Forward Highlight
Jared and Ivanka, Separate Business From Politics Before You Become Walking Anti-Semitic Tropes
Jane Eisner pens a plea to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, right now the most powerful Jews in America: The presidential campaign unleashed a surge of anti-Semitism. Please don’t make it worse.
Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker, Composer of 500 Hasidic Melodies, Dies at 91
(JTA) — Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker, who composed more than 500 Hasidic melodies, or niggunim, including some recorded by Itzhak Perlman, has died. Shenker died Nov. 20 in Brooklyn, New York, at 91. He reportedly suffered from heart problems. Shenker, who was an ordained rabbi, was associated with the Polish Modzitzer Hasidic sect. He recorded…
Israeli Mohel Tells Student Circumcisers to Practice on African Babies
“Why practice on these families?” Austin is heard on tape discussing his practices around mohel training. “They have no mother or father, so that whatever you do, there won’t be a problem.
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Politico Editor Michael Hirsh Resigns After Threatening White Nationalist on Facebook
“He lives part of the time next door to me … Our grandfathers brought baseball bats to Bund meetings. Want to join me?” Hirsh, Politico’s former national editor, wrote on Facebook.
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Larry King Suspenders Go On Block for Jewish Historical Society Benefit
Hustle over to the American Jewish Historical Society’s awards dinner this Thursday, where a signed pair will be auctioned off and King will received an award.
New York No. 1 Subway Hit With Swastikas and ‘White Power’ Graffiti
In addition to the swastikas, the scrawlings on the No. 1 train featured the “white power” slogan and hateful words directed at President Barack Obama and his family, with statements like “finally we have a white man in the White House,” and “pray that Obama’s daughter gets raped.”
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