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Andrew Lapin is the Managing Editor for Local News at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Elon Musk delivers a salute at a Trump immigration rally. Inset: Musk's Holocaust joke post. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

by Andrew Lapin January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Adrien Brody is nominated for his performance as architect Laszlo Toth in "The Brutalist."
Posted inFilm

Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

by Andrew Lapin January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Left: Elon Musk's salute at an Inauguration Day rally (Screenshot). Right: ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, pictured in 2018 (Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

How did the ADL conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying.

by Andrew Lapin January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for Best Direction for Hacksaw Ridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7, 2016. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for AFI)
Posted inU.S.

Trump taps Mel Gibson, actor-director with record of antisemitism, as ‘special ambassador’ to Hollywood

by Andrew Lapin January 17, 2025January 17, 2025
Marco Rubio
Posted inPolitics

Rubio, in Israel-heavy confirmation hearing, says U.S. should revoke visas for Hamas supporters

by Andrew Lapin January 15, 2025January 15, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Pete Hegseth, in Senate hearing, blames Oct. 7 on U.S. leaving Afghanistan

by Andrew Lapin January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Peter and Zechariah Mehler, Jewish Milwaukee residents, freely admit to having torn down a pro-Palestinian mural depicting a Star of David turning into a swastika. (Courtesy)
Posted inU.S.

A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

by Andrew Lapin January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Major Jewish movies of 2024 included (clockwise from top left) "Between the Temples," "September 5," "A Complete Unknown," "The Brutalist" and "A Real Pain." (Photo illustration: Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
Posted inFilm

From ‘A Real Pain’ to ‘The Brutalist’ and beyond, Jewish movies were everywhere in 2024. What does it mean?

by Andrew Lapin December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Pro-Palestinian students at UCLA campus set up an encampment in support of Gaza, May 1, 2024. (Grace Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Department of Education resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 UC campuses and University of Cincinnati

by Andrew Lapin December 20, 2024December 20, 2024
limestone apartment blocks with red roofs on a sloping landscape
Posted inU.S.

Bucking Israel’s far right, several large American Jewish groups say they oppose resettling Gaza

by Andrew Lapin December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

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