Category Archives: The Jewish Star
UN delays confab amid push to demonize Israel – The Jewish Star
By Mike Wagenheim, JNS The United Nations was supposed to convene a meeting with Jewish leaders and global antisemitism envoys next week in Cordoba, Spain to unveil its plan to combat antisemitism. It has postponed that meeting, amid stark disagreement over the contents of a draft plan that includes definitions of antiseminism that demonize Israel. Read more » »
UN not antisemitic, says its point man on topic
By Mike Wagenheim, JNS During an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations last month, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan ripped the global body for failing to tackle antisemitism. “The UN was founded upon the ashes of the Holocaust. Read more » »
Celebrity jeopardy: Pop stars put Jews at risk, but rocker rises in defense
By Eric Fusfield Editor’s note: Under the headline, “Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate,” the Associated Press reported on Dec. Read more » »
Painting Jews white to vanish a people: From Colleyville to Whoopi to Brooklyn College, aggressive push is on to eliminate Jewish identity
By Eric Fusfield, B’nai B’rith If one were to draw a straight line between recent controversies involving the Colleyville synagogue attack, Whoopi Goldberg and Brooklyn College, respectively, one would find a common theme: the negation of Jewish identity. Read more » »
Bennett’s Biden visit: Israel, US in it together
By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS The fallout from US troops leaving Afghanistan were expected to overshadow the first in-person meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House on Thursday, but American Jewish Read more » »
Catastrophic day for the US-Jewish community
By Steve Frank In the face of a recent, dramatic rise in anti-Semitic violence in the United States, virtually all of the mainstream American-Jewish organizations came together to sponsor a rally at the National Mall in Washington on July 11 to protest anti-Semitism. Read more » »
Truth can conquer ignorance about Zionism
By Charles Kaufman, B’nai Brith International Young adults fresh out of school understand the anxiety associated with taking a test. The amount of preparation can be daunting. Read more » »
Armenian genocide: Protecting ‘historical truth’
By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS Jewish organizations responded positively to the United States officially recognizing as a genocide the killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. The declaration was made on April 24 by President Joe Biden. Read more » »
Red-Blue Senate clash divides Atlanta Jews
By Larry Brook, JNS With the balance of power in the Senate hanging on the dual Senate runoff in Georgia on Jan. 5, Georgia’s Jews have not escaped the national political divide. Read more » »
7 Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ spots from 37 Trebek years
By Philissa Cramer, JTA Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80. In his 36 years as host of the immensely popular game show, Trebek encountered his share of Jewish moments. We’ve rounded up a few especially notable ones from the last decade here. Read more » »
