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Henry Herskovitz

J’Accuse–A Federal Judge’s Allegedly Anti-Semitic Ruling Must Be Challenged

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 16, 2022

by Mark Susselman, J.D., M.P.H. I am writing this in honor of Dr. Miriam Brysk, who passed away on May 28, 2022, at the age of 87. Miriam was born in Warsaw in 1935. When the Nazis invaded Poland, she and her family escaped to the Lida…

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First Amendment Twist: Federal Judge Awards Local Hate Group $159K in Legal Fees

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 4, 2022

by P.D. Lesko Note: Our family belonged to Congregation Beth Israel from 1992-2004. I served on the Board in the early-90s. When the protests by Witness for Peace began, we were members of the synagogue. We joined Temple Beth Emeth…

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Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Ann Arbor Synagogue Protest Group to Hate Group List

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2017 0

The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report on Feb. 23 on hate groups in the U.S. SPLC data reveal there are now more than 1,000 hate groups around the country, the first time the SPLC has seen the number of "hate groups" top 1,000…