BY DAVID SUISSA, Jewish Journal
• Published May 2, 2019
With anti-Semitism on the rise, the deadly shooting at the synagogue in Poway last Shabbat had a tragic familiarity. Here we go again: Six months ago we had Pittsburgh, now it’s Poway. What’s next?It’s even worse in Europe, and especially in France,...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 1, 2019
The St. Louis Jewish community is mourning with others across the country in the wake of a fatal shooting Saturday during worship at a Southern California synagogue.“We cannot offer a deeper meaning. We are not even sure we know how to offer consolation,”...
(JTA) — Alleged Poway synagogue shooter John Earnest pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder.Earnest, 19, stood inside a glass booth during his arraignment in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon.He is accused of being the...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbi Uriel Vigler was heading to morning prayers on Tuesday as he does every day on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, just before 7 a.m., when a man began shouting anti-Semitic insults at him.Vigler said the man called him a “f***ing...
(JTA) — The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-Semitism bill.Prior to the discussion and vote Monday, the senators held a moment of silence for the victims of the Poway shooting.Using the State Department definition as its template, the legislation defines...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Israeli ambassador to the United States linked The New York Times to the “Jew-hatred of growing parts of the intellectual class.”Ron Dermer was speaking Monday in the U.S. Capitol at the annual Holocaust Days of Remembrance...
(JTA) — Jewish groups mourned the death of their member, Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was shot and killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue in suburban San Diego.“We mourn the loss of AIPAC member Lori Gilbert-Kaye, and pray for the recovery of Rabbi...
(JTA) — The alleged gunman in the attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego was charged with murder.John Earnest, 19, was charged on Sunday afternoon with one count of murder in the first degree and three counts of attempted murder in the...
POWAY, Calif. (JTA) — Poway’s mayor said preparations made in the aftermath of the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue “contributed to saving lives” in his hometown.On Saturday, a gunman entered the Chabad of Poway, killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye, a...
(JTA) — On the Shabbat morning of April 27, a 19-year-old with a gun killed Lori Gilbert-Kaye and injured several others at the Chabad of Poway outside of San Diego.But before the sun had set and observant Jews were able to see the news, another...
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN, JTA
• Published April 28, 2019
NEW YORK (JTA) — After widespread condemnation, and an initial statement that critics slammed as inadequate, The New York Times apologized for publishing an “anti-Semitic political cartoon.”The image, which appeared Thursday in the opinion section...
On Saturday night, Jewish Federation of St. Louis issued a statement about the San Diego synagogue shooting, and announced there will be a Jewish community gathering at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, 12 Millstone Campus...
