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The headline says it all: “Council of Jews welcomes Hitler exhibition” [Deutsche Welle] Speaking of anti-Semites, the Riverdale bombers are going to prison. [CNN] Speaking of New York Jews, here’s what GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino taught us about the ultra-Orthodox and elections. [Yeshiva World News] What’s driving the Palestinian economy? The kippah industry. [BBC] Should the…
After the exposing of the Orthodox rabbi who asked the New Jersey Jewish Standard not to print any more same-sex wedding announcements, the paper is trying again to take the pulse of community religious leaders on the issue. [North Jersey] Meanwhile, biased fearmongering reigns at Boston University. [Jewish Exponent] Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef says that goyim…
Our fear-mongering friends at the Anti-Defamation League gave us two unfortunate treats yesterday. First, they gave an award and a platform to Rupert Murdoch, the man who is trying to transform the world of honest journalism into a world of demagoguery, pandering, sensationalism, fluff and–sometimes–lies. [ADL] Then they came out with a list of the…
It seems the debate over same-sex wedding announcements in the Jewish press will go on, but Gary Rosenblatt offers some wise final words on the Jewish Standard issue in his weekly column. [JW] Some cool Jewish philanthropy: a wealthy Jeiwsh Chilean is donating money to help the rescued miners. [JTA] Thought the “rabba” controversy was…
As Republicans prepare to paint the town red on Election Day in a few weeks, Jewblogs gear up to cover the Hebrew side of the races. JTA’s political blog, Capital J, introduces a feature called “Political Points,” with relevant Jewish tidbits about the elections. [JTA Capital J] While Tablet has an amusing rundown of the…
It’s possible: Reportedly, Israelis are making their way to the Palestinian Oktoberfest in the Christian town of Taybeh… [Forward Schmooze] And meanwhile, the Israeli government is advancing a bill requiring all Palestinian-Israelis to take a loyalty oath to the state. The shandas for the goyim never stop… [YNet] As long as we’re on the topic…
If you don’t believe me, watch this. If you do believe me, please also watch it. You’ll thank me later. [Manischewitz120] If that wasn’t funny enough for you, check this out : a rabbi has just given female Mossad agents the halakhic go-ahead to seduce the enemy with sex. Only in Israel. [Ha’aretz] Oh, did…
The New Jersey Jewish Standard claims in its “About Us” that it is “dedicated to giving expression to all phases of Jewish life.” Its actions, however, show that it is not open to the Jewish LGBT community. The Standard did the sensible thing last week by printing a community couple’s same-sex wedding announcement, just as they would for…
Does history repeat itself? The strongman prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, told an anti-Semitic joke this week featuring–of all things–the Holocaust. But don’t worry, it’s OK, because it’s not like the Italian government had anything to do with carrying out the Holocaust… right? Right? [NYT Lede] In other hate news, it looks like “Price…
Haaretz columnist Aluf Benn seems to think so. Here’s his take on what should happen when the Iranian demagogue/president visits the Hizbollah stronghold of southern Lebanon. Spoiler Alert: It ends with Mahmoud in a glass cage facing the Israeli Supreme court. [Ha’aretz] And now, the second part of our double feature from the leftist Israeli…
While the newborn direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are on the line, even if the talks fail, the emergent politivcal winner may be none other than… Bibi Netanyahu. Keep in mind, however, that this would still mean that the talks had failed, which would suck. [Tablet] Even worse news for the far…
Here’s the latest not-news news from the wild world of Jewish journalism. Apparently, George Soros, the leftist billionaire who supports progressive causes in Israel, actually funds J Streeet. The only reason this is news is because Soros was rumored, back in the day, to be behind the formation of J Street, but then the group…
Woody Allen on rabbis and post-kung pao desserts: “To me, there’s no real difference between a fortune teller or a fortune cookie and any of the organized religions.” [Forward Schmooze] Actually, given what our religion says about rape, maybe it is better to eat the cookie. (Scroll down to “Shabbat in BA”) [Married With Backpacks]…