Right-wing conspiracy theorists are increasingly claiming that George Soros is funding recent protests and riots across the United States in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing. According to the Anti-Defamation League, “aggressive language towards Soros has exploded on social media” this week. Negative tweets about the billionaire Jewish philanthropist rose from 20,000 per day on…
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Analysis
Inside the ‘Super Fund’ that aims to keep the Jewish nonprofit world afloat
This piece was first published in The New York Jewish Week and is reprinted with permission. Tuesday, March 3, was the day the American Jewish community…
California
White House amplifies rumor that LA Chabad is fueling 'antifa and anarchists'
A Los Angeles synagogue found itself having to deny misinformation about the George Floyd protests after a rumor spread — and was briefly amplified by the…
U.S.
130 Jewish groups, ‘outraged’ by George Floyd killing, pledge to fight systemic racism
Dozens of American Jewish groups have pledged to work to end systemic racism in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. In a statement…
Israel
Hundreds of Israelis protest the George Floyd killing in Tel Aviv
As Kielahtiel Barton stood across from the former American embassy here, on a sidewalk next to a downtown beach, a large crowd around her chanted slogans…
California
L.A. Jews take stock after George Floyd protests batter local institutions
Graffiti on the walls of a synagogue read “Free Palestine” and “f*** Israel.” A statue of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of…
Religion
Shuly Rubin Schwartz named first woman chancellor of JTS
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, an expert on Jewish American history and longtime professor, will be the first woman chancellor in the 134-year history of the…
U.S.
John Eaves wants to be the first black and Jewish member of Congress
John Eaves can name plenty of people in Congress who look like him. And there’s a fair share who share his faith. But not a single lawmaker shares his two…
U.S.
‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests
As Enzi Tanner participated in an online havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat Saturday night, his city — Minneapolis — was being torn apart during…