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It's never too early to learn some Yiddish words for witchcraft.
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's never too early to learn some Yiddish words for witchcraft.
Happy Challahween, everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy Challahween, everyone!
The training video includes these images it describes as modern examples of antisemitism.
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The training video includes these images it describes as modern examples of antisemitism.
The video says quotes from ‘anti-Israel activists’ and David Duke of the KKK are ‘the same.’
Orange quotes are from activists and purple are from David Duke.
Orange quotes are from activists and purple are from David Duke.
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The video says quotes from ‘anti-Israel activists’ and David Duke of the KKK are ‘the same.’
Orange quotes are from activists and purple are from David Duke.
Orange quotes are from activists and purple are from David Duke.
Early on, the narrator states that “the Jewish people are from the land of Israel,” describing it as historically larger than the modern state of Israel and extending into present-day Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Early on, the narrator states that “the Jewish people are from the land of Israel,” describing it as historically larger than the modern state of Israel and extending into present-day Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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As small-town synagogues vanish quietly across the Rust Belt, cattle farmer Nik Jakobs offers a different kind of eulogy; not just remembrance, but reinvention — as he transforms a 100 year old Pennsylvania synagogue into a new congregation in rural Illinois.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As small-town synagogues vanish quietly across the Rust Belt, cattle farmer Nik Jakobs offers a different kind of eulogy; not just remembrance, but reinvention — as he transforms a 100 year old Pennsylvania synagogue into a new congregation in rural Illinois.
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The Forward is seeking the next editor-in-chief to lead our 128 year-old Jewish newsroom into its next chapter.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Forward is seeking the next editor-in-chief to lead our 128 year-old Jewish newsroom into its next chapter.
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"American Jews are now watching Israel become a pariah state in real time," writes @newisraelfund.bsky.social CEO Daniel Sokatch in a new opinion, and they can "no longer afford to look away or defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door."
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May 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"American Jews are now watching Israel become a pariah state in real time," writes @newisraelfund.bsky.social CEO Daniel Sokatch in a new opinion, and they can "no longer afford to look away or defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door."
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Our newly relaunched "Antisemitism Decoded" newsletter, hosted by @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social, is your guide to help separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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"The best thing we can do today to stand up for the values of Israeli democracy and for the values of New York City is to shun Itamar Ben-Gvir," NYC comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social said Thursday at a protest against Ben-Gvir's visit.
April 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"The best thing we can do today to stand up for the values of Israeli democracy and for the values of New York City is to shun Itamar Ben-Gvir," NYC comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social said Thursday at a protest against Ben-Gvir's visit.
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Have you ever directed or played Jamie in a production of "The Last Five Years"? It doesn't matter the size of the production.
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March 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Journalism callout! 📣
Have you ever directed or played Jamie in a production of "The Last Five Years"? It doesn't matter the size of the production.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Fox spoke to @jonlewis27.bsky.social, an extremism researcher at The George Washington University, about the memeification of the Sieg Heil and how right-wing figures are — and have been — using humor and irony to excuse racist or antisemitic statements.
🎥 Part 2:
🎥 Part 2:
February 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fox spoke to @jonlewis27.bsky.social, an extremism researcher at The George Washington University, about the memeification of the Sieg Heil and how right-wing figures are — and have been — using humor and irony to excuse racist or antisemitic statements.
🎥 Part 2:
🎥 Part 2:
When Elon Musk threw up his hand in a speech on Trump’s inauguration day, a meme was born — and there have been at least three instances of public Sieg Heil salutes in the month since.
NEW video from @miraefox.bsky.social:
NEW video from @miraefox.bsky.social:
February 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When Elon Musk threw up his hand in a speech on Trump’s inauguration day, a meme was born — and there have been at least three instances of public Sieg Heil salutes in the month since.
NEW video from @miraefox.bsky.social:
NEW video from @miraefox.bsky.social:
He is obsessed with the power of liberal philanthropist George Soros and the Anti-Defamation League, but one of his top advisers is Jewish and he has met several times with the Israeli prime minister.
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
He is obsessed with the power of liberal philanthropist George Soros and the Anti-Defamation League, but one of his top advisers is Jewish and he has met several times with the Israeli prime minister.
As Musk, the world’s richest man, seeks to reshape the federal government with Trump’s backing, each side musters evidence: Musk has shared memes on social media featuring Nazi soldiers and connected to white supremacy, but also made a pilgrimage to Auschwitz.
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As Musk, the world’s richest man, seeks to reshape the federal government with Trump’s backing, each side musters evidence: Musk has shared memes on social media featuring Nazi soldiers and connected to white supremacy, but also made a pilgrimage to Auschwitz.
When Elon Musk raised his arm in what many considered a Nazi salute during an inauguration rally for President Donald Trump, the moment became a Rorschach test for Jews.
🎥 Courtesy of @theguardian.com
🎥 Courtesy of @theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
When Elon Musk raised his arm in what many considered a Nazi salute during an inauguration rally for President Donald Trump, the moment became a Rorschach test for Jews.
🎥 Courtesy of @theguardian.com
🎥 Courtesy of @theguardian.com
President-elect Donald Trump issued an ultimatum via Truth Social on Monday to Hamas to release the Israeli hostages in Gaza before he takes office or face severe consequences.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:32 PM
President-elect Donald Trump issued an ultimatum via Truth Social on Monday to Hamas to release the Israeli hostages in Gaza before he takes office or face severe consequences.
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