Tag Archives: Jews and Judaism

The New York Times 6:00 am on January 23, 2022
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After Colleyville, What Does Hope Look Like for Jewish Parents?

Finding hope in the darkness of cancer, Covid and Colleyville.

#anti-semitism, #cancer, #colleyville-tex, #facebook-inc, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #parenting, #synagogues

The New York Times 2:46 pm on January 22, 2022
Tags: , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, , Holston United Methodist Home For Children Inc, Jews and Judaism, , Rutan-Ram, Elizabeth, Rutan-Ram, Gabriel, ,   

Tennessee Couple Says Adoption Agency Turned Them Away for Being Jewish

Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram are plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming that state funding of a child-placing agency that discriminates based on religion is unconstitutional.

#adoptions, #americans-united-for-separation-of-church-and-state, #discrimination, #holston-united-methodist-home-for-children-inc, #jews-and-judaism, #religion-state-relations, #rutan-ram-elizabeth, #rutan-ram-gabriel, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #tennessee

The New York Times 12:16 am on January 22, 2022
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As F.B.I. Breached Texas Synagogue, Hostages Were Dashing for Exit

The federal agency said it was unaware that three hostages were already escaping the temple as an elite rescue team entered from different sides, killing the attacker.

#akram-malik-faisal, #anti-defamation-league, #colleyville-tex, #congregation-beth-israel-colleyville-tex, #cytron-walker-charlie, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #hate-crimes, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #siddiqui-aafia, #synagogues, #terrorism

The New York Times 1:22 pm on January 21, 2022
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What an Antisemite’s Fantasy Says About Jewish Reality

Why America can’t ignore the continual threat against Jews. 

#hate-crimes, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #race-and-ethnicity, #synagogues, #terrorism, #texas

The New York Times 10:53 pm on January 20, 2022
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F.B.I. Director Calls Texas Synagogue Attack an Act of Antisemitism

Christopher A. Wray said the hostage taker targeted the Jewish community, contrary to the agency’s initial statement.

#akram-malik-faisal, #anti-defamation-league, #central-synagogue-of-new-york, #congregation-beth-israel-colleyville-tex, #cytron-walker-charlie, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #fort-worth-tex, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #rabbis, #siddiqui-aafia, #synagogues, #terrorism

The New York Times 7:59 pm on January 20, 2022
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80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the ‘Final Solution.’ It Took 90 Minutes.

As Germany observes the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, witnesses of the Nazi era are dying and antisemitism is resurgent in Europe and the United States.

#auschwitz-concentration-camp, #berlin-germany, #concentration-camps, #eichmann-adolf, #goebbels-joseph, #hitler-adolf, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #lipstadt-deborah-e, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #politics-and-government, #wannsee-conference, #war-crimes-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 7:31 pm on January 18, 2022
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Scholars Doubt New Theory on Anne Frank’s Betrayal

A new book that names a Jewish notary as a suspect made headlines. Now that World War II and Holocaust experts have had time to review its claims, many doubt the methods and conclusion.

#books-and-literature, #frank-anne, #frank-anne-house, #frank-otto, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #horn-dara, #jews-and-judaism, #sullivan-rosemary-1947, #van-twisk-pieter, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 5:33 pm on January 18, 2022
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The Attack at a Synagogue in Texas

Reaction to the hostage siege in Colleyville, Texas. Also: Glass barriers in the subway; the Bronx fire; Democrats’ task; vote counting and the V.P.

#bronx-nyc, #congregation-beth-israel-colleyville-tex, #cytron-walker-charlie, #deaths-fatalities, #democratic-party, #fires-and-firefighters, #harris-kamala-d, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #morris-mary-1947, #new-york-city, #subways

The New York Times 7:29 pm on January 17, 2022
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Texas Rabbi Recounts Dramatic Escape From Synagogue

As a gunman ranted, the hostages whispered instructions and edged closer to the door. The rabbi credited security training for their safe exit.

#akram-malik-faisal, #colleyville-tex, #congregation-beth-israel-colleyville-tex, #cytron-walker-charlie, #deaths-fatalities, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #rabbis, #synagogues, #terrorism

The New York Times 4:41 pm on January 17, 2022
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Officials Investigating Synagogue Attacker’s Link to 2010 Terror Case

Aafia Siddiqui has spent almost 12 years in a U.S. federal prison after being convicted of trying to kill American soldiers and plotting to blow up the Statue of Liberty.

#akram-malik-faisal, #congregation-beth-israel-colleyville-tex, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #pakistan, #siddiqui-aafia, #statue-of-liberty, #synagogues, #terrorism, #texas

The New York Times 4:21 am on January 17, 2022
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11 Hours of Fear, Negotiation and Finally, Relief

The F.B.I. identified Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, as the man who took hostages in a Texas synagogue on Saturday. He was killed during the rescue operation.

#akram-malik-faisal, #colleyville-tex, #dallas-tex, #deaths-fatalities, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #homeland-security-department, #jews-and-judaism, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #rabbis, #synagogues

The New York Times 9:11 pm on January 15, 2022
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SWAT Team Responds to a Synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

A man could be heard shouting on a livestream from Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. F.B.I. crisis negotiators and heavily armed police have converged on the building.

#colleyville-tex, #jews-and-judaism, #synagogues, #threats-and-threatening-messages

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 12, 2022
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A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Survival Amid Mounting Horrors

In “Mala’s Cat,” Mala Kacenberg describes her time hiding out in the forest during World War II after losing her family.

#books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #germany, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #kacenberg-mala, #poland, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 11:46 pm on January 5, 2022
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Rabbi Shot in Synagogue Attack Is Sentenced to Prison in Fraud Schemes

Yisroel Goldstein, who was wounded in the deadly 2019 attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue, north of San Diego, was sentenced to 14 months in fraud schemes in which, prosecutors say, he received more than $500,000.

#chabad-of-poway-poway-calif-synagogue, #chabad-of-poway-synagogue-shooting-2019, #earnest-john-t, #frauds-and-swindling, #goldstein-yisroel, #jews-and-judaism, #justice-department, #synagogues, #tax-evasion

The New York Times 2:00 pm on January 4, 2022
Tags: Jews and Judaism, , Museum of Pop Culture, , Nimoy, Adam (1956- ), Nimoy, Leonard, Roddenberry, Gene, Skirball Cultural Center, ,   

To Boldly Explore the Jewish Roots of ‘Star Trek’

An exhibition at a Jewish cultural center has plenty of artifacts to delight Trekkies — but it also notes the Jewish origins of the Vulcan salute.

#jews-and-judaism, #los-angeles-calif, #museum-of-pop-culture, #museums, #nimoy-adam-1956, #nimoy-leonard, #roddenberry-gene, #skirball-cultural-center, #star-trek-tv-program, #television

The New York Times 8:46 pm on January 3, 2022
Tags: Bonham Carter, Helena, , , , Jews and Judaism, Kurtz, Glenn, Nasielsk (Poland), , Stigter, Bianca, , Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film (Book), Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Movie),   

‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’ Looks at Jewish Life Before Nazi Invasion

A documentary based on a home movie shot by an American in 1938 provides a look at the vibrancy of a Jewish community in Europe just before the Holocaust.

#bonham-carter-helena, #books-and-literature, #documentary-films-and-programs, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #kurtz-glenn, #nasielsk-poland, #poland, #stigter-bianca, #sundance-film-festival-park-city-utah, #three-minutes-in-poland-discovering-a-lost-world-in-a-1938-family-film-book, #three-minutes-a-lengthening-movie, #united-states-holocaust-memorial-museum

The New York Times 12:34 am on January 1, 2022
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Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal

With a touch of chutzpah and “a little help from God,” Braulio Rocha, a Roman Catholic Portuguese immigrant, traded in his mop for a camera.

#canada, #content-type-personal-profile, #immigration-and-emigration, #jews-and-judaism, #montreal-quebec, #photography, #rocha-braulio, #synagogues

The New York Times 5:29 am on December 31, 2021
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A Hare and an Inheritance, Once Hidden, at the Jewish Museum

Lovers of Edmund de Waal’s book can get close to that netsuke in a compelling show of objects that endured across a century of violence, discrimination and dispossession.

#art, #arts-and-antiquities-looting, #culture-arts, #de-waal-edmund, #diller-scofidiorenfro, #diller-elizabeth, #jewish-museum-manhattan-ny, #jewish-museum-vienna, #jews-and-judaism, #manhattan-nyc, #morisot-berthe, #museums, #paris-france, #politics-and-government, #vienna-austria

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 29, 2021
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New Yorkers and the Sacred Spaces in Their Homes

Hundreds of thousands of people in the city have set aside a part of their homes to pray, meditate or give thanks for another day.

#buddhism, #jews-and-judaism, #muslims-and-islam, #new-york-city, #prayers-and-prayer-books, #religion-and-belief, #sikhs-and-sikhism, #voodoo

The New York Times 1:25 pm on December 17, 2021
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How a World War II Bomber Pilot Became ‘the King of Artificial Trees’

Si Spiegel, a bomber pilot, can claim a dual legacy: as a war hero and as a father of the artificial tree.

#christmas-trees, #content-type-personal-profile, #england, #germany, #greenwich-village-manhattan-ny, #jews-and-judaism, #roosevelt-field, #united-states-army, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 6, 2021
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How Will N.Y. Religious Schools Respond to a Vaccine Mandate?

Mayor Bill de Blasio set a vaccine mandate for religious and private schools. Jewish and Catholic leaders are frustrated, and some have predicted legal challenges.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #de-blasio-bill, #freedom-of-religion, #jews-and-judaism, #law-and-legislation, #new-york-city, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 3, 2021
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A Synagogue Feud Spills Into Public View: ‘Only Room for One Rabbi’

Rabbi Arthur Schneier abruptly fired Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt from Park East Synagogue, and long-simmering tensions publicly exploded in a way rabbinic rivalries rarely do.

#appeal-of-conscience-foundation, #hampton-synagogue, #jews-and-judaism, #new-york-state, #orthodox-judaism, #park-east-synagogue, #rabbis, #synagogues

The New York Times 9:10 pm on December 2, 2021
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New York City Sets Vaccine Mandate for Religious and Private School Workers

The directive, which affects 56,000 employees, may face opposition at yeshivas, because of resistance to coronavirus vaccines among some Orthodox Jews.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #de-blasio-bill, #education-k-12, #jews-and-judaism, #new-york-city, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 7:49 pm on December 1, 2021
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Batsheva Hay’s Rich, Eggy Challah for Hanukkah

Adapted from a recipe by Joan Nathan, Batsheva Hay’s preferred iteration of the classic Jewish bread is worth the time commitment.

#bakeries-and-baked-products, #batsheva-fashion-label, #bread, #cooking-and-cookbooks, #eggs, #fashion-and-apparel, #hanukkah, #hay-batsheva, #jews-and-judaism, #recipes

The New York Times 7:26 pm on December 1, 2021
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The National Debate Over Abortion Laws

Readers discuss whether one can be a pro-life feminist, high-risk pregnancies and Judaism’s position on abortion. Also: Taking action against Omicron.

#abortion, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #coronavirus-omicron-variant, #jews-and-judaism, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #warren-tish-harrison, #womens-rights

The New York Times 7:55 pm on November 26, 2021
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hanukkah

What’s that reindeer doing with menorah antlers? Retailers want inclusive holiday merchandise, but hit a few snags.

#advertising-and-marketing, #bed-bathbeyond-inc, #christmas, #e-commerce, #hanukkah, #jews-and-judaism, #michaels-stores-inc, #shopping-and-retail, #united-states

The New York Times 4:39 pm on November 21, 2021
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Israeli Is Killed by Disguised Palestinian Near Holiest Site in Jerusalem

The shooting, the first attack by a Palestinian since May to result in the death of a Jewish civilian, could deepen tensions within Israel’s fragile governing coalition.

#al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem, #civilian-casualties, #deaths-fatalities, #hamas, #jerusalem-israel, #jews-and-judaism, #palestinians, #temple-mount-jerusalem

The New York Times 12:28 am on November 19, 2021
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Abortion Rights Are a Religious Freedom for Progressive Jews

Jewish tradition prioritizes the life of the mother over the fetus. Are our voices being heard?

#abortion, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #jews-and-judaism, #mississippi, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 9:49 pm on November 15, 2021
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College Student Charged in Arson at Texas Synagogue

Security footage of the attack on Halloween night showed the man carrying a five-gallon fuel jug and a roll of toilet paper to the synagogue’s entrance, the F.B.I. said.

#anti-semitism, #arson, #austin-tex, #congregation-beth-israel-austin-tex, #discrimination, #hate-crimes, #jews-and-judaism, #rabbi-steven-folberg, #synagogues, #texas-state-university

The New York Times 6:02 pm on November 12, 2021
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Ethiopian Civil War Sparks Rancorous Debate Over Immigration to Israel

Thousands of relatives of the remnants of Ethiopian Jewry are waiting to be airlifted to Israel. For now, the Israeli government sees no urgency.

#discrimination, #ethiopia, #immigration-and-emigration, #israel, #jews-and-judaism

The New York Times 3:00 pm on November 10, 2021
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Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd on ‘The Shrink Next Door’

The comic actors talk about playing more complex roles in this Apple TV+ series about a psychiatrist who insinuates himself into the life of a needy patient.

#apple-tv-plus, #content-type-personal-profile, #ferrell-will, #jews-and-judaism, #rudd-paul, #television, #the-shrink-next-door-tv-program

The New York Times 8:12 pm on November 9, 2021
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Meta plans to remove thousands of sensitive ad-targeting categories.

Ad buyers will no longer be able to use topics such as health, race or sexual orientation to target people with unwanted ads on Facebook or other Meta apps.

#advertising-and-marketing, #computers-and-the-internet, #discrimination, #facebook-inc, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #instagram-inc, #jews-and-judaism, #meta-platforms-inc, #online-advertising, #social-media

The New York Times 1:46 am on November 9, 2021
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Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, 96, Dies; Sought to Demystify Death and Grief

He wrote prolifically about grief, counseled the bereaved after 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing and paid particular attention to children. “Grief is the price we pay for love,” he’d say.

#books-and-literature, #deaths-obituaries, #grief-emotion, #jews-and-judaism, #rabbi-earl-grollman, #rabbis

The New York Times 9:10 pm on November 3, 2021
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Inside the Unraveling of American Zionism

How a new generation of Jewish leaders began to rethink their support for Israel.

#anti-semitism, #beinart-peter, #clergy, #dermer-ron, #diaspora, #east-jerusalem, #forward-the, #gaza-strip, #hamas, #hebrew-union-college, #hebrew-union-college-jewish-institute-of-religion, #hebron-west-bank, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #jewish-theological-seminary-of-america, #jews-and-judaism, #los-angeles-calif, #millennial-generation, #netanyahu-benjamin, #palestinians, #peace-process, #pew-research-center, #pittsburgh-pa-shooting-2018, #rabbis, #rabin-yitzhak, #taglit-birthright-israel, #temple-mount-jerusalem, #west-bank, #western-wall-jerusalem

The New York Times 11:55 pm on November 2, 2021
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Holocaust Scholar to Testify at Charlottesville Trial

In a Charlottesville courtroom, Deborah E. Lipstadt will testify to the persistence of antisemitism, and its links to present-day politics.

#anti-defamation-league, #anti-semitism, #carlson-tucker, #charlottesville-va-violence-august-2017, #content-type-personal-profile, #fox-news-channel, #heyer-heather-d-1985-2017, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #lipstadt-deborah-e, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right

The New York Times 9:17 pm on October 29, 2021
Tags: Boehm, Omri, , Can We Talk About Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted (Book), , Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future for Israel (Book), , , Jews and Judaism, Michaeli, Ethan (1967- ), , , Sokatch, Daniel, Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel (Book),   

Finding New Ways to Write About and Grapple With Israel

Three new books — Daniel Sokatch’s “Can We Talk About Israel?,” Omri Boehm’s “Haifa Republic” and Ethan Michaeli’s “Twelve Tribes” — explore various dimensions of the Jewish state.

#boehm-omri, #books-and-literature, #can-we-talk-about-israel-a-guide-for-the-curious-confused-and-conflicted-book, #haifa-israel, #haifa-republic-a-democratic-future-for-israel-book, #israel, #israeli-settlements, #jews-and-judaism, #michaeli-ethan-1967, #palestinians, #politics-and-government, #sokatch-daniel, #twelve-tribes-promise-and-peril-in-the-new-israel-book, #zionism

The New York Times 8:13 pm on October 28, 2021
Tags: Carnegie Delicatessen (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant), , Jews and Judaism, , , , , Together (Brooklyn, NY, Restaurant)   

The Rise of the Designer Deli

Nothing says “New York” like a shabby shop that sells lox and bagels. But as the city’s delicatessens were threatened with extinction, a new species was unleashed.

#carnegie-delicatessen-manhattan-ny-restaurant, #delicatessens, #jews-and-judaism, #katzs-delicatessen-manhattan-ny, #new-york-city, #restaurants, #russdaughters-manhattan-ny, #together-brooklyn-ny-restaurant

The New York Times 11:48 pm on October 27, 2021
Tags: , , Jews and Judaism, , Oppenheimer, Mark, , , Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood (Book),   

What Happened After the Most Deadly Antisemitic Attack in American History?

In Mark Oppenheimer’s “Squirrel Hill,” he chronicles the aftermath of the Tree of Life shooting and how it affected the tightly knit Pittsburgh Jewish community.

#anti-semitism, #books-and-literature, #jews-and-judaism, #mass-shootings, #oppenheimer-mark, #pittsburgh-pa, #pittsburgh-pa-shooting-2018, #squirrel-hill-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-shooting-and-the-soul-of-a-neighborhood-book, #tree-of-life-pittsburgh-pa-synagogue

The New York Times 1:13 pm on October 26, 2021
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Céline’s Newly Unearthed Work Causes a Stir in France

A legal battle is raging over manuscripts written by the antisemitic writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline that disappeared almost eight decades ago.

#anti-semitism, #books-and-literature, #celine-louis-ferdinand, #france, #jews-and-judaism, #manuscripts, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 4:34 pm on October 25, 2021
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A Jewish Far-Right Pundit Splits the French Jewish Community as He Rises

Éric Zemmour, eyeing the presidency, tries to rehabilitate the wartime Vichy regime that collaborated with the Nazis as part of a campaign filled with provocations.

#anti-semitism, #discrimination, #france, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #jews-and-judaism, #le-pen-jean-marie, #le-pen-marine, #levy-bernard-henri, #national-front-france, #national-rally-france, #petain-philippe, #politics-and-government, #terrorism, #world-war-ii-1939-45, #zemmour-eric

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 25, 2021
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Traveling Through a Divided Israel

Two Times journalists drive the length of Israel to discover what it means to be Israeli today. They meet a kaleidoscope of people, searching for belonging but far apart on how to find it.

#anti-semitism, #arabs, #bedouins, #ben-gurion-david, #bethlehem-west-bank, #discrimination, #east-jerusalem, #eilat-israel, #haifa-israel, #israel, #israeli-settlements, #jerusalem-israel, #jews-and-judaism, #kibbutz-movement, #middle-east, #palestinians, #politics-and-government, #race-and-ethnicity, #red-sea, #religion-state-relations, #sea-of-galilee-israel, #tel-aviv-israel, #zionism

The New York Times 3:00 pm on October 24, 2021
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What Jefferson’s Statue Meant to the Jewish Naval Hero Who Donated It

A symbol of slavery to some, of religious liberty to others. 

#city-council-nyc, #freedom-of-religion, #jefferson-thomas, #jews-and-judaism, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #slavery-historical

The New York Times 7:00 am on October 22, 2021
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Online Furor Over a Student’s Hijab Engulfs a Liberal Town

A 7-year-old told her mother that she resisted a New Jersey teacher’s attempt to pull off her Muslim head covering. It spiraled from there.

#barbie-doll, #black-people, #computers-and-the-internet, #education-k-12, #fencing-sport, #foundation-for-individual-rights-in-education, #instagram-inc, #jews-and-judaism, #muhammad-ibtihaj, #muslim-americans, #muslim-veiling, #muslims-and-islam, #new-jersey, #race-and-ethnicity, #social-media, #tarver-robert-l-jr, #twitter

The New York Times 12:26 pm on October 18, 2021
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Elizabeth Diller Is Retelling Edmund de Waal’s Story — and Her Own

Designing a show at the Jewish Museum in New York has illuminated corners of hidden history in her life, the architect says. “Edmund dug into his past. I didn’t. I couldn’t bear it.”

#art, #arts-and-antiquities-looting, #content-type-personal-profile, #de-waal-edmund, #diller-scofidiorenfro, #diller-elizabeth, #jewish-museum-manhattan-ny, #jews-and-judaism, #the-hare-with-amber-eyes-book

The New York Times 7:37 pm on October 8, 2021
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U.S. Holocaust Museums Are Updating Content and Context

Many organizations are now trying to reach wider and younger audiences, and to tackle topics beyond the Holocaust.

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The New York Times 7:55 pm on October 6, 2021
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Antisemitic Graffiti Found at Auschwitz

The police and the Auschwitz Memorial are urging anyone with knowledge of the vandalism to come forward.

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The New York Times 7:08 am on October 6, 2021
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Germany Sets Aside an Additional $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors, Officials Say

Many of those now eligible for reparations are Russian Jews who survived the Nazi siege of Leningrad. They will receive annual pensions of about $5,200, or 4,500 euros.

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The New York Times 3:01 pm on October 3, 2021
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What Happens When the Last Jew Leaves Afghanistan

Stories about the end of diversity aren’t charming. 

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The New York Times 4:54 pm on September 30, 2021
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In ‘Afterlives,’ About Looted Art, Why Are the Victims an Afterthought?

The subject is one of the gravest topics in art history. I came for the lost stories of Jewish collectors. Where were they?

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The New York Times 8:36 pm on September 29, 2021
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Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death

A conference promoting normalization, organized by a little-known American group, prompted a furor, pointing to the volatility and danger in Iraqi politics.

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