By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published June 5, 2024
There is no documentary subject more urgent and more overexposed than Hitler and the Nazis.
So great is the glut of TV shows devoted to the Third Reich that you can take your pick of subgenres — a pop psychological profile of Hitler, National Geographic’s...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than 60 Jewish organizations across the political spectrum are lining up behind a bill that would establish a coordinator of government efforts to fight antisemitism.
The joint effort is an expression of American Jewish...
(JTA) — A middle school teacher in Connecticut was reportedly suspended following a lesson on the Holocaust in which they asked students to draw a swastika in their notebooks, list positive things Adolf Hitler did for Germany and comment on a baby photo...
(JTA) — Breathless headlines have tracked the recent “Great Rap War” between Drake, a biracial Jewish Canadian rap superstar, and Kendrick Lamar, a Black non-Jewish American rap superstar.
Over the past few weeks, Drake and Lamar have bashed...
By Andrew Silverstein, The Forward
• Published May 12, 2024
Both young Jewish women graduated from Jewish day school, attended Jewish summer camps and wear Star of David necklaces. Both believe Israelis and Palestinians have a right to self-determination. Both are about to graduate from Washington University...
(JTA) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to elevate the status of the Palestine delegation, a mostly symbolic action that nonetheless underscored Israel’s isolation as its war with Hamas enters its seventh month.
The resolution, introduced...
By Benyamin Cohen, The Forward
• Published May 9, 2024
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JetBlue Airways is banning its in-flight crew members from wearing political pins after an incident involving a flight...
(New York Jewish Week) — More than 400 Jewish students at Columbia University have signed an open letter defending their support for Israel and decrying harassment they’ve faced surrounding the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment.
The letter...
(JTA) — One week after pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a building at Columbia University were ejected and arrested, the rapper Macklemore has offered them an anthem.
The nearly three-minute track, released Monday, is called “Hinds Hall,”...
(JTA) — The social media company Meta is adjudicating whether a key phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists constitutes acceptable speech.
The company’s Oversight Board, an independent body tasked with reviewing Meta’s content moderation...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 6, 2024
In an effort to combat the rising tide of Holocaust denial and misinformation, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) launched a new campaign targeting Gen Zers on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. Launching on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the new...
(New York Jewish Week) – Columbia University announced Monday that it would be canceling its commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protest, campus turmoil and hundreds of student arrests.
Beginning nearly three weeks ago, the...
