Michael Kaplan
By Michael Kaplan
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Opinion When Israelis Teach Their Kids To Hate
A boy plays with a rifle during a weapons display in Efrat, Independence Day 2014 / Getty Images Little kids throw mock grenades and pretend to shoot big guns; a boy crawls militant-style as gun-wielding adults cheer him on; a girl wearing a pink dress carries a rocket launcher twice her size. These are some…
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Opinion ‘Privileged’ Princeton Student’s Tale of Jewish Woe
Princeton student Tal Fortgang / Fox News By now, you’ve probably heard about Tal Fortgang, the white male Princeton freshman who’s taken the phrase “check your privilege” to the next level. He’s actually claimed to have checked his, and in an article that’s now gone viral, he admits that he has privilege but insists it’s…
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Breaking News South African Jews Will Monitor Election
South Africa’s most prominent Jewish organization is gearing up to help with the country’s upcoming national elections. More than 100 observers will be stationed at voting stations across the country on Wednesday as part of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ Make Us Count team. “The observers will be checking the opening of the…
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News How Murder of Esther Lebowitz Changed Jewish Baltimore Forever
A lot has changed for Baltimore’s Northwest Orthodox community since 1969. For one, it’s grown from a tight colony of a few hundred families to tens of thousands of residents. It’s also drifted northward as small synagogues have sprouted up and down the community’s streets. But people still remember. The store near the corner of…
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Opinion Israeli Neighbors Fundraise for Fureidis After Attack
A separate but similar price tag attack in Beit Hanina in June 2013. / Haaretz Right-wing Jewish Israelis raided Fureidis, an Arab village located just tens of miles south of Haifa, a few days ago. Under cover of night, they slashed the tires of some 20 cars and spray painted the village’s mosque with a…
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Breaking News Rick Jacobs Threatens to Pull URJ Out of Presidents Conference After J Street Fiasco
Reform leader Rabbi Rick Jacobs says the Union of Reform Judaism will consider dropping out of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations after it voted to reject membership to the dovish group J Street. “This much is certain: We will no longer acquiesce to simply maintaining the facade that the Conference of Presidents…
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Breaking News Teaneck Students Busted for ‘Craziest’ School Vandalism
Students in Teaneck, N.J., might have taken senior prank season a bit too far this year. At least, that’s what the police are saying. More than 60 Teaneck High School seniors were arrested overnight for breaking into their school, flipping desks, greasing doorknobs and peeing on floors. The students could potentially face criminal mischief and…
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Opinion My Advice for Birthright? More Palestinians
Taglit-Birthright Israel Birthright’s worried. Registrations are dwindling and young Jews are growing disinterested in the free 10-day trip to Israel. Over a period of three years, applications have dropped more than 17%. To compensate for the downturn, the group has started to ease its “Jewish” definition and dig into its years-old wait lists. It’s also…
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