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March 31, 2022
Jewish Groups Celebrate Lipstadt’s Confirmation As Antisemitism Envoy
“Mazal Tov to Dr. @DeborahLipstadt on her confirmation as the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. I look forward to working w/her & feel excited that such an eminently qualified person will lead the US govt effort to combat #antisemitism around the world.”
UK Conservative Candidate Suspended for Condolences to B’nei Brak Terror Attack Victims
The Jewish News reported that the candidate, Dr. Shadman Zadman, had posted on social media that the terror attack was the third in a week in Israel and shared his “deepest condolences” to the victims’ loved ones.
Movers & Shakers: Wilshire Blvd Temple Concert, AJC Project Interchange, L.A. Federation Luncheon
Filmmaker Rebecca Eskreis on “What Breaks the Ice”
The Jewish director was inspired to write the screenplay after watching the 2014 movie “Boyhood.” The Academy Award-nominated drama was directed by one of her favorite filmmakers, Richard Linklater. Eskreis ultimately found herself being mentored by Linklater after winning a grant from the Austin Film Society.
Stephen Wise Temple’s Cantor Emma Lutz Promoted to Senior Cantor
At 34, Lutz became one of the youngest senior cantors in the United States on March 25 when she was formally installed in an outdoor Shabbat service at Stephen Wise Temple.
Mohammed El-Kurd: Social Media Influencer, Terrorist Sympathizer
Beneath a veneer of social justice, altruism, and reporting is a vile agenda—full of antisemitism and hate for the world’s only Jewish state.