Noa Wollstein is a senior at Princeton University pursuing degrees in English, Documentary Production, and Journalism.
Noa Wollstein
By Noa Wollstein
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News Synagogues are bringing shofar to the Jews who can’t attend services
With the High Holidays fast approaching, Jewish congregations and communities are rethinking how to fulfill the commandment of hearing the shofar blown at a time when the COVID-19 crisis has scattered so many worshippers. The loud blare of the shofar is meant to inspire awareness, inciting greater self-reflection and attention to God during the High…
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News ‘Holohoax’ term is trending, but hate speech policies can help fight anti-Semitism online: report
More stringent hate speech policies on online platforms can reduce the visibility of anti-Semitic and Holocaust-denying content, says a new report published by The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based think tank, on Sunday. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue argues that Holocaust denial — the mitigation or rejection of realities faced by Jews during the…
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News Masks are the new kippahs: Customized face-coverings sweep bar and bat mitzvahs
Masks are the new kippah, said Chavie Knapp, a mother who is giving out customized masks instead of yarmulkes at her daughter Sophie’s bat mitzvah. “Masks have become the new normal,” said Knapp, whose daughter’s big day is planned for Labor Day weekend in Teaneck, N.J. COVID-19 has forced cancellations and postponements of countless events,…
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Fast Forward ‘Yo-Semite’ T-shirt breaks sales records after Trump gaffe
Digital Media Creator Sarah Lefton’s “Yo-Semite” t-shirt always gets a sales boost when Yosemite National Park makes the news. Even Apple’s 2014 “Yosemite” system upgrade gave t-shirt orders a bump. Still, nothing could have prepared Lefton for Tuesday morning, when she checked her phone and discovered hundreds of Twitter mentions. “It took me just a…
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News Former NFL player Larry Johnson calls Jews a cabal, tweets the blood libel
Retired NFL player Larry Johnson is facing backlash after posting an anti-Semitic tweet accusing Jews of being a “cabal” responsible for crimes including “Sex Trafficking,” “Ritualistic Child Torture,” and “Human Sacrifice/Murder,” this past Sunday. Johnson’s tweet draws on anti-Semitic tropes including “blood libel” — the ancient accusation that Jews use Christian blood in their rituals—and…
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Community Pittsburgh Jews Don’t Need Politics Right Now — We Need Support
In the last 24 hours, my home became a headline. 11 Jews were shot during Saturday morning services at Tree of Life Synagogue — where my sister taught Hebrew school and I went to my first bat mitzvah. The Squirrel Hill Jewish community, which has been such a glowing and prominent feature of my upbringing,…
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