124 Headstones at Historic Philly Jewish Cemetery Knocked Over
Early Thursday morning, 124 headstones at a historic Jewish cemetery in Philadephia were found knocked over.
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Jdate Sues Competitor Jewish Dating App for Using the Letter ‘J’
(Ferenstein Wire) — Jdate, the popular dating service responsible for more Jewish hookups than a bottle of Manischewitz, is playing hardball in the dog-eat-dog world of nice Jewish matchmaking.
Krauthammer Rips ‘Personal Hurt’ Obama’s ‘Closest Thing’ to a Jewish President Claim
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” during the show’s “All-Star Panel” segment, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to remarks from President Barack Obama claiming he was “the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat” in the Oval Office. Krauthammer
Swastika Scratched into Car in Anti-Semitic Act on U.S. College Campus
A swastika was keyed into a car of a student at Framingham State University in Massachusetts on Friday.
‘New Yorker’ Dodges Questions, Dismisses Lena Dunham’s ‘Jew or Dog’ Controversy
Despite blowback from the Anti-Defamation League and others, The New Yorker is dismissing claims that a satiric piece written by Lena Dunham is meant to be offensive to Jews or anyone else. In the piece, Dunham, whose mother is Jewish,
Anti-Israel Culture at UCLA Blamed for Anti-Semitism
A recent meeting at UCLA to nominate a Jewish sophomore to the student council’s Judicial Board, is the latest incident to shine a light on a culture of apparent antisemitism at UCLA. Staunch anti-Israel rhetoric has pervaded the University of California school system for sometime.
Jon Stewart Uses Netanyahu Speech to Mock Jewish Women as Frigid
After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Tuesday, Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was right to apologize for a comment he made about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s “surgeries.” What’s surprising, though, is that this was not the
Rabbi Accused of Threatening Husbands Who Won’t Give Divorces
A New Jersey rabbi spent his second day on trial for allegedly charging undercover FBI agents to kidnap a man and force him to give his wife a religious divorce, called a “get.” Attorneys for Rabbi Mendel Epstein characterize him as a “defender of women’s rights.”
Press Grills WH Over Recent Christian, Muslim Double Standard Examples
Wednesday at the White House press briefing, several members of the press grilled press secretary Josh Earnest over recent examples of the administration “tip-toeing” around naming Christian or Jewish victims but rushing to the defense of Muslims. It started with
Wasserman Schultz Walks Back ‘Jewish Intermarriage’ Statement
Wasserman Schultz’s walk-back statement was made through the Democrat National Committee after national media blasted her remarks.
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Slams Jewish Intermarriage, Media Ignores
In today’s chapter of Democrats Sure Got It Good, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz appears to have gotten a total pass from the objective, unbiased, not-at-all liberal media after she lashed out against Jewish “intermarriage” at a January event in
Rome’s Jewish Leader Locked in Auschwitz
Riccardo Pacifici, the president of Rome’s Jewish community, had an eerie and awful experience when visiting Auschwitz with a TV crew to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz: he found himself locked inside the camp.
Watch: Video of Terrorist Couple Casing Jewish Targets in Paris
Tuesday, CNN obtained video showing the kosher supermarket shooter and his female partner casing Jewish targets for terrorist attacks in Paris last summer. CNN’s Pamela Brown reported, “This video shows them outside a Jewish institution in Paris last summer. Sources
Majority of British Jews Think They Have No Future in Europe
The majority of Britain’s Jews believe that Jewish people have no long term future in Europe, and a quarter have considered moving away from Britain recently thanks to rising anti-Semitism, a new report has found. The study, by the Campaign
Poll: Almost Half of British Jews Say They Have No Long-Term Future in Europe
London (AFP) – Almost half of British Jews fear they have no long-term future in Britain or Europe, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Pro-ISIS Hackers Target U.S. Non-Profit for Syria Refugees
ISIS hackers–or hackers supporting the terror group–struck again this week, shutting down the website of the foreign aid and disaster relief California nonprofit Giving Children Hope, replacing the homepage with a black screen and the words “i love isis.”
New US Congress More Religious Than the General Public: 92% Christian, 0% Atheist
American voters, whether believers or not, apparently enjoy being represented by people of faith. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that not a single declared atheist was elected to the 114th Congress of the United States.
Jews Keep Sacramento First Responders Fed on Christmas
A Jewish congregation in California has made it a holiday tradition to bring Christmas to first responders who are working to serve and protect their community, and who cannot celebrate the holiday with their loved ones. For seven years, Temple Beth
