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Lorraine Meehan’s Maternal Grandfather, Yitzhak Doverman

Secrets: One Family’s Holocaust Story

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Caption: Lorraine Meehan’s Maternal Grandfather, Yitzhak Doverman By Lorraine Meehan Growing up, our family had secrets. Mom and Auntie always whispered privately, their heads together, abruptly stopping when I entered the room. I was forbidden to know Mom’s age or maiden name and punished for asking. Family photos were not […]
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Blame the Jews Again!

Topic Petitions/NCCI Actions
Blame the Jews! It’s a common refrain that Jews have heard for millennia.  Jews in Durham heard it 3 years ago, in April of 2018, when the Durham City Council (DCC) unanimously passed its infamous resolution to boycott Israel’s esteemed international police training program. They signed on to the conspiracy […]
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How Should We Address Iranian Terrorism?

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Biden Administration’s Plans to Reenter JCPOA You may be hearing a lot about the Biden administration’s plans to reenter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). What does that mean for Israel and the Middle East? Since 1979, the people of Iran have been cursed with a theocratic, totalitarian government. […]
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Why No Tears for Jewish Refugees?

Israel Related Topics
Jews of color in Israel present an inconvenient truth for anti-Zionists, since more than half of Israel’s Jewish population is Mizrachi (from Middle Eastern Arab countries) or Sephardi (from North Africa). Anti-Semites often claim that Israeli Jews are white Europeans. Many readers may not know that November 30th commemorates Jewish […]
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Fighting Back Leads to Major Wins!

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Strong Jewish Leadership Shuts Down Terrorist Speaker Many of us have witnessed the failure of Jewish leaders who choose appeasement over standing strong against antisemitism.  We understand the importance of speaking up for our rights.  We are happy to report two major wins by strong leaders who chose to fight […]
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