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RT @jacobkornbluh: The announcement demonstrates unprecedented unity among all Orthodox voting blocs behind Cuomo, arguing that this has no….
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RT @jacobkornbluh: 🚨 DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT in NYC mayoral race: The Hasidic sects in Borough Park who endorsed Adrienne Adams as their first….
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Richard Iott, a former Ohio congressional candidate with a history of dressing up as Nazis, donated a total of $900 in ten monthly installments since last year to the Winsome PAC, which supports Virginia lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears.
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Richard Iott, who said he dressed up as a member of a genocidal Nazi unit to educate people, donated to PAC supporting Winsome Earle-Sears.
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RT @jacobkornbluh: 🎧EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, at the Republican Attorneys General summer nat….
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NEW: President Donald Trump signed Wednesday evening a modified version of his first term’s controversial Muslim travel ban executive order following the recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, which injured a dozen Jewish marchers.
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RT @jacobkornbluh: NEW: Trump plans to revive the Muslim travel ban with targeted changes after the Boulder attack, White House staff secre….
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RT @benyamincohen: “It’s beyond tragic. He was a mensch,” said David Boskey of the murder of his friend Yaron Lischinsky. The two met and b….
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Yaron Lischinsky was shot by Elias Rodriguez outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. He was part of a Messianic Jewish community.
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Paintball players typically take to online forums to discuss game tactics and compare gear. But this week, the niche subreddit r/paintball was overtaken by discourse about a different subject: moral outrage over Nazi hate symbols.
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Marcello Margott was kicked off his professional paintball team, Edmonton Impact, after posting video of a paintball gun with Nazi insignia.
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RT @benyamincohen: When two customers at a Philadelphia sports bar asked waitresses to make a sign that said “F— the Jews,” they probably d….
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RT @benyamincohen: At 7:19 pm, Sen. @CoryBooker made history with a speech lasting more than 24 hours. At 7:20 pm, I called @RabbiShmuley,….
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We had an issue this morning with our newsletter service, so if you didn't get "Forwarding the News" in your inbox today you can read it right here! . Catch up with the Jewish news you need to know:.
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We've curated the latest news and views driving the American Jewish conversation for Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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RT @samuelelishep: In my latest for @jdforward, I cover a Jewish internet controversy.
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Lizzy Savetsky, a pro-Israel social media influencer, received backlash after posting a video by far-right ultranationalist Meir Kahane.
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RT @SruliFruchter: Trump's plan to forcibly displace two million Gazans sounds like a tempting solution for Israelis and Israel's supporter….
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Trump's Gaza plan will prove fatal for Israel, because it runs counter to Jewish morality, argues one of our columnists.
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RT @jacobkornbluh: Story ⬇️. ‘Modern-day Mein Kampf’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams under fire for Hitler reference as calls for his resignation mou….
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Jewish leaders slammed the mayor for invoking Adolf Hitler and his book "Mein Kampf" as "offensive" and a "shanda."
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Here's the surprising Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play 🏈 #SuperBowl
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The Philadelphia Eagles' tush push, which helped them beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 2025, has its origins in Yiddish.
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RT @jacobkornbluh: Trump expands on Gaza plan: . “I’m committed to buying it and owning it. We may give it to other states in the Middle E….
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RT @benyamincohen: I wrote about the Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play #SuperBowlLIX 🏈. https://….
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RT @benyamincohen: What if Israel and Georgia switched places? Saturday Night Live's 1975 premiere proposed peace through land swap way bef….
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In its first episode, Saturday Night Live showed a short fake news film about Israel and Georgia switching places.
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RT @samuelelishep: "Marry like a Jew. Divorce like a Catholic.". @TovahwithaV in @jdforward on the secrets to a long marriage, ahead of her….
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Tovah Feldshuh plays an unhappy Hasidic bride-to-be in "My First Ex-Husband." In real life, the Jewish actress has been married for 48 years.
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RT @benyamincohen: They met at synagogue in 1961. They were buried together at Arlington National Cemetery in 2025. I was honored to be in….
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