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TikTok

Rabbi Shimshon Izakson at a Jewish center in Chisinau. (Photo/JTA-Jewish Community of Moldova)
Posted inWorld

A TikTok rabbi helps Jewish Ukrainian refugees feel comfortable in Moldova shelters

by Jacob Judah and JTA April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Miriam Anzovin has captured widespread attention for her irreverent TikTok Talmud commentaries. (Screenshot)
Posted inOpinion

Raunchy, sarcastic TikTok Talmud commentary isn’t profane. It’s Torah.

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman and JTA January 31, 2022February 2, 2022
Logo of the social network application TikTok on the screen of a phone. (Photo/JTA-Martin Bureau-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTech

TikTok adds new features to dispel Holocaust misinformation

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 28, 2022
The comment section of Melinda Strauss' TikTok account filled up with antisemitic remarks after she posted a video of her nephew Izzy putting on a set of tefillin. (Screenshot/TikTok; Graphic/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inFirst Person

My teenage son wasn’t surprised when antisemites attacked him on TikTok. That makes me angry.

Jessica Russak-Hoffman by Jessica Russak-Hoffman and JTA November 19, 2021
Logo of the social network application TikTok on the screen of a phone. (Photo/JTA-Martin Bureau-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTech

Antisemitic and anti-Muslim content is flourishing on TikTok, report finds

by Alejandra Molina and RNS August 30, 2021
Employees work in a Facebook unit focused on the fight against misinformation and manipulation in Menlo Park in 2018. (Photo/JTA-Noah Berger-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTech

Social media companies say they ban Holocaust denial. Are they also blocking education?

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA June 30, 2021
George Lee (left) learns about antisemitism and teshuvah from Shekhiynah Larks (right). (Screenshot/TikTok)
Posted inNews

TikTok user who ‘liked’ antisemitic video gets a lesson in atonement 

by Gabriel Greschler February 4, 2021
Tobin Mitnick really loves trees, and wants you to, too. (Photo/Courtesy Mitnick)
Posted inComedy, Culture, Religion, Holidays, Tu Bishvat, Jewish Life

Q&A: TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu B’Shevat very, very seriously

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Logo of the social network application TikTok on the screen of a phone. (Photo/JTA-Martin Bureau-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTech

TikTok joins other social media in cracking down on antisemitism ahead of the election

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 22, 2020

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