
At the 2025 Tribute Brunch sponsored by the Philadelphia and Delaware chapters of Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU), the theme was decidedly on revving up that engine.
Kenneth L. Marcus, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that it is “notable” that the Education Department has not said that it is winding down its office that probes alleged Jew-hatred.
The private school in Washington, D.C., has been accused of “pervasive and severe” Jew-hatred since Oct. 7.
“Republicans have to show up. Otherwise, you’re not going to get a vote,” Scott Presler told JNS.
Gerard Filitti, of the Lawfare Project, told JNS that the decision “does nothing to safeguard the students.”
“Violent, nihilistic, racist groups like these are an ongoing threat to the American people,” the U.S. attorney general stated.
Clift Seferlis, who also faces a $5.65 million fine, made “numerous threats” against Jewish institutions, per the Justice Department.
The president called the congresswoman “Marjorie Traitor Greene” and said, “I don’t think anybody cares about her.”
“Justice has been served for our clients’ family,” the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said.
