Growing up in a tight-knit Modern Orthodox community, I rarely encountered people whose backgrounds, perspectives, or life experiences were very different from my own. I went to college at Yeshiva University, a Modern Orthodox University in New York.Though I learned from brilliant professors and formed lasting friendships, I regretted the fact that I had placed…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill on Thursday banning state entities from dealing with businesses that boycott Israel or its settlements. The bill follows the state Senate’s approval of a similar bill in March by overwhelming numbers. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a reconciled version of both…
Georgia congressional candidate Jon Ossoff’s election night party contained a mix of emotions, with attendees giddy at his better-than-expected showing but disappointed that he did not clear the 50% tally necessary to avoid a runoff in June. But the night was made much groovier by the party’s soundtrack, which featured many songs that likely would…
A former camp counselor at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week for taking nude photos of his campers in a locker room and posting them on a website frequented by Russian pedophiles. Matthew Kuppe, age 22, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography. The presiding judge,…
A federal judge has ordered Auburn University in Alabama to let white supremacist leader Richard Spencer speak on their campus on Tuesday night, days after the university cancelled his booked appearance due to safety concerns. The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins just hours before Spencer’s scheduled appearance on campus, which…
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer has pledged that he will still speak at Auburn University on Tuesday night despite the school’s decision to revoke its approval of his speech. Students and residents of the Alabama town are preparing to counter the “alt-right” activist with a campus-wide music festival. The event, called #AuburnUnites, will take place…
A Super PAC running advertisements against Georgia Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, including one tying him to Al Jazeera, has received most of its funding this year from a single so-called ‘dark money’ group. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican Super PAC with close ties to the House GOP leadership, has spent over $3 million…
A human rights group is suing the publisher of the internet’s biggest neo-Nazi website, alleging that he broke the law in the state of Montana by coordinating a campaign of anti-Semitic harassment against a Jewish real estate agent living in the town of Whitefish. Andrew Anglin, who runs the Daily Stormer website, launched the campaign…
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