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Jewish anti-Zionist to plead his case for asylum in the UK – Al Jazeera English

| September 19, 2021

A 21-year-old Jewish anti-Zionist, who fled Israel in 2017, is pleading his case for asylum in the UK. The hearing, scheduled for September 20 at a First-tier tribunal in Manchester, will address his appeal against the rejection he received in December last year from the UK Home Office. The rabbinical student, who has been granted anonymity order from the court on security concerns, andhis lawyers believe his personal views, including his refusal to join the Israeli army, would expose him to persecution if he was to return to Israel

Pope recounts when he inadvertently gave communion to old Jewish woman – Reuters

| September 19, 2021

Pope Francis speaks to the media on board an Alitalia aircraft enroute from Bratislava's Milan Rastislav Stefanik International airport in Bratislava, Slovakia, back to Rome, September 15, 2021. Tiziana Fabi/Pool via REUTERS ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday related how he once inadvertently gave communion to an elderly Jewish woman, who only afterwards told him about her religion

Survey: 22% of adult Jewish gamers face antisemitism while playing J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| September 19, 2021

More than one in five Jewish adults who play online multiplayer games faced antisemitism while playing, according to a new survey from the Anti-Defamation League.

Imam who quoted text commanding Muslims to kill Jews acquitted – The Jerusalem Post

| September 19, 2021

A senior imam in France who in a sermon recited a religious text commanding Muslims to kill Jews has been acquitted of incitement to antisemitic hate charges.Mohamed Tatai, the rector of the Great Mosque of Toulouse, had no desire to incite hatred in his sermon from 2017, the Correctional Tribunal of Toulouse ruled Tuesday. The sermon came days after news broke that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as Israels capital. Jewish community leaders, who broke relations with Tatai and his mosque following the discovery of his sermon, protested the ruling

Feds say man driven by hatred of Jews pleaded guilty to all charges after deadly 2019 assault on California synagogue – CNN

| September 19, 2021

"The defendant entered a synagogue with the intent to kill all those inside because of his hatred for Jewish people, and days earlier used fire in an attempt to destroy another sacred house of worship because of his hatred for Muslims," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. John T. Earnest of Rancho Penasquitos pleaded guilty to a 113-count hate crimes indictment, the statement said

After man gets 20 years for threats, Toledo Jewish community breathes sigh of relief – Cleveland Jewish News

| September 19, 2021

The Toledo Jewish community is breathing a sigh of relief after an Ohio man who planned to provide material support to ISIS and attack two Toledo-area synagogues was sentenced to 20 years in prison Sept.

On This Day: The final expulsion of Jews from France – The Jerusalem Post

| September 19, 2021

On September 17, 1394, King Charles VI of France ordered that all Jewish people be expelled from the kingdom. Leading up to the expulsion, French Jews had dealt with the burning of sacred religious texts, discriminatory taxes, as well as other fiscal policies aimed at targeting Jews.

Buxton man faces federal charge of tweeting threat against Jewish people – Press Herald

| September 19, 2021

A Buxton man has been charged in federal court with posting social media threats that he wanted to kill Jews. Brian Dennison, 24, faces one count of transmitting threatening interstate communication, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

Jewish summer camp for adults combines fire breathing, color war and Shabbat experiences – Cleveland Jewish News

| September 19, 2021

Under a perfectly blue sky, the campers gathered around Lillian Feldman-Hill as she showed them how to create a combustible mixture using water, soap and butane. Then she demonstrated how to blow huge fireballs with just cornstarch and a blowtorch


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