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November 25, 2024

Robbery or hate crime? Israeli locksmith murdered in Memphis

The Memphis Police Department is investigating the killing of Aviv Broek, 21, originally from Rehovot, Israel, who was shot to death and found by officers shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Nov. 21 on the 2300 block of Hernando Road in the city. “There have been […]
November 22, 2024

Once again, Southern schools get best marks in campus antisemitism scorecard

Anti-Israel students march over the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge after walking out during the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 30, 2024. Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images. This year’s Antisemitism on U.S. College and University Campuses […]
November 20, 2024

Both Ga. Senators — one of whom is Jewish — vote for arms embargo against Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, June 2, 2019. Gage Skidmore/Flickr. by JNS and Israel InSight reports Jewish groups applauded the Senate’s decision on Nov. 20 […]
November 8, 2024

SEC Basketball Preview: Everyone chasing Alabama, Auburn

By Lee J. Green Call this one the Iron Basketbowl. Talk of Alabama and Auburn in November mostly revolves around the storied Iron Bowl football rivalry. But as SEC basketball teams tip off their games this month, the Crimson Tide and Tigers are predicted to […]
November 6, 2024

Stein’s N.C. victory means six states have Jewish governors

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein talks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court after he attended oral arguments in the Moore v. Harper case Dec. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. by Izzy Salant and Menachem Wecker (JNS) — With […]
November 6, 2024

Texas’ Goldman becomes third Jewish Republican in the U.S. House

Craig Goldman, a Republican member of the Texas state House. Source: Craig Goldman for Congress website. by Izzy Salant and Menachem Wicker (JNS) — Craig Goldman, a Republican member of the Texas state House, defeated Trey Hunt to become the representative of Texas’s 12th Congressional […]
November 5, 2024

Bernie Marcus, billionaire Home Depot founder and Jewish philanthropist, 95

Home Depot CEO Bernie Marcus poses for a portrait in a Home Depot store October 15, 1998. Photo by Erik Lesser/Liaison via Getty Images. by Izzy Salant (JNS) — Bernard (“Bernie”) Marcus, the Jewish billionaire founder of Home Depot who donated extensively to Jewish causes, […]
November 3, 2024

“5 Broken Cameras” views Israel-Palestinian conflict through a cracked lens

Editor’s Note: This film is being screened on Nov. 12 by Tulane’s Middle East and North Africa Studies and the Jewish Studies department. By Steven Stotsky (CAMERA) — “5 Broken Cameras” is Palestinian film-maker Emad Burnat’s diary of his fellow villagers’ protest response to Israel’s […]
November 1, 2024

M.S. Rau hosting major exhibit of Chagall, contemporaries

Musiciens sur fond multicolore by Marc Chagall Imagine going to an exhibition of works from one of the 20th century’s most noted artists — and if you like, you can take one home. New Orleans landmark gallery M.S. Rau has a new exhibition, “Dreaming in […]