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Breaking News Joe Biden Sorry for Calling Unscrupulous Lenders ‘Shylock’
Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged that he made a “poor choice of words” in using the term “Shylock” to describe unscrupulous lenders. Biden was reacting Wednesday to remarks by Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League’s national director, in response to the vice president’s use of the term this week. Speaking to the Legal Services Organization, a…
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Breaking News ADL Signs Letter Urging Broadcasters To Avoid Using The Name ‘Redskins’
The Anti-Defamation League signed a letter initiated by Native American groups to broadcasters urging them to avoid pronouncing the name of the Washington NFL franchise, “Redskins.” “Some might argue that objectivity requires broadcasters to continue promoting the racial slur as long as Washington team owner Dan Snyder keeps denigrating Native Americans by using the epithet…
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Breaking News Ban Ki-Moon Meets With Jewish Leaders About U.N. Actions
Leaders of several Jewish organizations met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to express concerns about recent actions and comments made by U.N. officials. The meeting took place on Wednesday morning at the U.N. and included representatives from several major Jewish organizations, including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,…
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Opinion ADL Needs To Drop Thane Rosenbaum Right Now
Thane Rosenbaum / Getty Images So. Can we talk about Thane Rosenbaum? You probably already know that Thane Rosenbaum — who likes to talk about being a human rights professor — wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal arguing that the Gazan noncombatants are fair game in this war, because “they” voted for Hamas…
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Breaking News Jewish Groups Mostly Silent on Israeli Beating of American Teen Tariq Khdeir
The videotaped beating of Tariq Khdeir, the American cousin of revenge attack victim Mohammed Abu Khdeir, has sparked protests from diplomats and worldwide anger. But among American Jewish groups, the incident hasn’t prompted much comment. While Jewish organizations across the political and religious spectrum condemned the killing last week of Mohammed Abu Khdeir once it…
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Opinion How Jews Are Honoring 3 Civil Rights Martyrs
Last night, in my musical post in memory of the three civil rights workers slain in Mississippi 50 years ago, I argued that too little had been done to incorporate their martyrdom into our narrative of American Jewish history. It’s only fair that I take note of those Jewish organizations that did act to remember…
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Breaking News Anti-Defamation League Welcomes Redskins Trademark Blow
The Anti-Defamation League welcomed the cancellation of the Washington Redskins trademark by the federal patent office. “The decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office represents a significant step forward in fighting prejudice, discrimination and hurtful stereotypes, particularly in the professional sports arena,” the ADL said in a statement Wednesday, after the announcement of the…
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Breaking News ADL Joins Football Players in Push for Washington Redskins Name Change
The Anti-Defamation League signed a letter initiated by Native American groups to NFL players urging them to speak out for changing the name of the Washington Redskins. “Players are the most publicly identifiable representatives of the league, which means your support is critical to ending this injustice,” said the letter sent Tuesday to more than…
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