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MENTop GamesNick Coppinger (Stardust II) 300Tony Miller (Hobart) 300Kevin Zatorski (Plaza) 299Jared Alsip (Plaza) 297Jay Kaurich (Stardust II) 290Patrick Olenik (Stardust II) 289Jesus Salas (Olympia) 289Top SeriesJustin Michalowski (Olympia) 791Jason Schipper (Stardust II) 777Joe Orosz Jr. Read more » »
At Senate hearing, Lipstadt defends record, vows to fight anti-Semitism ‘without fear or favor’
Holocaust historian and Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt dismissed partisanship, saying she has called out anti-Semitism on both sides of the aisle. She did acknowledge that some of her posts had not been “as nuanced” as she would have liked. (February 8, 2022 / JNS) The Biden administration’s nominee Deborah Lipstadt to lead the U.S. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Urges Swift Confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt as Anti-Semitism Special Envoy
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
MAIS UMA MENSAGEM ANTISSEMITA INTOLERÁVEL. Desta vez, no Flow Podcast
Estamos estarrecidos como ataques antissemitas e racistas vêm sendo feitos por pessoas e veículos de comunicação que consideramos esclarecidos. Não podemos, de forma alguma, deixar que mensagens de ódio gratuito contra um povo, contra uma religião, sejam proferidas. Seja contra quem for! Isso não é direito de se expressão. Read more » »
Portugal has granted Portuguese citizenship to 56,685 descendants of Sephardic Jews
In seven years (March 2015 to Jan 2022), the Portuguese state has granted Portuguese citizenship to 56,685 descendants of Sephardic Jews, according to data provided by the Ministry of Justice to the LUSA news agency. Read more » »
A real-life ‘plot against America’ – and the unlikely man who foiled it
Just one year after Hitler came to power in Germany, and months after a pro-fascist riot erupted in France, the United States was rocked by news of a right-wing conspiracy against its own government. Read more » »
Germany must implement its ban of Hezbollah terror activities
(February 7, 2022 / JNS) To great fanfare, Berlin announced in April 2020 that it outlawed all activities of the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah within the territory of the Federal Republic. However, the ban remains a dead letter because Germany and its 16 states largely refuse to enforce it. Read more » »
Lethbridge News Now: Medicine Hat man should face more hate crime charges, says human rights group
Feb. 7, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada’s Michal Schlesinger was quoted in an article by Lethbridge News Now about a Loki Hulgaard. CLICK HERE to read the full story. Read more » »
Toronto Sun: Truth and transparency about U of T and anti-Semitism
Feb. 7, 2022 Michael Mostyn, our CEO, wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Sun with Stuart Kamenetsky about antisemitism at the University of Toronto. CLICK HERE to read the full story. Read more » »
February 7: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1919, a Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial said, “A Boston doctor writes a piece for the papers saying that influenza is due to wearing too many clothes. He fails to explain why the flu has ravaged many of the islands of the Pacific where the climate is tropical and where very few clothes are worn. Read more » »
