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Elon Musk and the fight to X out hate speech – Communist Party USA

At the end of August, 38-year-old presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appeared on CNN and was confronted with remarks he made regarding Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress. In response to her critique of his campaign one that insists on a colorblind meritocracy Ramaswamy said at an event in Iowa that her words are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK. CNNs Dana Bash pressed him during the interview on these comments, pointing out that the KKK has waged violent terror for over a century

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Fighting Antisemitism: How ADL Monitored and Responded to GDL – ADL

To understand how ADL responds when organized hate comes to town, lets take you to Georgia earlier this year. Thats when at least 11 individuals affiliated with the Goyim Defense League (GDL), a loose network of people who share antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and white supremacist thinking, set out on a Name the Nose Tour their words to antagonize Jewish communities in the Peach State.

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The Israeli actor telling the tragic story of Leo Frank – The Jewish Chronicle

The Israeli actor telling the tragic story of Leo Frank The Jewish Chronicle

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‘Popularizing the Past’ by Nick Witham review – History Today

Historian and Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin with actress Lillian Gish, Senator Barry Goldwater, and actors Charles Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at the opening of theMary Pickford Theater, 1983.Library of Congress

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The ADL betrays history and the people it pledges to protect – JNS.org

(September 12, 2023 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 by the Bnai Brith following the lynching of Leo Frank.

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OPINION: Authenticity isn’t a box-ticking exercise it honours … – Jewish News

In our rapidly evolving media-saturated age, the demand for authentic representation in film, television, and theatre has intensified.

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Musk defames the ADL – The Hill

If ever there was a case to be made against the wild excesses of social media, consider Elon Musk’s latest attack on one of the most venerable civil rights organizations in America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, last week, Musk “liked a tweet by an Irish white supremacist calling on the platform to #BanTheADL” and then “asked users whether he should put such a ban to a poll.” The hashtag been used increasingly by white nationalists and raging antisemites. On September 4th, he threatened to sue the ADL for his own company’s revenue losses.

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Top 10 Broadway Musicals That Seem Great for Kids but Aren’t – Listverse

Musical theater can be a magical thing for a child. The first time they see Wickeds Elphaba rise to the top of the theater, or the chandelier come crashing down in Phantom, can be a memory theyll never forget

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Editor’s notes: Why they attack the ADL – The Jerusalem Post

In August 2020, a coalition of 100 progressive organizations launched a campaign under the hashtag #DropTheADL. We are writing to ask you to reconsider the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a partner in social justice work, the groups wrote in an open letter titled, The ADL is not an ally. The American Jewish civil rights group and antisemitism watchdog, they alleged, has a history and ongoing pattern of attacking social justice movements led by communities of color, queer people, immigrants, Muslims, Arabs, and other marginalized groups, while aligning itself with police, right-wing leaders, and perpetrators of state violence.

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OPINION: Holocaust survivor’s message is a call to action for us all – The Atlanta Journal Constitution

A few days before 95-year-old Esther Basch, the Honey Girl of Auschwitz, came to town to share her story as a Holocaust survivor, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta received a bomb threat. The federations building in Midtown was evacuated.