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About the IHRA non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism The IHRA is the only intergovernmental organization mandated to focus solely on Holocaust-related issues, so with evidence that the scourge of antisemitism is once again on the rise, we resolved to take a leading role in combating it.
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Commemorative month in the United States Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (as of 2009[update], officially changed from Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month)[1] is observed in the United States during the month of May, and recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.[2] The first Asians documented in the Americas arrived in 1587, when Filipinos landed in California;[3][4] from 1898 to 1946, the Philippines was an American possession.[5] The next group of Asians documented in what would be the United States were Indians in Jamestown, documented as early as 1635.[6] In 1778, the first Chinese to reach what would be the United States, arrived in Hawaii.[7] In 1788, the first Native Hawaiian arrived on the continental United States, in Oregon;[8] in 1900, Hawaii was annexed by the United States.[9][a] The next group of Asians documented in what would be the United States were Japanese, who arrived in Hawaii in 1806.[11] In 1884, the first Koreans arrived in the United States.[12] In 1898, Guam was ceded to the United States;[13] beginning in the 1900s, Chamorros began to migrate to California and Hawaii.[14][b] In 1904, what is now American Samoa was ceded to the United States;[16] beginning in the 1920s, Samoans began to migrate to Hawaii and the continental United States, with the first Samoans documented in Hawaii in 1920.[17] In 1912, the first Vietnamese was documented in the United States.[18] A former congressional staffer in the 1970s, Jeanie Jew, first approached Representative Frank Horton with the idea of designating a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans, following the bicentennial celebrations.[19] In June 1977 Representatives Horton, and Norman Y. Mineta, introduced a United States House of Representatives resolution to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week.[20][21] A similar bill was introduced in the Senate a month later by Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga.[20][22] The proposed resolutions sought that May be designated for two reasons
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Between Kanye and the Midterms, the Unsettling Stream of Antisemitism The New York Times Why Kanye Wests Anti-Semitism Matters City Journal Opinion | Kanye West, Louis Farrakhan and Anti-Semitism The Wall Street Journal Kanye West's Anti-Semitic, Controversial BehaviorHere's Everything He's Said In Recent Weeks Forbes No excuse for Kanye West's anti-semitism Oswegonian View Full Coverage on Google News
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Kyrie Irving will begin suspension of at least 5 games Friday over antisemitism controversy. The NBA star has since apologized CNN Kyrie Irving needs to be held accountable for promoting anti-Semitism: Koreen The Athletic Nike Suspends Partnership With Kyrie Irving After He Shared Anti-Semitic Film The Wall Street Journal Kyrie Irving apologizes after suspension, says he's fighting anti-Semitism Reuters What Does Kyrie Irving See in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
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A Hasidic school in Brooklyn,New York, has agreed to pay$5 million in penalties to resolve aninvestigation into its allegedly fraudulent conduct, including the illegaluse of millions of dollars of government funding for entirely fictitious programs,according to the Department of Justice. The Central United Talmudical Academy in Brooklyn (CUTA),which serves more than4,600students in Williamsburg, agreed to pay $5 million in penalties, in addition to over $3 million in restitution it has already paid out, prosecutors announced on Oct. 24.
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Earlier this month, New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro told Here & Now about an investigation into New York's Hasidic yeshivas, or schools, that offer so little non-religious education that students get to high school without basic reading and math skills.
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Jewish ceremony Upsherin, Upsheren,[1] Opsherin or Upsherinish (Yiddish: , lit. "shear off", Judaeo-Arabic: , alqah[2]) is a haircutting ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Jewish communities. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old.
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