‘October 8 – The Fight for the Soul of America’ was screened in Los Angeles, New York, Tel Aviv and at the JCC Metrowest in West Orange last fall, and is now in wide release in AMC theaters starting March 14, 2025.
Antisemitism
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GovernmentPolice and FireSouth OrangeTowns
Antisemitic Incident Dominates South Orange Village Council Meeting
Councilwoman Jennifer Greenberg: “The pain and fear that these acts create cannot be underestimated. In these challenging times, we cannot allow intolerance to take root.”
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CommunityPolice and FireSouth Orange
UPDATE: Mayors, Police Chief Respond to Antisemitic Incident at Oheb Shalom Synagogue
The vandalism and protests were related to programming that featured an elite rescue unit of the Israel Defense Forces. The incident is being investigated as a bias crime.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Named in Federal Title VI Probe
The Office of Civil Rights investigation is for alleged “discrimination involving shared ancestry.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Acting Supt. Committed to Ensuring Bias Acts Are Swiftly Addressed: ‘The Expectation is Clear’
Gilbert: “If there’s one student or one educator that does not feel like they are welcome in this district, we have a lot of work to do.”
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GovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood Deputy Mayor Engel Calls for Unity Following TC Member’s Ceasefire Rally Comments
“What Ms. Cripe and I have talked about … is to put together small group listening sessions or moderated conversations where we can come together and talk through these issues and learn skills for civil discourse.”
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GovernmentMaplewoodTowns
Maplewood TC Passes Proclamation Condemning Antisemitism and Islamophobia
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We remain committed to being an open, safe, welcoming bridge over painful, troubling currents and between opposing opinions, politics, and feelings toward community unity,” the resolution reads.
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The following statement was read into the record at the Monday, October 9, 2023,…
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Police and FireSouth Orange
South Orange Increases Patrols to Jewish Houses of Worship After Bloomfield Incident
From South Orange Police Chief Ernesto Morillo: The South Orange Police Department has been…
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HolidayMaplewoodSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Leaders Stand Against Antisemitism at Menorah Lighting
On December 18, the South Orange-Maplewood community celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with…