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Swastikas Found In Public School In Heavily Jewish Suburban County, Second Instance In Three Weeks
October 4, 2019 By PJ Grisar Three swastikas were found in a middle school in Pelham, NY, prompting the school administration to call in the police and educate the student body on the significance of the symbol. Two of the swastikas were found in a boys bathroom in Pelham Middle School this week, a student paper reported. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Anti-Semitic Bullying Incidents in Australian Schools
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are deeply angered by two separate reports of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read more » »
LaRouche PAC Claims Credit for ‘Eat the Babies’ Prank That Fooled Ocasio-Cortez
The bizarre moment unfolded at Ocasio-Cortez’s town hall at the Queens Public Library on Thursday after a woman stood up and proclaimed that we must “eat the babies” to save the planet from climate change, leaving the New York lawmaker dumbfounded. “A Swedish professor [said] we can eat dead people, but that’s not fast enough. Read more » »
Deaths for the week of Oct. 4, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Florence Sterling Alpert March 6, 1925-Sept. 14, 2019 Florence Sterling Alpert, beloved mother, sister, wife, friend and all-around mensch, was born in New Haven and raised in Hamden, CT. She graduated from Hamden High School and received her B.A. Read more » »
JTA: Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
JTA.org quoted Dvir Abramovich, the chairman of B’nai B’rith’s Anti-Defamation Commission, in its coverage of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read at JTA Two reports of anti-Semitic bullying at schools in Australia are receiving widespread media coverage. Read more » »
Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
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Jews in the News: October 2019 | Business
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$3M For Low-Income Housing In Newark, Jersey City, South Orange
home & garden By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff Oct 3, 2019 8: 00 am ET| Updated Oct 3, 2019 8: 03 am ET {{ replyButtonLabel }} Reply Newark, Jersey City and South Orange will get a combined $3 million in subsidies to support low-income housing. Read more » »
Mississauga MPP rescinds certificate of appreciation to Palestinian cultural organization
A Mississauga MPP has rescinded a certificate of appreciation to a cultural organization whose representative allegedly participated in an anti-Semitic rally. In August, Mississauga-East Cooksville Progressive Conservative MPP Kaleed Rasheed awarded the certificate to Palestine House-Toronto in recognition of its contribution to their community. Read more » »
Latin American Journalists Travel to Israel With B’nai B’rith: Trip Fosters Greater Understanding of Successes and Challenges in the Jewish State
Fourteen journalists from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil and Panama traveled to Israel with B’nai B’rith from Sept. 20th to Sept. 27th to gain a better understanding of the Jewish state and the most pressing issues in the region. Read more » »
