Devices tagged ‘Free Gaza’ found at ballot drop box fires in Oregon, Washington state
Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in one of the fires
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News When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test
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Opinion The Supreme Court’s homelessness decision will decimate the faith-based nonprofit sector
The conservative majority ruled last week that cities have the right to criminalize homeless people for sleeping outside
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Culture Oregon has finally scrapped its racist state song — thanks to a Jewish music teacher
Most of us think of Oregon as a liberal bastion, home to hipster baristas and organic farmers, a conception encouraged by shows like “Portlandia.” But much of Oregon is truer to its historical roots as a “whites-only utopia” that forbade Black residents and displaced its native tribes. It’s therefore unsurprising that the Oregon state song’s…
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News ‘Everybody is touched by this’ — Jewish organizations mobilize to help wildfire victims
Even as they struggle to help families hit hard by the coronavirus and the economic downtown, Jewish organizations in California and the Pacific Northwest are mobilized — once again — to help victims of the wildfires that have devastated large swaths of region. “The mood and tone here?” said Marc Blattner, president and chief executive…
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News Portland’s Jews know their state’s racist history. Now the chaos has some beefing up security.
No one knows better than Portland, Ore.’s Jewish community that their state has a history of racist hate — indeed, that it was founded by white supremacists. As the state grew, it evolved into a place of extremes on both left and right. Now, those groups are confronting each other directly, on a daily basis,…
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News Portland rabbis to federal agents: Leave our community
Protesters escaping clouds of tear gas and dodging flash-bang grenades. Rifle-wielding Federal agents emerging from unmarked vans to snatch protesters off the streets and whisk them away. A Navy veteran seeking answers from unidentified agents ended up beaten and left with a broken hand. A line of mothers in street clothes wearing cycling helmetsthat are…
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Fast Forward Meet Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon’s Jewish AG who’s taking on Trump
(JTA) — From the mayor to the governor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, many in positions of power want to stop the Trump administration’s crackdown on protesters in Portland, Oregon. The person in the best position to make it happen now is the state’s Jewish attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum. On Friday, Rosenblum sued the Department…
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