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Anti-Semitism On The Rise

By: Marissa Mason | Managing Editor The Anti-Defamation League found that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. had the largest single-year increase on record and the second highest number reported since ADL started tracking such data in 1979, rising 57 percent in 2017. “… The norm has been relatively high antisemitism and anti-Jewish animus while the relative period of tranquility in the late … Continue reading Anti-Semitism On The Rise

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Attacks hit close to home for local Jewish community

By: William Tyler Marchman | contributing writer In Pittsburgh last October, a gunman motivated by anti-Semitism opened fire in a synagogue and killed 11 members. The attack at place of worship struck at the heart of Jewish communities across the nation, including here in Mobile, home to Alabama’s oldest Jewish community.   For Rabbi Steven Silberman of Ahavas Chesed Synagogue in Mobile, the attack 1,000 … Continue reading Attacks hit close to home for local Jewish community

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