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Time magazine's Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky

December 7, 2022, 6:56 pm

Time magazine names Ukraine’s Zelensky as ‘clear-cut’ Person of the Year

Publication also honors ‘spirit of Ukraine,’ says president ‘galvanized the world in a way we haven’t seen in decades’ while facing down Russian invasion

By AFP and JTA

Dave Chappelle hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' November 12, 2022. (NBC Universal via JTA)

November 15, 2022, 1:33 am

ADL chief blasts Dave Chappelle monologue as ‘normalizing’ antisemitism

Jonathan Greenblatt says comedian’s SNL bit on Jews in Hollywood ‘diminishes, popularizes’ Jew-hatred, but most Jewish leaders refrain from weighing in on controversy

By TOI staff and JTA

Screen capture of the book 'Hebrews to Negroes' on the Amazon website, November 10, 2022. (Amazon. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 10, 2022, 1:44 pm

Over 200 entertainment leaders urge Amazon, Barnes & Noble to drop antisemitic title

Letter to companies’ leaders warns they are ‘profiting from hate,’ endangering US Jews by offering ‘Hebrews to Negroes’ film and book of same title, promoted by Kyrie Irving

By TOI staff and JTA

Students walk on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Califorbua, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

October 13, 2022, 10:39 pm

Stanford apologizes for acting to limit Jewish enrollment in 1950s

Investigation finds admissions office discriminated against Jewish applicants but publicly denied doing so, confirming long-held suspicion of unequal treatment

By JTA and TOI staff

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, at podium, at a news conference in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

October 13, 2022, 6:10 am

LA council head ousted over racist remarks also made crude comments about Jews

Nury Martinez resigns office amid outcry over recording of her and other councilmembers discussing racial politics, including claim Jews ‘cut a deal’ with Black area of Los Angeles

By JTA and AP

Illustrative: In this image made from video, an empty classroom is shown at David Ellis Academy in Detroit on February. 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Mike Householder File)

September 29, 2022, 5:47 am

Student absences for Yom Kippur could cost Michigan schools state funding

Some schools with large Jewish populations to close for the day to avoid being docked; state official says law doesn’t allow schools in session on ‘count day’ to apply for waivers

By JTA

The campus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

September 16, 2022, 4:18 am

University of Vermont vehemently rejects federal probe into antisemitism complaints

School president says claims that Jewish students were discriminated against already dealt with; head of group that filed complaint argues university not taking issue seriously

By AP, JTA and Luke Tress

Jon Minadeo Jr. in a video on the Goyim TV website. (Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 7, 2022, 2:22 pm

Notorious US antisemite arrested in Poland over offensive banner at Auschwitz

Jon Minadeo fined for holding up crude sign about the CEO of Anti-Defamation League

By TOI staff and JTA

Camp Ramah in the Berkshires seen in a promotional video posted by the camp in March 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)

August 6, 2022, 1:38 am

Camp Ramah settles lawsuit alleging mishandled sexual assault complaint

Berkshires summer camp, former director and national commission accused of ‘deliberate indifference’ after one camper allegedly assaulted another in 2018

By Luke Tress and JTA

Elvis Presley performs on stage in an unspecified location, 1973. (AP Photo)

July 31, 2022, 11:38 am

‘Bless this concert’: Book reveals depth of Elvis’s Christian faith

Star’s stepbrother Billy Stanley describes how religion was a source of comfort for king of rock, whose heritage had Jewish roots

By TOI staff and JTA

A watch said to have been owned by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. (Alexander Historical Auctions)

July 30, 2022, 6:10 pm

Adolf Hitler’s purported watch sells for $1.1 million at US auction house

Rejecting criticism, Alexander Historical Auctions also auctions candy dish, dog collar and beer tray it claims belonged to Nazi dictator and wife

By Michael Horovitz and JTA

Josh Rosen, then a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, warms up before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, New York, January 2, 2022. (AP/Adrian Kraus)

July 23, 2022, 12:31 am

Jewish NFL quarterback Josh Rosen signs deal to join Cleveland Browns

College standout has muddled through first three years, will be backup for team awaiting ruling on Deshaun Watson

By TOI staff, AP and JTA

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt delivers a speech in Paris, France on Oct. 10, 2018. (Conference of European Rabbis via JTA)

July 17, 2022, 1:27 am

Ex-Moscow chief rabbi fears return of ‘Iron Curtain’ blocking Jewish emigrants

Pinchas Goldschmidt says Jewish Agency ‘not popular’ with Russian government, which wants Jewish community to remain due to its economic and academic contributions

By TOI staff and JTA

Left to right, US president Joe Biden, President Isaac Herzog, singer Yuval Dayan and singer Ran Dankner during a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 16, 2022, 8:32 am

Israeli singer defends refusal to shake Biden’s hand on religious grounds

‘Those who say I have no respect should apologize to my parents,’ says Yuval Dayan, who claims she repeatedly informed staff at president’s residence of her beliefs

By TOI staff and JTA

July 8, 2022, 5:45 am

‘I could not remain silent’: Moscow’s chief rabbi says he left over war in Ukraine

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt says the city’s Jewish community ‘would be endangered’ if he stayed after he spoke out against Russia’s invasion and assisted refugees

By TOI staff and JTA