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This baseball star’s life paralleled Jackie Robinson’s — this Jewish sportswriter wants to make sure he’s not forgotten
Every year since 2004, Major League Baseball has celebrated Jackie Robinson Day, which pays tribute to the life and legacy of the first African American ballplayer to break MLB’s color barrier. The event observes the anniversary of Robinson’s April 15, 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and mandates the wearing of Robinson’s retired uniform number...
Citing attack on Trump, Netanyahu demands crackdown on what he says is incitement by his opponents
(JTA) — Citing the attempt over the weekend on the life of Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering law enforcement to reveal what it knows about anti-right wing incitement. “We are witnessing a flood of explicit threats of murder and violence against the prime minister and members of his family, and against...
Argentina declares Hamas a terrorist organization, in move designed to show support for Israel
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has officially designated Hamas an “international terrorist organization,” in a show of support for Israel that extends President Javier Milei’s shift away from the country’s pro-Palestinian past. Milei’s office announced the move on Friday, citing Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the group’s links with Iran and a recent...
When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test
(JTA) — This Passover, Rabbi Michael Cahana urged his congregation to use the portion of the seder commemorating the bread of affliction to “call out the hunger of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.” Such a message “reflects the values of this congregation, of this community,” Cahana, who serves Congregation Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon, told the...
Trump shot: What ‘Reichstag fire’ means and why it’s trending
Soon after former President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the term “Reichstag fire” began trending on social media. Here’s what the Nazi-era term means and why people are talking about it. What does ‘Reichstag fire’ mean? Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor of Germany on Jan....
Ruth Westheimer — woman of valor, Lion of Judah and America’s most famous sexologist
Ruth Westheimer, who died July 12 at age 96, was called the Lion of Judah by New York City parks commissioner Henry Stern. The sexologist’s giggly roar was redolent of accents from her own life trajectory: German, Hebrew, Swiss, French, and finally American. Her eventual life and career triumphs were examples of what the French...
Trump and Rabin: Two assassination attempts with different outcomes
JERUSALEM — The rifle shots that rang out in Pennsylvania, nearly killing former President Donald Trump, echoed in Israel as well. In a country that is all too familiar with political violence and assassination, the failed attempt on the former president’s life was both a reminder and a warning. “If it had happened there would...
Prominent Jews react to Trump assassination attempt
After Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, Jewish leaders joined others around the world in condemning the shooting and all acts of political violence. Officials said that Trump suffered only a minor injury, while the district attorney of Butler County, where the attack occurred, reported that at least...
Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96
(JTA) — Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive Holocaust survivor and Israeli military veteran who charmed and educated millions of listeners as the taboo-breaking radio sex therapist “Dr. Ruth,” died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Her program, “Sexually Speaking,’” which launched in 1980 on the now defunct WYNY-FM, broke broadcasting taboos about...
The Democratic Socialists of America rebuked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Zionism — and proved their own irrelevance
The Democratic Socialists of America’s decision to withdraw their conditional endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a near-perfect illustration of how left-oriented political and cultural organizations are using anti-Zionist litmus tests in order to ensure their irrelevance to real-life politics in America. Ironically, that irrelevance extends perhaps most profoundly to the issues leftists profess to care...
The IDF’s first investigation into Oct. 7 should be a death knell for Israel’s government
The first Israel Defense Forces probe into the events of Oct. 7 reveals a failure so mind-numbingly total that it is hard to believe that Israel’s leadership can survive another day. They certainly cannot be trusted to helm the country for another minute. Kibbutz Be’eri, an idyllic community in southern Israel, experienced some of the...
A Jewish preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics
(JTA) — This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello! The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner, which means it’s time for everyone’s favorite game (or text from their parents): “Is _______ Jewish?” Here at JTA, we’ve got the Jewish sports answers you need. So...
St. Louis’ only kosher deli closes after 60 years — and a lawsuit involving $150,000 in unpaid bills
(JTA) — ST. LOUIS, Missouri — This city’s only free-standing, full-service kosher deli and grocery has shut down as of last week, after its supplier sued over an alleged $150,000 in unpaid bills. Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli opened in 1963 and was beloved as one of St. Louis’ few Jewish delis, kosher or non-....
Orthodox NYPD recruit to receive top award at police graduation
NYPD recruit Allan Pearlman was running laps in the gym in May during his training to become a police officer when he heard a loud thud behind him. Pearlman, a Modern Orthodox Jew from Staten Island, turned around and saw one of his classmates lying on the ground, immobile. Pearlman’s training as an EMT kicked...
3 Jewish organizations alarmed by GOP’s mass deportation plan
(JTA) — MILWAUKEE — Three Jewish organizations dealing with immigration and community relations said they were alarmed by the Republican Party’s plans to launch mass deportations, saying they are steeped in a racist conspiracy theory that at times has veered into antisemitism. The Republican platform, published this week, pledges to “carry out the largest deportation operation...
I’m grateful Columbia deans were disciplined for their antisemitic texts, but it’s far from enough
Over the last few months, it’s felt like my alma mater Columbia has generated more scandals than degrees. Its latest: “Textgate,” in which administrators entrusted with protecting students’ well-being were caught exchanging texts filled with antisemitic tropes, quite literally during a hearing about campus antisemitism. [A current Forward intern and Columbia student, Rebecca Massel, was...
Which Jewish Democrats are standing by Biden, and which are waffling?
While Democrats express concerns about President Joe Biden’s ability to beat Donald Trump following his disastrous debate performance, only one Jewish politician has explicitly called for the president to withdraw as the nominee. Illinois Congressman Brad Schneider argued for Biden to step down for the sake of democracy. “I fear if he fails to make...
What happens when pro-Palestinian symbols become fast fashion?
It’s hard to deny the fact that the pro-Palestinian movement is, at this point, cool — at least in certain social circles. Sure, there’s the pressure to say the right things on college campuses or repost things on social media. But the ubiquity of “Free Palestine” merchandise really makes it clear that the movement is,...
When anti-Zionists take over your Hebrew school
The “Dear ancestors” letter that Carolyn Weiss found in her daughter’s Hebrew school folder had all the hallmarks of a fifth grader’s writing assignment: a few spelling mistakes and misplaced capital letters, exclamation points and smiley faces, plus an allegory about a kid whose parents won’t let her get a puppy. “I understand that you...
I’m a recent Jewish grad from a university the ADL deems to be ‘failing’ at campus antisemitism. Their ‘grade’ is misleading
“Ahead of the Pack.” “Better than Most.” “Corrections Needed.” “Deficient Approach.” “Failing.” These are the five evaluative categories that the Anti-Defamation League assigned to 85 American universities measuring campus antisemitism. According to their Campus Antisemitism Report Card and its recent update issued in mid-June, we, the Jewish students of America, attend colleges who cannot pass...
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