Fighting Anti-Semitism
This post by the head of Philadelphia's NAACP chapter sparked calls for his resignation. (JTA/Facebook)
August 27, 2020, 1:09 pm
NAACP to replace Minister Rodney Muhammad as local chapter president
Muhammad created an uproar in July when he posted a since-removed anti-Semitic meme on his public Facebook page.
By Andy Gotlieb
Screenshot from Facebook
August 17, 2020, 6:03 pm
Braddock restaurateur portrays Gov. Wolf and Health Secretary Levine as Nazis
Robert Portogallo's Facebook post was condemned for anti-Semitism.
By Kayla Steinberg
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Zach Banner tries challah for the first time (JTA/Twitter)
July 23, 2020, 2:30 pm
Zach Banner tries challah and (spoiler) he loves it
Banner has received challah deliveries since speaking out about anti-Semitism, he said.
By Marcy Oster
Madonna performs in Melbourne, Australia, March 12, 2016. (JTA/Graham Denholm/Getty Images)
July 21, 2020, 11:02 am
Madonna Instagram post of Louis Farrakhan video racks up 700,000 views
The Nation of Islam leader has a history of using anti-Semitic rhetoric.
By Ben Sales
Charles Barkley poses for a picture with his sculpture at the Philadelphia 76ers training facility Sept. 13, 2019 in Camden, New Jersey. (JTA/Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
July 20, 2020, 2:55 pm
Charles Barkley calls out Black sports figures and celebrities for anti-Semitism
“Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube,” the NBA Hall of Famer said in a video tweeted by NBA on TNT.
By Marcy Oster
(JTA/Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE; Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
July 16, 2020, 11:04 am
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jemele Hill call out anti-Semitism in Black community
Abdul-Jabbar notes a “shocking lack of massive indignation” over celebrities' anti-Semitic social media statements.
By Marcy Oster
From left: Jackie Robinson (Hulton Archive/Getty Images); Hank Greenberg (Getty Images); Zach Banner (Katharine Lotze/Getty Images); and DeSean Jackson (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
July 15, 2020, 10:41 am
What Hank Greenberg’s friendship with Jackie Robinson can teach us today
"We must do what Greenberg did in 1947, what Heschel taught in 1963 and what Banner posted the other day. Change our hearts, put our arms around people and uplift each other."
By Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Jonathan Harounoff. JNS photo.
July 14, 2020, 12:31 pm
Fighting virus-spawned hate
The world is thinking about ways to prepare for future outbreaks, but we must also be ready for the scapegoating that accompanies them.
By Jonathan Harounoff, Stephanie Posner and Arman Amini
NFL star DeSean Jackson accepted an invitation from 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg to visit Auschwitz together. (JTA/Screenshot from Instagram)
July 13, 2020, 7:03 pm
Now on DeSean Jackson’s post-pandemic schedule: Visiting Auschwitz
The NFL star accepted 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg's invitation to visit Auschwitz together.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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