A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Turkish leader comments
“A Turkish deputy prime minister linked the 'Jewish diaspora' to recent anti-government unrest and the country’s Jewish community expressed fears on Tuesday the comments could make them targets of popular anger,” ” target=”_blank”>distorted a view some leaders have of the uprising taking place in their region. Theories like this one are perceived as efforts to “deflect legitimate criticism from demonstrators,” among other things, according to Ben Armbruster at Think Progress.
A new battle brew
New voter identification laws that may ” target=”_blank”>abuses taking place at Yeshiva University High School for Boys during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The abused became more widely known thanks to a series of articles in The Jewish Daily Forward late last year. “When Lamm was quoted by the Forward late last year about abuse at YU's high school, he already had dementia, and the Forward was told this very clearly by several sources. Yet the Forward chose to use those quotes without disclosing how impaired Lamm was,” ” target=”_blank”>defend Lamm's legacy in their own tributes.
Vandal evicted
A 20-year-old caught vandalzing a historic Jewish cemetery in New Zealand had been told to leave the country in order to avoid a jail sentence, ” target=”_blank”>disturbing text message between Landmark and a friend was filed into evidence. The friend texted “Saw your handy work on the filthy jew cemetry g it made the news” to which Landmark replied “lmfao which news lol.”
Clueless crossword
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution came to regret including a clue last Friday for “” target=”_blank”>told Atlanta's WXIA-TV. “It's just as inflammatory as what Paula Deen Said.”
