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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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Donald Trump’s Top Choice for Pentagon Chief Criticized Israeli Settlement Expansion
ZOA President Morton Klein said James Mattis doesn’t understand Israel’s value to the United States.
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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.
The Mexican Jew Who Helped Negotiate NAFTA Remains Proud of It. Is He Just An Elitist?
For the so-called “alt-right,” Jaime Zabludovsky Kuper may seem like a ready-made stereotype. A scion of one of Mexico’s most prominent Jewish families, Zabludovsky is a longtime member of Mexico’s elite. Holder of a doctorate in economics from Yale University, he is a former under secretary for international trade negotiations and a former senior economist for Banco de México and the Mexican president’s Economics Council. Most important of all, Zabludovsky was the deputy chief negotiator for Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Charities Lean More on Donations From the Wealthiest — Jewish Groups Included
“It is the reality around the country, wealth is more concentrated, and so is philanthropy, so there’s no surprise that we might see it in our community,” Lapin told the Forward
FEGS Will Pay $3.1M to Workers Left in Lurch by Collapse
The shuttered Jewish social service agency FEGS has agreed to pay $3.1 million to the union workers it left in the lurch when it collapsed in 2014.
Branded a ‘Filty Jewess,’ Erin Schrode Lashes Out at Alt-Right as ‘Modern-Day Nazis’
Ultimately, Schrode said, Americans should not wait to see whether the Trump administration conforms to the plans of the “alt-right,” but rather organize now to defeat the president-elect and his fellow travelers.
Harvard to Host Steve Bannon, Former Breitbart Chief, Incoming Trump Adviser
Bannon will participate in a panel discussion or sit for an interview at the event.
Chicago Lawyer Newton Minow Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Newt Minow was not the most famous Chicagoan who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22—it’s hard to be more famous than Michael Jordan—but he has certainly left his impact on both his city, his country, and, especially, the lives of Barack and Michelle Obama.
