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The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut has determined that it would be beneficial to our entire community if the Federation were to issue a response to the recent mass dissemination of hateful information targeting the Jewish community.

Alaska bill making church and synagogue vandalism a felony

Article from Alaska Public: Alaska bill making church and synagogue vandalism a felony is signed into law

Vandalism of houses of worship and other religious sites is now a felony, under a bill that was signed into law on Tuesday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

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Nashville council advances slate of restrictions in respond to Neo-Nazi

Article from The Tennessean: In response to recent neo-Nazi activity, Nashville council advances slate of restrictions

Weeks after a series of disruptive neo-Nazi demonstrations in downtown Nashville, members of the Metro Nashville Council debated a slate of proposals aimed at curbing such…

Tehran recruiting criminals to murder Israelis in Europe

Report from the Jewish News Syndicate: Tehran recruiting criminals to murder Israelis in Europe 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have been recruiting criminal drug dealers and gang members in recent years to harm Israelis on European soil, according to an investigation by Channel 12.

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Jewish students at Columbia were stalked, spit on and harassed

Article from Gothamist: Jewish students at Columbia were stalked, spit on and harassed, university report finds

Hundreds of Jewish students at Columbia University say they faced hate, exclusion and discrimination on campus over the past academic year, according to a new report released Frid…