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Lady Liberty Weeps: Jewish Safety and the Future of New York

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A Foreboding and Personal Reckoning Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacts as his wife, Rama Duwaji, votes at The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on November 4, 2025, in Queens, New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Zohran Mamdani was just announced as the winner… Continue reading Lady Liberty Weeps: Jewish Safety and the Future of New York

Beware Diaspora Jews, Israelis, and Every Parent. Do You Understand Canary?

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AB 715 Is More Than Policy—It’s Protection! Has Israel become our canary in the coal mine? What do I mean? From coal mines to classrooms: Antisemitism’s Alarming Echo. Do you remember the story behind the canary in the coal mine? It’s not a way any Jew wants to be described as, yet here we are.… Continue reading Beware Diaspora Jews, Israelis, and Every Parent. Do You Understand Canary?

Killing Jews Was Good Sport During the Holocaust—2025, Burn Them Alive?

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I wish I could say it’s unbelievable. True, the horror is, but at this rate of antisemitic attacks against Jews, can anyone be surprised? Barbara Bandler Steinmetz was born in Hungary in 1936, but her family later moved to Italy, where they owned the Hotel Alhambra on the island of Lussinpiccolo. In 1939, her family fled… Continue reading Killing Jews Was Good Sport During the Holocaust—2025, Burn Them Alive?

I’m Not Surprised, Just Disgusted—How About You?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICrdi6CtVgYaron Lischinsky, right, and his partner Sarah Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US who were killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)  Yaron Lischinsky, right, and his partner Sarah Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US… Continue reading I’m Not Surprised, Just Disgusted—How About You?

But for the Grace of…Would I Even Be Here?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bkXASbTG8M&t=3s Fill in the blank of what you are comfortable with. For you is it Allah? Hashem? God? Jesus? The Universe? Or maybe you even prefer to leave it blank. The fact that my family and I have experienced Grace is enough. As we commemorate Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, I am truly grateful to exist.… Continue reading But for the Grace of…Would I Even Be Here?

Fall 2024 Jewish Students Are Again Scared, Attacked, and Screaming for Help!

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It’s Fall of 2024; the college students are back from summer break and now it’s time to continue studying. Oh wait, we thought that was the purpose of higher education. Harvard needs to reread Emily Post’s Book of Etiquette. They were not welcoming to their Jewish students as anti-Israel protesters on the third day after… Continue reading Fall 2024 Jewish Students Are Again Scared, Attacked, and Screaming for Help!

Times of Israel Blog, Penny S. Tee Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic—The Gift That Keeps on Giving—NOT!

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It’s Fall of 2024; the college students are back from summer break and now it’s time to continue studying. Oh wait, we thought that was the purpose of higher education. Harvard needs to reread Emily Post’s Book of Etiquette. They were not welcoming to their Jewish students as anti-Israel protesters on the third day after… Continue reading Times of Israel Blog, Penny S. Tee Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic—The Gift That Keeps on Giving—NOT!

Anti-Israel, antisemitic — the gift that keeps on giving — NOT!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8dWv2dZbQY I wish I could say that it’s surprising in 2024 that Jews are still the targets of so much hate, but it’s not. It’s shocking because of the deep hatred, but not surprising. We don’t have any abhorrent beliefs in human sacrifice or anything like that, so why is it that we’ve been hated… Continue reading Anti-Israel, antisemitic — the gift that keeps on giving — NOT!

PEACE with Penny SEASON 5 2023 “Latest Antisemitic Trope Spewed During the Israel War,” Penny S. Tee, October 18, 2023

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PEACE with Penny SEASON 5 2023 “Latest Antisemitic Trope Spewed During the Israel War,” Penny S. Tee, October 18, 2023 PEACE with Penny SEASON 5 2023 “Latest Antisemitic Trope Spewed During the Israel War,” Penny S. Tee, October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023 Shabbat Shalom Who are you? A Loyal Friend Who Stands With Your… Continue reading PEACE with Penny SEASON 5 2023 “Latest Antisemitic Trope Spewed During the Israel War,” Penny S. Tee, October 18, 2023

What is Anti-Semitism? Let’s Be Clear―It’s Hating Jews

What is Anti-Semitism? Let’s Be Clear―It’s Hating Jews What is Anti-Semitism? Let’s Be Clear―It’s Hating Jews August 6, 2020 Anti-Semitism is the discrimination against, prejudice or hostility toward Jews. Why didn’t they just call it Jew-hatred―no need for interpretation. Perhaps that is the point, let’s whisper amongst ourselves, with a knowing wink. Wilhelm Marr, known… Continue reading What is Anti-Semitism? Let’s Be Clear―It’s Hating Jews

American Jews are Feeling the Fear and Pain of Israelis

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American Jews are Feeling the Fear and Pain of Israelis American Jews are Feeling the Fear and Pain of Israelis January 21, 2020 American Jews are feeling some of the fear and pain of Israelis. What do I mean? Alarmingly, Jews are being attacked in the United States and also around the world, with increased… Continue reading American Jews are Feeling the Fear and Pain of Israelis

Protecting Israel Through the Lense of CAMERA

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Protecting Israel Through the Lense of CAMERA Protecting Israel Through the Lense of CAMERA May 12, 2019 Andrea Levin who is President and Executive Director of CAMERA, spoke recently and I was eager to hear what she had to say. CAMERA is the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. There are often… Continue reading Protecting Israel Through the Lense of CAMERA