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French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas warFrench Jewish groups have set up a helpline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war.
Greece: Terror suspects offered money to target Jewish site
Read full article: Greece: Terror suspects offered money to target Jewish siteGreek authorities say police are continuing searches in Athens and other parts of the country following the arrest of two suspects accused of planning an attack at Jewish center in a busy downtown area of the Greek capital.
Man federally charged after allegedly tweeting threats against Michigan officials
Read full article: Man federally charged after allegedly tweeting threats against Michigan officialsJack Carpenter III, 41, has found himself in hot water after allegedly making threats against Jewish state officials in Michigan via social media.
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hosted community forum amid growing antisemitic attacks
Read full article: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hosted community forum amid growing antisemitic attacksThe Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hosted a community forum Wednesday amid growing antisemitic attacks, including a recent incident at a synagogue in Bloomfield Township.
University of Michigan president pens letter to Jewish community following anti-Semitic incident off-campus
Read full article: University of Michigan president pens letter to Jewish community following anti-Semitic incident off-campusU-M President Mary Sue Coleman wrote a letter in solidarity with the Jewish community after anti-Semitic propaganda was distributed off-campus.
Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
Read full article: Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution lawLatvia’s parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II.
Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surge
Read full article: Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surgeAmid a new surge of COVID-19 in New Yorks Orthodox Jewish communities, many residents are reviving health measures that some had abandoned over the summer social distancing, wearing masks. The officials say worst-hit zip codes overlap with large Orthodox Jewish communities in the city’s boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and in a couple of nearby counties. Last week, Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, worked with the Boro Park Jewish Community Council to distribute 400,000 masks. “The Jewish community feels they’re being singled out and there’s some element of ant-Semitism,” he said Monday. In 2018 and 2019, measles cases spread in Orthodox communities in New York as well as other regions.
Detroit’s Jewish community ‘condemns’ behavior, signage of ‘Operation Gridlock’ protestors
Read full article: Detroit’s Jewish community ‘condemns’ behavior, signage of ‘Operation Gridlock’ protestorsAll rights reserved)DETROIT – The Jewish Community Relations Council of Detroit (AJC) has publicly condemned the behavior and signage of protestors that participated in “Operation Gridlock” on Wednesday. Thousands of Michigan residents swarmed the Lansing capitol to protest Michigan Gov. MORE: Thousands protest Michigan governor’s social distance orderPhotos and videos from the protest show individuals holding posters with swastikas, comparing Whitmer to Adolf Hitler. “Regardless of one’s political views, the use of such imagery and symbolism is inexcusable,” AJC said. “The Nazi imagery is particularly galling as it comes only days before Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), which begins on Monday night.”AJC is requesting the protest organizers to condemn the behavior, as well.