Andrea Cantor
By Andrea Cantor
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News Sheryl Sandberg Mum on Trump, Broadcasts Immigrant Background
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is outspoken about his disapproval of President Donald Trump, and especially the executive order that has disrupted the flow of highly-skilled tech workers into the United States. But Sheryl Sandberg, his COO, is pulling her punches. Or is she? “The president has said he’s going to do the right thing, and…
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News Jews Hand Muslims Synagogue Keys When a Texas Mosque Burns Down
In the small Gulf Coast city of Victoria, Texas, there are several churches, but just one synagogue, and one mosque — at least, until the mosque mysteriously burned down on Saturday, according to the New York Times. Now, in a sense, the synagogue has become a mosque: the Jews of Victoria handed the Muslims the…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller’s Ambitions Are Bigger Than Temporary Immigration Bans
Stephen Miller, the Trump administration’s very young senior advisor, has received much of the blame and credit for his purported lead role in the executive order temporarily banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries — and indefinitely banning Syrian refugees. But for Miller and chief strategist Steve Bannon, the executive order is just the…
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News A Jew Wrote The Holocaust Remembrance Day Statement that Omitted Jews
A Jewish aide to President Donald Trump wrote his January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, controversial for its omission of Jews, according to POLITICO. On Monday, press secretary Sean Spicer said that an individual who is Jewish and the descendent of Holocaust survivors helped to write the statement. Trump aide Boris Epshteyn fits that…
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Breaking News Angry Jewish Soldier Tweets Solidarity with Muslims
Angry Staff Officer, a popular twitter account of about 11,000 followers, tweeted on Wednesday that as a Jew, he stands with Muslims against discrimination — and found himself surrounded by supporters. He wrote his statement the same day that President Donald Trump’s draft executive order that would place a ban on immigrants from Muslim-majority countries…
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Fast Forward In Jared Kushner, Trump Finds Evidence of ‘Voter Fraud’ Close to Home
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, Jared Kushner, is registered to vote in two states. Election officials and voting records revealed that Kushner is registered in both New Jersey and New York, The Washington Post reported. Trump has stated that being on the rolls in multiple states is suggestive of voter fraud. Kushner’s…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Baby Theodore Kushner Crawls in White House
Ivanka Trump posted a video to Instagram of Theodore Kushner, her son with Jared Kushner, crawling in the White House on Thursday. “There were so many incredible milestones this past weekend — including one for baby Theodore who crawled for the very first time in the White House!” Ivanka said in the caption to the…
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News Reward Offered To Find Vandals Who Twisted Menorah Into Swastika
In late December, an Arizona couple found their lawn menorah twisted into a swastika. Now, a local crimefighting organization has offered a reward in relation to the incident, according to Azcentral. Naomi and Seth Ellis had created a menorah out of PVC pipe to please their three sons, who had asked for holiday lights. After…
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