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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Statue of Liberty

New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain in 1980. (Peter Noble/Redferns/Getty Images via JTA)
January 17, 2021, 8:31 am
Sylvain Sylvain, Jewish guitarist for the New York Dolls, dies aged 69
Musician hailed as a ‘lynchpin’ of the influential rock band; moved to the US as a child when his family fled rising anti-Semitism in Cairo in 1956
By Gabe Friedman
A full moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, on May 18, 2019. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
August 14, 2019, 6:34 am
Trump official doubles down, says Statue of Liberty poem refers to Europeans
Acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services under fire for saying that Emma Lazarus poem only about migrants ‘who can stand on their own two feet’
By Zeke Miller and ASHLEY THOMAS
A Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tour boat passes by the Statue of Liberty after dropping passengers off there on January 22, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
August 13, 2019, 11:44 pm
Pushing for immigration limits, Trump official spoofs Emma Lazarus poem
‘Give me your tired and your poor,’ Ken Cuccinelli says, citing iconic text, before adding: ‘who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge’
By Sam Sokol
A SodaStream set-up to raise awareness of the negative consequences of one-use plastic bottles in New York’s Flatiron district, Sept. 5, 2018. (Josefin Dolsten/JTA)
September 6, 2018, 4:19 am
SodaStream behind NY Lady Liberty replica drowning in plastic bottles
Goal of installation is to raise awareness of the negative consequences of single-use plastic — and drum up business for Israeli seltzer company
By Josefin Dolsten
US President Donald Trump's senior adviser for policy Stephen Miller speaks during a daily briefing at the White House on August 2, 2017 (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
August 6, 2017, 5:51 am
Trump adviser Stephen Miller said eyed for comms chief role
Aide reportedly made an impression on the president when he told CNN reporter that the Statue of Liberty isn’t about immigration
By ToI Staff
Statue of Liberty (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Elcobbola, Wikimedia Commons)
August 3, 2017, 6:41 am
Trump aide Stephen Miller dismisses Statue of Liberty ‘huddled masses’ poem
Emma Lazarus poem is ‘not actually part’ of statue, says great-grandson of Jewish immigrants during press briefing on immigration policy
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
The cover of the February 4 edition of the German weekly Der Spiegel with an image of US President Donald Trump holding the Statue of Liberty's decapitated head. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 5, 2017, 12:20 pm
Mag cover shows Trump beheading Lady Liberty
German weekly Der Spiegel says image represents US president’s decapitation of American ‘democracy and freedom’
By AFP
This billboard ad for “The Man in the High Castle” is irking some. (Screenshot from Twitter)
December 7, 2016, 12:47 am
‘Man in the High Castle’ billboard shows Statue of Liberty giving Nazi salute
Provocative ad for Amazon TV series causes some disgust, while others say the poster reflects ‘what American politics have become’
By JTA
Statue of Liberty (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Elcobbola, Wikimedia Commons)
December 2, 2015, 4:20 am
Statue of Liberty inspired by Arab woman
American icon’s design began as Bartholdi’s sculpture of robed Muslim woman bearing a torch, guarding Suez Canal, researchers say
By AFP
Screen capture of tweets by CNN's Elise Labott (screen capture: Twitter)
From the WebNovember 20, 2015, 9:12 am
CNN reporter suspended after tweet supporting refugees
In response to House bill, Elise Labott writes: ‘Statue of Liberty bows head in anguish,’ later apologizes, Politico reports
Statue of Liberty (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Elcobbola, Wikimedia Commons)
April 25, 2015, 12:19 am
Statue of Liberty ‘safe’ after bomb threat
Police search island, find nothing, after caller tells emergency services of plan to ‘blow up’ monument
By AFP
View of a BriefCam control panel interface (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 12, 2014, 7:49 pm
Super-fast video search stands guard at the Statue of Liberty
Israeli firm BriefCam’s technology promises to save police hundreds of hours of wasted video watching
By David Shamah
One of the HD digital video cameras deployed as part of the Total Recall surveillance system on Liberty Island (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 7, 2014, 1:37 pm
Israeli video technology makes Lady Liberty safer
Briefcam is part of a ‘dream team’ of nine companies revamping security at the Statue in New York Harbor
By David Shamah
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