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Rabbi Niederman had a message for the non-Haredi Jews who form the vast majority of New York’s incredibly diverse Jewish community. “Don’t think that because you don’t have a kippa and you don’t dress like the Hasidim that you are safe”

TABLET MAG Jewish Blood on the Streets of Jersey City by Armin Rosen December 12, 2019 …Still, some of the locals who gathered around the crime scene on Wednesday had a slightly different view of things. “This neighborhood is not … Continue reading

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“If you are against federal action to stop anti-Semitic discrimination on college campuses just because Trump is doing it, then you’re the one with the problem”

NEW YORK TIMES President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students by Jared Kushner Dec. 11, 2019 On Wednesday, the president will sign an executive order to combat the rise of anti-Semitism on American college campuses. As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, … Continue reading

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German owners of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret a Manger, Dr Pepper, Panera Bread among others initiate program to support Holocaust survivors

ASSOCIATED PRESS Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors by David Rising December 12, 2019 One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors … Continue reading

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Corrupt and mismanaged UNRWA–the only UN agency that exists solely to manage one group of “refugees”–has been renewed

REUTERS In face of U.S. opposition, U.N. renews agency helping Palestinian refugees Michelle Nichols December 13, 2019 The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid … Continue reading

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“In 2019, two in every three religious or racially motivated assaults in the New York City area were on Jews”

SPECTATOR USA Trump’s ‘Jew shenanigans’ by Domenic Green December 12, 2019 …In Europe, the majority of assaults upon Jewish people or schools or synagogues seem to be committed by Muslim immigrants. In the United States, and in the New York … Continue reading

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The Illinois financial crisis: “Outside of unfunded state employee pension obligations, no other challenge facing legislators poses a greater threat to the state’s long-term prosperity”

CRAINS The other financial storm threatening to capsize Illinois’ economy by Joe Cahill December 10, 2019 We’ll soon find out if Illinois lawmakers are serious about easing the state’s unsustainable property tax burden. As you may know, Illinois has the … Continue reading

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“Kosher store opened by Leah Mindel Ferencz, who was killed in attack, and her husband, was a foundation stone of new community of Hasidic Jews escaping Brooklyn’s high prices”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Orthodox Jews tried to build a home in Jersey City, the shooting won’t end it by Ben Sales and Laura E. Adkins December 11, 2019 Every Friday afternoon, Leah Mindel Ferencz would cook hot kugel and cholent … Continue reading

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“How could a speech that centered on advocating support for Israel and opposition to anti-Semitism, and in particular, the BDS movement, be considered anti-Semitic incitement?”

JERUSALEM POST Donald Trump to IAC: Some American Jews ‘Don’t love Israel enough’ by Omri Nahmias, Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman December 8, 2019 Some American Jews “don’t love Israel enough,” US President Donald Trump said to a crowd of around 4,000 people … Continue reading

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Executive order to protects Jewish students “will effectively interpret Judaism as a race or nationality, not just a religion” but J Street opposes it

WASHINGTON POST Trump’s expected executive order on campus anti-Semitism draws praise and concern by Laura Meckler, Julie Zauzmer and Ashley Parker December 11, 2019 President Trump plans to sign an executive order Wednesday that defines the Jewish people as a … Continue reading

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“The global surge in Jew-hatred barely registers in the West”

NEW YORK TIMES Inconvenient Murders by Bari Weiss December 5, 2019 Two years ago, a 27-year-old man named Kobili Traoré walked into the Paris apartment of a 65-year-old kindergarten teacher named Sarah Halimi. Mr. Traoré beat Ms. Halimi and stabbed … Continue reading

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