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Boston BDS map of Jewish groups has ‘potential to incite violence ...
WEBJun 9, 2022 · Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said on Wednesday that a report released last week by a Boston-area Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement group plays on millennia-old antisemitic tropes and could inflame violence against the Jewish community.. The group, calling itself the “Mapping Project,” alleges sinister connections between Jewish and pro-Israel groups across Massachusetts and ...
A closer look at Biden’s foreign policy team - Jewish Insider
WEBJacob Kornbluh. November 24, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden announced key appointments to his White House national security team on Monday as he begins to assemble his Cabinet. Among the appointments requiring Senate confirmation are senior foreign policy advisor Tony Blinken as secretary of state; Alejandro “Ali” Nicholas Mayorkas, a ...
Ned Price leans into his Jewish values - Jewish Insider
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Price, a former CIA analyst, traces his devotion to public service — and the ideals that he holds dearest — to his Jewish upbringing. By. Gabby Deutch. December 15, 2022. Share. Any given night, one might find State Department spokesperson Ned Price at a diplomatic reception around Washington. One Wednesday evening this past September ...
The Obama Mideast expert guiding VP Harris on foreign policy
WEBDec 22, 2023 · At the center of Harris’ circle of foreign policy advisors is Philip Gordon, her national security advisor. Gordon previously served as former President Barack Obama’s top Middle East advisor in his second term, when Gordon emerged as one of the biggest boosters of the Iran nuclear deal. His position advising the vice president might seem ...
A kosher food magazine thrives amid a boom in home cooking
WEBSep 16, 2020 · Fleishigs, a kosher food magazine that is gaining popularity among Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike, has been one beneficiary of the uptick in culinary enthusiasm. The publication has taken on about 1,000 new subscribers since mid-March, when many cities around the country began to go …
Inside New Jersey’s Orthodox boomtown - Jewish Insider
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · In Lakewood, the neighborhood church is a synagogue. Over the last decade, the majority-Orthodox Lakewood was the second-fastest growing city in New Jersey. Its population increased by more than 45%, or some 42,000 people, between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
The New York Sun rises again - Jewish Insider
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · The New York Sun, the long-defunct daily broadsheet, marked its return to the city’s hypercompetitive local media market on Wednesday, launching an updated website featuring dozens of newly hired staffers and an editorial vision highlighting a range of traditionally minded journalistic principles. “The Sun eschews cynicism,” Dovid Efune, the publisher, wrote in a mission statement ...
The ‘many worlds’ of Huma Abedin - Jewish Insider
WEBMar 4, 2022 · Growing up in Saudi Arabia was “one of the greatest gifts” given to Huma Abedin by her parents, she said in the newest episode of Jewish Insider’s “Limited Liability Podcast.”The longtime aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recalled her early upbringing in the Gulf nation in conversation with co …
Judaica artist Michael Aram reflects on his Armenian roots - Jewish …
WEBMay 4, 2021. Michael Aram, the artist whose metal jewelry and houseware designs are a staple at high-end department stores around the country, knows that his ethnic-sounding name presents a Rohrschach test to his diverse customer base. “I have my Persian ladies who say, ‘Of course, you’re Persian,’” Aram told Jewish Insider last week.
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