Tagged bigotry

American mayors’ group, ADL announce agreement to combat hate
August 19, 2017 / Ben Sales, JTA

NEW YORK (JTA) — The mayors of America’s largest cities are launching a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League to combat hate and bigotry. Nearly 200 mayors have joined the agreement, which was announced Friday, since it was first circulated Tuesday night among the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The mayors… Read more »

In New Year, give bigotry, racism no quarter
August 14, 2015 / Rabbi Thomas Louchheim, Congregation Or Chadash
Rabbi Thomas Louchheim

In one month, many of us will gather in our synagogues, ob­serving the beginning of the New Year. Ten days later we will fast and be called to look beyond our needs and our yearnings to care for those whose basic needs are not being met. I realize today… Read more »

Op-Eds: Oscars crossed a line into bigotry/ Seth Macfarlane is not an anti-Semite
February 25, 2013 / Peter Dreier, JTA/ Rob Eshman, Jewish Journal

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — It seems as though the Oscars writers think that Hollywood is so liberal that they can get away with making offensive comments because everyone knows they’re “just joking.” I don’t agree. Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony featured a not very subtle onslaught of sexist, racist,… Read more »