During the past week, Rep. Adam Schiff’s opponent falsely accused him of being related to George Soros, the Jewish Democratic mega-donor who is a constant target of right-wing criticism. In an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Schiff said the Soros meme fit into a pattern of bigotry condoned by the very top of the Republican party.…
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State Department plans to label 3 human rights groups as antisemitic
In an unusual move, the State Department is planning to formally identify three large international human rights organizations as antisemitic, citing…
Tech
TikTok becomes latest social network to crack down on antisemitism
Following the lead of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, the video platform TikTok announced that it is expanding the range of hate content that it will ban…
Israel
Right-wing takeover of top World Zionist Congress positions blocked
A coalition of Jewish groups including the likes of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith International has temporarily blocked a plan by Orthodox and right-wing…
Profile
Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet
This piece originally appeared in Alma. After over a year of immersing herself into the darkest depths of white supremacy on the internet, Talia Lavin…
U.S.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to get a statue in her native Brooklyn
The late Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is getting her own statue in her native Brooklyn. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo named the members…
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Art Green (still) believes Hasidic ideas are key to the Jewish future
Rabbi Art Green is a scholar of worldwide renown, the author of dozens of books, one of the world’s leading experts on Hasidic Judaism and perhaps the…
Politics
Poll finds American Jews set to vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden
Jewish voters are set to vote 75% to 22% for Joe Biden, according to a poll by the American Jewish Committee. The poll released Monday shows the…
California
Jewish Journal newspaper of Los Angeles ceases print edition
The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, the largest American Jewish weekly west of New York, has ceased print production as of its Oct. 16 issue and become an…