Maryland’s largest school district does not have to allow parents to opt their K-5 children out of classes and books that discuss LGBTQ topics like sexuality and gender, at least for now, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 2-1 ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed alower court decisiondenying a preliminary injunction on the basis …
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Florida imam and dentist calls for 'annihilation' of Jews, says Israeli military 'worse than the Nazis'
An antisemitic-laced video has emerged of a Florida imam calling for the annihilation of Jews and describing the Israeli military as being “worse than the Nazis.” The video, which was live-streamed to Facebook on April 26, shows Florida Imam Dr. Fadi Kablawi making the remarks during a sermon at Masjid As Sunnah An Nabawiyyah in North Miami. “Oh Allah, support …
Read More »Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests 'cheapen the concept of genocide,' says Jewish historian and author
It is hard to fight against an enemy whose reason for being is to eliminate you. So said author and Jewish historian Rick Richman in an interview as he answered the criticisms that are being leveled against Israel. These criticisms accuse the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza. Rather, it is Israel, he said, that is trying to prevent …
Read More »On Mother's Day, the Bible's inspiring women offer faith, hope and strength
All throughout the Bible, mothers have played important roles in the lives of their children, their communities and the world at large — both behind the scenes and at the forefront. In honor of Mother’s Day this year, Fox News Digital asked faith leaders across the country to weigh in on some of their favorite mother figures from the Bible …
Read More »Jewish Columbia student group claims 'antisemitism is shapeshifting' in open letter
A group of Jewish students at Columbia University have released an open letter describing their discomfort with the continued tensions on campus. The letter, titled “In Our Name: A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University,” was signed and shared by a coalition of Jewish students without attribution to a specific campus organization. “Over the past six months, many have …
Read More »Holocaust survivors visit Auschwitz for annual March of the Living, reflect on Oct. 7 attacks
Several thousand Jews, including Holocaust survivors personally affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, walked through the former Auschwitz Nazi German death camp on Monday for the annual March of the Living ceremony in Poland. Walking along the 1.8 mile path towards the crematoria of Birkenau, they paid tribute to the millions of Jews murdered by the Nazis …
Read More »Hero saved woman's family from the Holocaust: Story is 'chillingly relevant' today, says author
Linda Margolin Royal, a former advertising copywriter from Australia, was apprehensive about the January 2024 release of her debut novel, “The Star on the Grave,” given the rampant antisemitism worldwide today in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks against Israel. Her book, “The Star on the Grave,” is a fictional historical account of how her family was …
Read More »Holocaust survivors confront rising denial, antisemitism in new digital campaign
Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother were taken from the Jewish ghetto of Chernivtsi and put on a cramped cattle wagon waiting to take them to their deaths. It was 1941, and Romanians collaborating with Germany’s Nazis were rounding up tens of thousands of Jews from his hometown in what is now southwestern Ukraine. “It …
Read More »Polish teenager suspected of attacking synagogue with Molotov cocktails arrested
Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and said they plan to ask prosecutors on Thursday to open an investigation. The Nożyk Synagogue was attacked around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, sustaining some damage to its facade. Nobody was in the prayer hall at that time and there were no injuries. Police …
Read More »Bible full of 'historical evidence' for how effective prayer is, stresses faith leader
Amid the ongoing anti-Israel protests on college campuses across America plus the continued conflicts in the Middle East, an Auburn, Washington-based pastor is stressing the importance of prayer even as “some people remain skeptical of it,” he told Fox News Digital. “The Bible is full of historical evidence for how effective prayer truly is,” said Pastor Jesse Bradley of Grace …
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