‘The Tehran Children: Iran’s Unexpected & Suppressed Connection to the Holocaust’ program set – timesobserver.com
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Facebook’s Updating its Approach to Hate Speech to Combat ‘The Worst of the Worst’ Cases – Social Media Today
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Facebook is reportedly looking to overhaul its approach to hate speech, in order to better detect and address 'the worst of the worst' cases, as opposed to treating all hate speech incidents equally. According to The Washington Post, Facebook has shared an internal overview of its 'WoW Project', which will put increased focuson removing hateful comments directed at Black people, Muslims, people of more than one race, the LGBTQ community and Jews
Yes, Palestinians have the right to speak about antisemitism – Forward
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Earlier this week, a group of 122 prominent Palestinian and Arab scholars and intellectuals signed a petition about antisemitism. In it, they took on the question of whether anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic, taking aim at the definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Among other things, the IHRA working definition holds that denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination is antisemitic, a proposition which, the letter writers argue, leads to the suppression of Palestinian rights
Synagogue to be sold due to decline in membership – Times Herald-Record
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Jessica Cohen| Times Herald-Record PORT JERVIS - Temple Beth El was a working, thriving community when Julius Greenberg joined 42 years ago, he said. With 200 member households, they had a sisterhood, a mens club and a Hebrew school at their synagogue at 88 E. Main St
Want to celebrate Hanukkah? These Atlanta and Sandy Springs synagogues and temples are hosting events – MDJOnline.com
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Hanukkah, also referred to as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the Maccabees win over the Syrian Greek army and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the holy temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah, or lamp. This year, it will start at sundown Dec. 10 and end at sundown Dec.
In LA, a high-profile merger prompts questions over the future of the synagogue – Forward
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The coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down or slowed down so many aspects of Jewish life, may have sped up another: synagogue mergers. In one of the biggest consolidations of recent years, University Synagogue, a Reform congregation with declining membership in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, struck a deal this month with Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a historic congregation of 2,000 families and two campuses that has been seeking added space for its early childhood and elementary schools. The merger comes about as synagogues everywhere have been forced to move religious services, class lessons, adult programming and camping activities to Zoom and other online platforms
Margate community comes together to try and buy back historic synagogue – In Your Area
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By Katie Boyden The Cliftonville synagogue on Godwin Road in Margate, Kent is 91-years-old and plays a huge part in the community's Jewish history. However, it is set to go under the hammer at Savills in London on December 16 and local residents fear they could lose the building. So, Save Our Shoul - a group made up of Margate-based artists and educators of Jewish heritage - has launched a fundraising campaign in a bid to buy back the building.
One of the First Virus Hot Spots in the U.S. Is Under Siege Again – The New York Times
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The seven-day average test positivity rate in Westchester has climbed to about 5 percent, far higher in some areas: In Peekskill and Ossining, the rate among those who have been tested is about 10 percent. In November, the state designated Port Chester, on the Connecticut border, as an orange zone, shutting down in-person schooling and closing certain businesses. The first time through we didnt really realize how severe it would get, so we were learning as we went along, George Latimer, the Westchester County executive, said.
Got $50 million? The Forest Hills Jewish Center is on the market – Queens Daily Eagle
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By David Brand Got $50 million to spare? You could be the next owner of the historic Forest Hills Jewish Center. The block-long building at 106-06 Queens Boulevard is now on the market, ending a fringe effort to get the site landmarked by the city.
Tiny colorful houses for homeless Oakland youth almost ready J. – The Jewish News of Northern California
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In an empty lot near the Oakland Coliseum, a fence of blessings is going up in a mlange of bright 2-by-4s painted all colors of the rainbow, with words like peace, love and justice adorning them. The fence is the border of a new compound of tiny houses that, come January, will provide shelter for 22 homeless youth ages 18 to 25. It was created by the young people of Youth Spirit Artworks, a Berkeley-based art and job training program, and built with the help of an interfaith coalition that includes Congregations Beth El, Beth Israel and Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, Temples Beth Abraham and Sinai in Oakland, Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont, Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, and organizations including Berkeley Hillel and Repair the World.
