Category: Jewish
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Arthur Frommer, ‘wandering Jew’ who launched a travel guide empire, dies at 95
Arthur Frommer, whose empire of travel guidebooks led one interviewer to call him the “quintessential wandering Jew,” died Nov. 18 at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 95. Starting in 1957 with the… Continue Reading
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Ten Palestine Action activists arrested on suspicion of terror offences
Counter-terrorism cops have arrested ten individuals linked to the Palestine Action group in connection with an ongoing investigation into attacks on the defence technology firm Elbit Systems UK. After the granting of a series of warrants… Continue Reading
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‘A celebration of our friendship’: British Jewish and Indian communities break bread together
More than 50 professionals and community leaders gathered for the British Indian Jewish Association winter reception in Covent Garden on Monday 18 November. Guest speakers at the Punjab restaurant included barrister and shadow attorney… Continue Reading
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Jewish Life Stories: Ed Koch’s sister dies on her own terms
This article is also available as a weekly newsletter, “Life Stories,” where we remember those who made an outsize impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting place. Subscribe… Continue Reading
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What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert
By the time I was 76, I thought I knew my father well. He had been an open person who had spoken about his life and hadn’t avoided (as many of my friends’ parents did) talking about the difficult years of the war. I also… Continue Reading
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To fight hate, this group of Brooklyn-based nonprofit professionals wrote a comic book together
In the new comic book, “We Are Brooklyn: Stories of Hope,” Francil Tejada shares her story about the Dominican Republic, where she was born, and the death of her grandmother, which inspired her to change how she connects… Continue Reading
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Pro-Palestinian gate-crasher burns Israel flag at Jewish student party
Educational charity StandWithUs UK has condemned the burning of an Israeli flag at a Jewish student event in London on Tuesday night. According to several witnesses, individuals who were not guests shouted “Free Palestine” when they… Continue Reading
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Anti-Israel activists condemned over protest at Goldsmiths University co-existence event
A Goldsmiths University event featuring Palestinian and Israeli speakers calling for co-existence in the Middle East has been picketed by activists claiming they were “appalled” students and some staff members are “collaborating with… Continue Reading
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Platform Twitch bans word ‘Zionist’ as a proxy for spreading hate toward Jews
A livestreaming platform popular among video gamers has updated its hate speech policy to ban the word “Zionist” when used as a coded slur directed at individuals or groups of people. The move by Twitch, an Amazon-owned platform with… Continue Reading
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OPINION: Two Jews, three opinions: what should we make of Roald Dahl?
Mark Rosenblatt’s ‘Giant’ concluded its run at the Royal Court on the weekend, a play focused on beloved children’s author and rabid antisemite Roald Dahl. The play takes place around Dahl’s dining room table in 1983 during the… Continue Reading