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On the Move: East Valley JCC, Arizona ADL and Valley Beit Midrash – Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

| October 8, 2020

Lerner joins Arizona regional advisory board for the ADL In September, Marc Lerner began a two-year term as the chair of the Anti-Defamation League regional advisory board. A hearing attorney for Mercy Care, board member of the Ryan House and past president of Congregation Beth Israel, Lerner holds an MBA from the W.P

Facebook says it will now ban all pages supporting QAnon, the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory – Forward

| October 8, 2020

(JTA) Months after beginning to remove QAnon content discussing violence, Facebook and Instagram are now removing all pages and accounts representing the pro-Donald Trump conspiracy theory with anti-Semitic overtones. QAnon is a false but growing conspiracy theory that alleges that a cabal of liberal, globalist elites sexually abuses children and harvests their blood, and wants to take down Trump. It has been endorsed by Republican candidates for Congress, and Trump has declined to condemn it.

Are the Proud Boys anti-Semitic? A primer on the far-right group – Jewish Community Voice

| October 8, 2020

Who are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that Donald Trump name-checked at the first presidential debate? And do they hate Jews? The answer to the second question: Some of themincluding their foundercertainly do.

Committee talks rebranding of Waterloo Police insignia – kwwl.com

| October 8, 2020

WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - Waterloo community members and police officers joined together to talk about possible changes to the Waterloo police insignia. "I want all of you to be the example of working together," Mayor Quentin Hart said to all 12 voting members and four nonvoting members for the commitee.

Nazi comparisons have long been off-limits for American Jews. But not this year. – Connecticut Jewish Ledger

| October 8, 2020

By Ron Kampeas (JTA) Is it OK to compare Donald Trump to a Nazi?

Proud Boys presence in North Carolina according to SPLC – WCNC.com

| October 8, 2020

The group is described as a fraternity of pro western, chauvinist men and tied to several violent incidents in recent protests. CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’: What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic…

| October 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (JTA) The uncertainty surrounding the makeup of the Supreme Court led to a quieter-than-normal kickoff for the courts 2021 decision-making season. But even with the little known about what the countrys highest court will consider, its clear that multiple issues of interest to Jewish advocates will be on the docket. A challenge to a 1990 ruling that has galvanized religious freedom advocates for years is before the court, as is a voting rights case.

White supremacy gang may have had a role in escape attempt thwarted at Lee County Jail – News-Press

| October 8, 2020

A man accused in the 2019 deaths of two Cape Coral women and a man accused in a domestic violence case were thwarted in a bidto escape the Lee County Jail Thursday. This window in their cell showed signs of tampering.(Photo: Special to The News-Press) A possible connection between a white supremacy gang and an accused Cape Coral double murder suspectmay have been a factor in a recently thwarted escape attempt at the Lee County Jail. Newly released court documents outlined Wade Steven Wilson's apparent attempt to arrange for a getaway vehicle via fellow inmates at the Lee County Sheriff's Office CORE jail facility on Ortiz Avenue

What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session – The Jerusalem Post

| October 8, 2020

WASHINGTON The uncertainty surrounding the makeup of the Supreme Court led to a quieter-than-normal kickoff for the courts 2021 decision-making season. But even with the little known about what the countrys highest court will consider, its clear that multiple issues of interest to Jewish advocates will be on the docket.A challenge to a 1990 ruling that has galvanized religious freedom advocates for years is before the court, as is a voting rights case.

Trump White House brokers the (etrog) deal of the century – Forward

| October 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (JTA) There was a hard deadline to meet and the job involved delicate international negotiations, but the Trump administrations top Middle East envoy got on the job. Thanks to Avi Berkowitz, Sukkot was was saved for tens of thousands of New York area Jews. Fox News reported Wednesday that Berkowitz led a successful effort to circumvent pandemic restrictions and bring to the United States 100,000 etrogs, or citrons, one of the four species traditionally waved together during the Sukkot holiday, which began last Friday evening.


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