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Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of American Jewish branding – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. But it wasn’t until she started promoting the matzah pajamas she designed that she decided to make adult sizes, too. Read more » »
Dutch universities pause compliance with request for information on ties with Jewish, Israeli groups – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Fourteen Dutch universities said they are suspending their compliance with a freedom of information query from a pro-Palestinian organization regarding their ties with Israeli and Jewish entities. Read more » »
Amnesty International is set to accuse Israel of apartheid. Jewish groups say the report could ‘incite violence.’ – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Amnesty International is set to become the latest human rights organization to describe Israel’s activities in relation to Palestinians as “apartheid” when it releases a special report on Tuesday, prompting a strong rebuke from major U.S. Jewish groups that argue the report could “inflame existing tensions and incite violence. Read more » »
Kosher food becomes a BDS flashpoint on a Toronto college campus – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — After an outcry and a rebuke from the University of Toronto president, the student union at a satellite campus modified a proposed ban on kosher foods in any way affiliated with Israel, but a campus Jewish campus group said the change made matters worse. Read more » »
University of Toronto student union walks back BDS resolution that had called for a ban on kosher foods – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — After an outcry and a rebuke from the University of Toronto president, the student union at a satellite campus of the university modified a proposed ban on kosher foods in any way affiliated with Israel. A resolution passed Nov. Read more » »
Meet the Jewish woman steering one of America’s largest and most influential liberal donor groups – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Politico called the Democracy Alliance, one of the country’s major liberal donor groups, “secretive.” The conservative Washington Free Beacon called it “George Soros’s shadowy dark money donor club. Read more » »
Anita Novinsky, leading scholar on Jews of Brazil, dies at 98 – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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More American Jews are calling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state, and big organizations are struggling to fight the trend – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sharon Nazarian has a theory about why a recent Washington, D.C. rally against antisemitism failed to make an impact. Read more » »
On Capitol Hill, rally-goers agree that antisemitism is un-American. But when Israel is involved, it gets complicated. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Several thousand people spent a sweltering afternoon in front of the U.S. Capitol at a rally on Sunday that denounced antisemitism as un-American and made the case that Jewish identity and support for Israel are inextricable. Read more » »
The Confederate governor who loved Jews: A monument to Zebulon Vance is coming down in Asheville, NC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (JTA) — A granite obelisk at Pack Square in this city’s downtown has commanded attention for more than a century. It’s an iconic landmark, set in a spot where groups from evangelicals to Black Lives Matter protesters go to be heard. Dedicated in 1897, the 75-foot monument pays tribute to Zebulon Vance — a U.S. Read more » »
