ADL: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after ban By Yonat Shimron, RNS Dec 3, 2021 A new report from the Anti-Defamation League shows that while Facebook has removed major Holocaust denial posts on its platform, gaps in enforcing its ban remain one year after it went into effect. The report found nine troubling posts that overtly violated Facebook’s hate speech policy. As of Dec.1, the ADL said three of the nine remain.… Read More
Bay Area Ross Farca, Bay Area man who threatened to kill Jews, found guilty on five counts A Contra Costa County jury handed down five guilty verdicts this week in the case of Ross Farca, a 25-year-old who threatened to kill Jews and assembled… By Gabe Stutman Dec 2, 2021
Israel Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier to get an abortion As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Washington on the most significant abortion case to reach the court in decades, Israel’s health minister… By Shira Hanau, JTA Dec 2, 2021
Politics Local Jewish leaders rep Bay Area at White House Hanukkah party The annual White House Hanukkah party, one of the hottest tickets in D.C. in any year, was a more intimate affair than usual this year, reduced in size by… By J. Staff, JTA Dec 2, 2021
Israel An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron, but infected few contacts When Dr. Elad Maor tested negative for the coronavirus upon returning to Israel from abroad last month, he thought he was in the clear to get back to work… By Shira Hanau, JTA Dec 2, 2021
Politics As Supreme Court debates abortion, dueling theologies protest outside Religious supporters and opponents of abortion rights demonstrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving voice to competing faith-rooted… By Jack Jenkins, RNS Dec 2, 2021
California Fresno State library named after Jew-hating librarian faces renaming Administrators at Fresno State University announced this week they would consider renaming the Henry Madden Library after a professor at the university… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2021
Philanthropy An easy way to make regular donations? There’s an app for that. Silicon Valley has disrupted everything from exercise to movie-watching to food delivery. Add charitable giving to the list. Adam Nash, a Silicon… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2021
Tech Another Jewish group's anti-hate ad rejected by Facebook algorithm Just ahead of Hanukkah, the Jewish Federation of Broward County in Florida tried to purchase an ad on Facebook, a simple post calling attention to the… By Asaf Shalev, JTA Dec 1, 2021