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Holocaust Historian Deborah Lipstadt is Biden’s Pick for Antisemitism Envoy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to nominate Deborah Lipstadt, the Emory University Holocaust historian, to be the State Department’s antisemitism envoy.

Ben & Jerry Speak Out: We Endorse the Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Pullout

The Jewish founders of Ben & Jerry’s defended the ice cream company’s boycott of Israel’s West Bank settlements in an op-ed in the The New York Times. 

US Officials Denounce Antisemitism After Swastika Is Found in State Department Elevator

President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are among the top U.S. officials to make statements condemning antisemitism.

At least 50 CUNY Professors Quit Union Over Resolution Calling Israel a ‘Settler-Colonial State’

At least 50 professors at the City University of New York have quit their union following passage of a resolution condemning Israel.

These Three Hockey-Playing Jewish Brothers Just Made NHL History

Talk about goals: Luke Hughes has become the third brother in his hockey-playing Jewish family to be drafted in the first round of the NHL Draft.

Retaliating Against Boycott Decision, NYC Grocery Chain to Reduce Ben & Jerry’s Sales

A New York City-based grocery store chain will reduce the amount of shelf space it dedicates to Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice cream company’s boycott of Israeli settlements.

Three Jewish Fencers Fail to Medal in Individual Events at Tokyo Olympics

Eli Dershwitz returned to the Olympics for redemption after losing in the opening round of the 2016 Rio Games.
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Anti-Defamation League Partners with PayPal to Research How Extremists Share Money Online

The Anti-Defamation League has joined with PayPal to research how extremists use financial platforms to fund criminal activity.

Five States Consider Sanctions on Ben & Jerry’s

Could Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in the West Bank trigger many or all of the laws that U.S. states have passed in recent years to hurt the Israel boycott movement?

Jewish American Comedy Icon Jackie Mason Dies at 93

Jackie Mason, who died Saturday at 93, didn’t always set out to be a comedian.