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“To not mention Israel when discussing antisemitism is not only irresponsible, but dangerous,” tweeted the nonprofit watchdog StopAntisemitism.
The Orthodox Union group is partnering with two institutions of higher education on new programs.
The Chicago billionaire was a board member of J.P. Morgan Chase and part of one of the city’s longstanding, influential families.
A plea deal for a Jewish father and son is being said to be due to “Jewish money and influence,” Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council, told JNS.
Danny Schiff, a scholar at the Federation, addressed capital punishment, as the man convicted of killing 11 Pittsburgh Jews faces the death penalty.
Detroit’s Jewish and Hindu communities have developed “a warm relationship,” said JCRC/AJC head Rabbi Asher Lopatin.
When Quilen Blackwell first received an invitation from Israel’s Midwest consulate general, he thought it was spam.
Mike Burnett, aka Fat Mike, is apt to point out every Jewish-related artifact and musician featured.
“We are looking for ways to expand future data studies beyond that but face human as well as financial resource constraints,” a representative of Foggy Bottom’s diversity and inclusion office told JNS.
The two cited a video which the movement posted about “woke ideology” being at the center of a rise in antisemitism.
“It surpassed any single prior fundraising event for the museum,” the museum’s president and CEO told JNS.
Gabe Plotkin was previously a Hornets minority owner, and Rick Schnall is an Atlanta Hawks minority owner.
