Anti-vaxxers drift into antisemitism, insanity
The world learned in November about a new coronavirus variant called Omicron. The news isn’t good. Michael Osterholm, director of ...
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Editorial: ‘Opposing’ views of the Shoah?
In the middle of October, a truly confounding news story made the rounds. Apparently, NBC News received a recording of ...
With dozens of world leaders watching, Sweden looks to turn around its reputation on antisemitism
By KATARZYNA ANDERSZ MALMÖ, Sweden (JTA) — Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, has in recent years become known as a ...
Creator of Chabad’s famous menora sexually abused girl, lawsuit claims
By ASAF SHALEV (JTA) — A new lawsuit claims that the man who crafted what might be the most famous ...
Texas official to teachers: State law requires teaching ‘opposing’ views on the Holocaust
By PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) — Teachers in a Texas school district were told last week that a new state law ...
Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel
By RON KAMPEAS (JTA) — Walter Mondale, the former vice president who represented a time in American history when being ...
Editorial: Minneapolis is in the news, again
When I interviewed Jacob Frey in the fall of 2017, he was a candidate for Minneapolis mayor. I asked the ...
1,000 Jewish groups received at least $500 million in government loans. Some laid off staff anyway.
By BEN SALES (JTA) — More than 1,000 Jewish organizations received federal coronavirus relief loans totaling approximately $540 million to ...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey supports reparations for African-Americans, ‘as a Jew’
By PENINA BEEDE (JTA) — Here’s a bit of news that has flown under the radar: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ...
In Europe, budding Jewish tourism businesses are teetering on the brink of closure because of COVID-19
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Earlier this year, Dani Rotstein was earning a living doing something he’s passionate about: ...
