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Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Of G-d, big questions, dark alleys, and Whoopi Goldberg
“Do you believe in G-d?” my son asks while I hastily drive him to meet the rabbi for Hebrew school, after yelling “sweet Jesus” to the sweet-looking senior in the left lane driving so slowly it’s as if he’s on a Sunday jaunt through the English countryside, and long before thinking through what I should […]
Posted inColoradans, Crime and Courts, Education, News
Two Denver schools targeted with “messages of hate,” vandalism
A Denver high school was targeted with graffiti displaying “messages of hate, antisemitism, racism and homophobia” over the weekend, and a Jewish private school had a window smashed and its electricity cut off, officials said. Officials say the vandalism occurred at George Washington High School, 655 S. Monaco Parkway, late Saturday and at Denver Academy […]
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Opinion: The most unexpected weapon in the Israel-Gaza conflict? Instagram stories.
TEL AVIV, Israel — In the same predictable manner as just about every other 19-year-old, I have the tendency to instantly push back on every single opinion, task, and lecture that my parents issue. I intentionally devour spicy Takis in the face of my dad’s staunch Gwyneth Paltrow-style clean-living routine, and relish playing political devil’s […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
Denver man in anti-Semitic group arrested in Florida after refusing to follow police commands during a traffic stop
MIAMI — A member of an anti-Semitic group was arrested in Miami after he refused to follow police commands during a traffic stop, authorities said. The group calls itself the Goyim Defense League and regularly engages in stunts to harass Jewish people, the Miami Herald reported. Last week, they were in central Florida protesting at a […]
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Opinion: As lawyers, we believe it’s time to face the legal profession’s role in the horrors of the Holocaust
The story of the Holocaust has for decades been told by those who survived the crimes of the German Nazi State. However, as the sands of time take these brave and courageous souls from us, the responsibility for telling the story – and keeping the flame alive for those who died at the hands of […]
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Silverman: Voting is a great way to fight bigotry. Remember that in November
Cling to first principles in troubled times. One man. One vote. Women, too. Mess with voting and you are messing with America. Our nation’s Voting Rights Act was born of blood spilled on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965. Young John Lewis took a brutal beating on Bloody Sunday. Martin Luther King Jr. and his […]
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Opinion: We are the children of gun violence, fear, racism and hate. Will you love us more than your guns?
We are the children of gun violence. We are the generation of Columbine, of Virginia Tech, of Sandy Hook, of MSD. We are the children who know every exit and hiding place in our schools. When we were young we were taught to hide, if you’re quiet maybe the shooter won’t find you, maybe you’ll […]
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Opinion: I learned a valuable life lesson at the barbershop. It takes courage to speak out against hatred.
I have a confession. Oftentimes, we are quick to superficially crown ourselves as upright, honorable and virtuous individuals. But when circumstance puts us to the test, we can’t help but question the true depth of our integrity. These junctures offer us opportunity to choose between fortifying our long-standing self-deception, or exchanging our artificial constructs with […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, Politics and Government
Security tighter as Colorado’s first Jewish governor takes office amid rising threats, hate crimes
A rise in activity from anti-Semitic organizations in Colorado is prompting authorities to take additional security precautions to protect Gov.-elect Jared Polis. The safety measures were evident at the Democratic election night party, where guests navigated a series of walk-through metal detectors to enter the ballroom where Polis declared victory as the state’s first Jewish […]