Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Joe Biden likens Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels September 27, 2020
  The Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish groups have criticized Nazi comparisons, arguing that they cheapen the memory of the Holocaust and coarsen public discourse. The post Joe Biden likens Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• A pandemic judgment day: Yom Kippur arrives with COVID-19 cases on the rise September 27, 2020
  “The next two weeks will determine many, many things,” said a rabbi and doctor in an Orthodox community experiencing an uptick in COVID cases. The post A pandemic judgment day: Yom Kippur arrives with COVID-19 cases on the rise appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Shira Hanau
• Israel ushers in Yom Kippur with record COVID cases, tight restrictions and government apologies September 27, 2020
  Despite strict lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some 16,000 protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday night in demonstrations against the prime minister. The post Israel ushers in Yom Kippur with record COVID cases, tight restrictions and government apologies appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Chickens on a plane: A Yom Kippur ritual is performed by air for Jews in locked-down Melbourne September 27, 2020
  Kapparot, practiced by some Orthodox Jews, involves swinging a live chicken over one’s head three times and reciting a prayer to transfer sins to the bird. The post Chickens on a plane: A Yom Kippur ritual is performed by air for Jews in locked-down Melbourne appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Philissa Cramer
• Dutch city of Haarlem withdraws honor from rapper who downplayed the Holocaust September 27, 2020
  Two days after announcing Darryl Danchelo Osenga appointment as city poet, Haarlem withdrew the honor. The post Dutch city of Haarlem withdraws honor from rapper who downplayed the Holocaust appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Philissa Cramer
• Editor resigns at Miami Herald’s Spanish-language newspaper over publication of anti-Semitic, racist column September 27, 2020
  The column appeared in a paid advertising insert, which the Herald discovered during an investigation had included “multiple instances of anti-Semitic and racist commentary since January,” The post Editor resigns at Miami Herald’s Spanish-language newspaper over publication of anti-Semitic, racist column appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• French interior minister vows protection for synagogues on Yom Kippur after terror attack September 27, 2020
  French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 7,000 police and soldiers would be mobilized to protect synagogues. The post French interior minister vows protection for synagogues on Yom Kippur after terror attack appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• British police drop investigation into rapper Wiley’s anti-Semitic tirade, but an effort to charge proceeds September 27, 2020
  Wiley was reportedly in the Netherlands at the time of his Twitter spree in July. The post British police drop investigation into rapper Wiley’s anti-Semitic tirade, but an effort to charge proceeds appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Marcy Oster
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez withdraws from event honoring Yitzhak Rabin September 26, 2020
  A source reportedly said that the invitation to Ocasio-Cortez was not framed as a memorial for Rabin but as a review of the Oslo peace process. The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez withdraws from event honoring Yitzhak Rabin appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Ron Kampeas
• Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative religious judge, to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court September 26, 2020
  Barrett's confirmation hearings in the Senate will be closely watched by Jewish groups who are invested in the tensions between discrimination protections and religious freedoms. The post Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative religious judge, to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Ron Kampeas