(JTA) — Fliers described as anti-Semitic were dropped in front of homes in Bozeman, Montana. The incident Saturday morning is the second this month, though the actual fliers were different. The Bozeman Police Department received several phone calls about the fliers, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. It is not clear whether the same person or…
Shocking new details have emerged about the extent of anti-Semitic harassment faced by a Jewish woman in Montana at the hands of online trolls — including round-the-clock by neo-Nazis who branded her a “slimy Jewess” and “Christ killer.” The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit against Andrew Anglin, publisher of the website the…
(JTA) — The Montana House advanced a bill that would prohibit the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The bill passed a second reading the House on Saturday by a vote of 59-41. It must still pass a third reading before it leaves the House. The bill would prevent public agencies, including…
Since the November election, there’s been a lot of talk among journalists about the way our profession overlooked and misunderstood populist, pro-Trump America. It’s a challenge for us at the Forward, as well. That is why we are launching “Red State Jews.” Our aim is to use all the platforms of the Forward — news,…
The police force of Whitefish, Montana — the site of the neo-Nazi march that wasn’t — has just nailed a mezuzah on the door of their station in a sign of solidarity with the beleaguered Jewish community. During a group tour of Whitefish by Orthodox rabbis from the U.S. and Canada, Rabbi Adam Scheier, a…
Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin blames “Jewish trickery” after his armed neo-Nazi march against the Jews of Whitefish, Montana, failed to materialize. But there was no “Jewish plot” that derailed Anglin’s plans. The city of Whitefish says they would have processed his permit application for an armed march — if it had been submitted complete. What’s more,…
NEW YORK (JTA) — The city manager of Whitefish, Montana, says that although a neo-Nazi march scheduled for next week has been canceled, the marchers can likely receive a permit to march at a later date. In an email to residents of the 6,000-person town Wednesday, City Manager Chuck Stearns confirmed that the march, scheduled…
After a neo-Nazi organizer called off a planned rally in Montana, he took abuse from a most unlikely source. Joshua Seidel, a Jewish writer affiliated with the “alt-right,” berated Andrew Anglin and his website the Daily Stormer as “cucks.” Cucks. https://t.co/lAGA4PPlK3 — Joshua Seidel (@jewrightwing) January 12, 2017 A “cuck” is an “alt-right” insult, a…
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