Josefin Dolsten is a New York-based writer who has reported for the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel and other Jewish publications. She currently works as an account director at Fenton Communications, supporting organizations that work to advance racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive rights and more. Dolsten earned her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her M.A. in comparative religion and Jewish studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A London mayoral candidate of Jewish background was accused of using racial profiling in sending targeted campaign letters to voters of Indian descent that some said played off stereotypes. Voters criticized Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith after his campaign team sent out letters this weekend endorsing him, signed by Prime Minister David Cameron, reports. Some recipients…
Donald Trump seemed to imply Monday that Israel will pay back military assistance it has received from the U.S. After being asked about his past condemnations of countries who he said received defense aid from the U.S., he was asked during a press conference whether the same statement should apply to Israel. “I think Israel…
Television host Kathie Lee Gifford raved about Israeli cuisine Monday, offering treats from a recent trip to the Jewish state to her Today Show co-anchor. Gifford excitedly shared Israeli chocolate-flavored tahini and wine-flavored halva with NBC’s Hoda Kotb. Kotb couldn’t get enough of the sesame dip and was so eager for seconds that she asked…
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani praised Israel’s resilience in the face of terrorism, saying it left him inspired in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. “I came to Israel thinking I would lift morale, but I came back uplifted,” he said Sunday at a meeting of the World Jewish Congress and…
A pastor speaking at a Donald Trump rally called Monday for Bernie Sanders to “meet Jesus” and be saved. “Bernie Sanders, who doesn’t believe in God… Listen, Bernie got to get saved. He got to meet Jesus, he got to have a ‘coming to Jesus’ meeting,” televangelist Mark Burns said at the North Carolina gathering…
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