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- J Street and Americans for Peace Now back bill that restricts Israeli spending of US aid April 14, 2021The bill's endorsement by groups that describe themselves as pro-Israel and its sponsor's new seniority as the chairwoman of a key subcommittee suggest it has legs. The post J Street and Americans for Peace Now back bill that restricts Israeli spending of US aid appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Group that ‘elevated white supremacist voices’ should remain on Boston Jewish council for now, internal report says April 14, 2021Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, was accused of “vicious attacks” on social media against “minorities, people of color, Palestinians and fellow Jews.” The post Group that ‘elevated white supremacist voices’ should remain on Boston Jewish council for now, internal report says appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Asaf Shalev
- Polish Jewish leader quits Auschwitz museum board over right-wing politician’s appointment April 14, 2021"I understand it as a politicization," Stanisław Krajewski said about the nomination of a former prime minister to the governing body he left. The post Polish Jewish leader quits Auschwitz museum board over right-wing politician’s appointment appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Cnaan Liphshiz
- Future in question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and its monumental stained-glass window April 14, 2021Leadership of the historic shul say it is on financial life support: “The time to panic is now.” The post Future in question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and its monumental stained-glass window appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Alanna E. Cooper
- As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland’s Jewish community looks to weather the storm of violence on the streets of Belfast April 14, 2021A look back on how Belfast’s Jews have largely avoided being entangled in the infamous sectarian rioting that lasted for three decades. The post As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland’s Jewish community looks to weather the storm of violence on the streets of Belfast appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Olivia Fletcher
- ‘Divine Flow’: First-ever Jewish psychedelics conference looks to put spiritual drug use on the map April 14, 2021In 2019, Rabbi Zac Kamenetz called his idea for a Jewish psychedelic group "science fiction." He founded Shefa, which means "flow" in Hebrew, after being laid off during the pandemic. The post ‘Divine Flow’: First-ever Jewish psychedelics conference looks to put spiritual drug use on the map appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.David A.M. Wilensky
- Netherlands anti-Semitism tally drops by 25% due to COVID-19 lockdowns April 14, 2021But the tally of 135 incidents last year was identical to the one in 2018 and the third highest in a decade. The post Netherlands anti-Semitism tally drops by 25% due to COVID-19 lockdowns appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Cnaan Liphshiz
- French top court upholds decision not to try Muslim man who killed his Jewish neighbor while high on marijuana April 14, 2021It was the last chance to have Sarah Halimi's killer tried. The post French top court upholds decision not to try Muslim man who killed his Jewish neighbor while high on marijuana appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Cnaan Liphshiz
- Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme devastated the Jewish world, dies in prison at 82 April 14, 2021The Associated Press reported Madoff's death Wednesday at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina. The post Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme devastated the Jewish world, dies in prison at 82 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- Former ADL chief Abe Foxman says he would still give an award to Rupert Murdoch April 14, 2021Last week, Foxman's successor at the Anti-Defamation League called on Fox News, which Murdoch owns, to fire Tucker Carlson for endorsing a white supremacist idea. The post Former ADL chief Abe Foxman says he would still give an award to Rupert Murdoch appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales