My family has lived in Colorado for generations. I was in touch with my mother and cousins following the firebombing attack on people marching to call attention to the hostages held in Gaza. Some of my cousin’s children attend school in Boulder. This was not far away. In my mind, I can visualize exactly where […]
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When fifth-grader Shayna Osterweil disagrees with someone, she tries to keep in mind what she learned at religious school about the Talmudic sages Hillel and Shammai, known for their civil discourse. If something is bothering third-grader Aliza Schumer, she may search for ways to be shalem — Hebrew for a sense of peace and wholeness. […]
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I am Black. I am Jewish. I work in the field of hate crimes not only as a professional who responds to incidents, builds coalitions and educates others but as someone who has lived their reality. I carry it in my skin. In my breath. In my children’s safety plans. I don’t need a white […]
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Florida officials have rejected the University of Florida board’s choice to helm the university, citing his record at the University of Michigan where his tenure included fierce pro-Palestinian protests. Santa Ono drew criticism from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel camps in Michigan over his handling of the protests. Pro-Palestinian activists accused him of being heavy-handed when […]
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused of firebombing people marching to raise awareness of Israeli hostages in Gaza, had planned the attack for over a year, local and federal authorities said on Monday as they charged him with attempted murder and a hate crime. Soliman, 45, allegedly fired two Molotov cocktails into a crowd assembled […]
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President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA. Trump nominated Isaacman for the role in December and a confirmation hearing was scheduled for this week. But Trump rescinded the nomination on Saturday, citing what he said on Truth Social was a […]
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Six people were burned and injured in Boulder, Colorado, at least one critically, in a firebombing attack on people who had gathered to draw attention to the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The victims were all senior citizens, aged 67-88, according to the FBI. Four have been transported to Boulder-area hospitals, and […]
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The board of Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream company founded by two progressive Jews, is reportedly calling Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” in a new statement. The statement comes four years after the board sparked a bitter legal battle with parent company Unilever over an earlier pledge to stop selling its products in […]
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Rep. Elise Stefanik said a federally funded scholarship should rescind its award to a 2025 recipient who she called a “pro-Hamas, antisemitic student.” Stefanik, a New York Republican who is a close ally of President Donald Trump and an outspoken pro-Israel voice, was recently appointed to the board of trustees of the Harry S. Truman […]
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Following the fatal shooting last week of two employees of the Israeli embassy outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. on May 21, Rabbi Noam Marans of the American Jewish Committee offered a prayer. “Our modern American Jewish chronicle of pain has a new locus: Pittsburgh, Poway, Monsey, Jersey City, and now Washington,” it […]
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