Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar
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Fast Forward Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
An Instagram post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial stayed up despite six complaints from users that generated four automated reviews and two human assessments
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News The New Jews of Show Low, Arizona: How a pastor parted with Jesus and led his congregation to Judaism
Twenty-one men, women and children from Richard Cortes’ formerly Messianic congregation became Jews on one day last month
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Fast Forward Meta’s Oversight Board urges improved distinction between hate speech and criticism of hate speech
The exhortation comes after Instagram took down a post condemning Ye’s antisemitism because it repeated his comments
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Fast Forward Buenos Aires to rename subway station after Jewish woman who famously stood up to sex traffickers
Raquel Liberman played a critical role in the dismantling of infamous Argentine sex-trafficking ring Zwi Migdal and in the move to outlaw prostitution in the country
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Fast Forward Meta’s handling of ‘SpongeBob’ Holocaust denial post is taken up by independent Oversight Board
Users had complained about the post both before and after Meta enacted a ban on Holocaust denial in October 2020, but the company rejected their criticism
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Fast Forward Israeli cops and firefighters barred by far-right minister from Wexner fellowships at Harvard University
Itamar Ben Gvir accused the Wexner Foundation, which funds the fellowship, of being ideologically comprised because of alleged ties to left-wing groups
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Fast Forward New York’s Jewish Museum taps former Israel Museum head James Snyder as its next director
Snyder could steer the museum into new territory by taking on current issues like antisemitism, a departure from its tradition as a center for art and culture
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