admin | March 22, 2020
Photo Credit: pixabay {Originally posted to the MEF website} Suddenly, influential voices blame the COVID-19 virus not on Communist China but on the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel. This shift fits a pernicious medieval pattern that needs to be taken seriously and refuted
admin | March 21, 2020
As we all sock into what could be a lengthy period of self-quarantine and social distancing in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus, we should realize that we need to be vigilant for another type of virus lest it be given room to spread and infect us the virus of hatred, xenophobia and bigotry. The Anti-Defamation League has been tracking how xenophobia, conspiracy theory and even anti-Semitism have all come into the discussion around COVID-19.
admin | March 21, 2020
The debate surrounding abortion has become a bit of a political litmus test in recent years.
admin | March 20, 2020
Once the deadly virus started spreading all over the world, devastated communities struggled to confront a pandemic they did not fully understand. Soon the finger-pointing started as people looked for someone to blame: It was the Jews. It was the mid-14th century, and the Black Death had begun to ravage Europe
admin | March 20, 2020
WASHINGTON (JTA) Politics goes on in a time of fear and quarantine, and each shapes the other. In my world, the coronavirus outbreak has led to at least three interesting developments over the past couple of weeks: 1
admin | March 20, 2020
For Cordula Hahn, a Holocaust survivor in Brooklyn, the first trigger was the lack of toilet paper.
admin | March 19, 2020
On a Monday night in late February, Jonathan Mok was walking down Londons busy Oxford Street, when he was attacked. He was kicked and punched in the face, a beating that resulted in a bruised and swollen eye the size of a golf ball, which he showed to the world in a Facebook post. Mok is twenty-three and Singaporean; he had been studying for the last two years at the University of London.
admin | March 19, 2020
Amazon has one again started selling Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" after quietly removing the book last week, The New York Times' David Streitfeld reported Tuesday. Last week, Amazon had sent emails to sellers that had been stocking the manifesto, saying it could not offer the book for sale, according to The Times. Now, the book is once again available on Amazon, though only through the ecommerce giant directly
admin | March 19, 2020
Editors Note: The 2020 SXSW Film Festival was canceled a few weeks ago due to concerns over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This was the right choice, but it has deeply hurt both the financials of the people of Austin who depend on the festival for their livelihood and the filmmakers who would have had their work showcased there. Were doing our part: To the best of our ability, were still covering films that would have played the festival, and all this week, well be bringing you reviews of smaller films that you should be on the lookout for.
admin | March 19, 2020
Getty Images (JTA) From his frequent denunciations of anti-Semitism to his close friendship with an Argentine rabbi, Pope Francis has long been a friend of the Jews.
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