Новости за 08.11.2016

The 2016 Presidential Election, ever the punching bag, has also been a boon to media organizations around the world. And so, as the election comes to a close tonight, talks shows are saying their goodbyes, in a sense. Below is a video from Monday’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert, in which the host encouraged viewers to vote, which is something everybody should do, because it’s a civic duty and a true marker of adulthood and, like, a think )read: a freedom) millions of people have fought for so... Читать дальше...

It’s a strange time to be Jewish in Europe right now. Right-wing leaders like Viktor Orban, Marine La Pen, and Geert Wilders are using strikingly recognizable language to describe Muslim refugees, while left-wing political parties across the continent almost uniformly condemn Israel with varying degrees of vitriol. Some Eastern European countries continue to downplay their roles in the Holocaust; other counties, like Ukraine, have made admirable efforts to do the opposite. Meanwhile, Jews have been the victims of targeted attacks in France... Читать дальше...

A September survey by the American Jewish Committee suggested that American Jews overwhelmingly prefer Hillary Clinton (61%) to Donald Trump (19%) in the race for the U.S. presidency. While a wide margin was likely expected, some may find surprise in the fact that Trump has the support of any Jews at all, as his campaign has struck anti-Semitic nerves, time and again, apparently hoping to energize a certain “base” of voters. But even beyond anti-Semitism in and of itself, Trump’s xenophobia is... Читать дальше...

This week, we’re getting our Unorthodox on early, with a jam-packed special episode for you to listen to while you wait on line to vote.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch is reading a page of Talmud a day, along with Jews around the world.

Over the weekend, National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), which coordinates more than 160 chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), held its sixth annual conference just outside the nation’s capital at George Mason University (GMU), Virginia’s largest public research university. The conference was hosted by George Mason University Students Against Israeli Apartheid and held on-campus on the third floor of the student Johnson Center. It was attended by more than 200 activists... Читать дальше...

At the moment, the general sentiment surrounding the election seems not to center on policy, but about what liquor to drink as the results pour in. And I get it. We all get it. It’s been a long, long election cycle, especially for those of us who have a memory of what it is like to be discriminated against, crapped on, othered.