disavow jewish culture, jewish ideas, ideas, power, jewish statehood and whatever the new line is andis constantly moving. it looks like the spanish inquisition jews have to convert to catholicism. the soviet union looks like disavowing their god and ritual practice not to circumcise your son. and what it looks like today is people across the pond the labour party in great britain you can be a jew you just have to convert to disavowed the jewish state and the movement for jewish liberation and self-determination. so again it is in seeking those jews but less of a threat. and is much more institutional. thank god is not someone walking around with a gun, at least not yet. that the jews will not replace us the minority student correlation and the students were told you cannot be a member of this group even though the people marching with the tiki torches were shouting jews will not replace us the way that it is possible is if you believe the jews are handmaidens of white supremacy because they support the state of israel a giant lie is told that the state of israel is a white supremacis

they aren't about anti-semitism and about jewish history and jewish ideas in jewish literature. you will be in a really good place. and you'll be able to withstand absolutely anything that is thrown your way. >> mentioned the internet. and there is, a topic you address in the book we did not give to tonight. and that is what is the role of the internet as you see it. in this writing of white nationalists. [screaming]. think it is usually, significant. i don't actually think we talk about the internet enough in the fact that we are leaving through a toll revolution. in the amount of information will expected to assimilate. in the way that we are all now connected to each other and the fact that it's viral reason is the. in away because) i think we just begin to sort of appreciate it. the fact of the matter is to find other white supremacist, use that to go find it kkk meeting, nowadays you don't have to go find them. you can set your basement founding kind of shame because nobody is watching you. you can find other people who validate your bigotry online. and think the question o

the capital jewish museum will be a place where we can talk about jewish life in the nation's capital. we can tell stories about the people who came to washington to have an impact on public discourse and on the course of our country. we can talk about the people who came to washington as activists and protesters to make change in the nation's capital. we are excited to have a secular space for conversation across across communities, where we can elevate civil discourse, where we can have difficult conversations. it is a special, unique space, designed for families, interactive, an unconventional spirit to it. i grew up here. this is very much part of my story. myrate my -- great-grandmother came to washington and opened a grocery store on kennedy street. this is part of my family story, i remember coming down with a caravan of cars on a cold winter day to protest in front of the soviet embassy on behalf of freedom for soviet jews. this is a city about making change. it is really a part of my story too, so it is special for me. >> what will happen today? what is your agenda? >> at 9:1

the jewish community are urgent. the jewish community is under assault. all of america must hear our cry. so, cedric alexander, how should law enforcement agencies, especially on the local level, respond to this? >> well, not just local law enforcement, but how do we as a community as a whole, both public safety at our local, state, and federal level have already begun to investigate. they're doing things to add patrols to jewish communities there in and around new york. but in addition, you have a governor and a state government there that is certainly going to do everything that they can to keep the jewish community and other communities safe. and the jewish community is absolutely right. an attack upon their community is an attack upon all of us. and as a nation, it's something we cannot stand for. so it is incumbent that all of us in this country speak out publicly, verbally, public, not just at home, but speak out against this type of violence that is currently occurring in our jewish communities across this cou

members of the jewish community were approached and assaulted. the question becomes why have we seen at least eight reported incidents in the last seven days here in new york city? as especially as the members of the jewish community turn together for hanukkah. we turn to officials from the anti-defamation league or anti-hate group, that does monitor these incidents. i asked why we're seeing this. and they believe there's multiple factors here. one of them is rising tensions in some of the neighborhoods where jewish families have resided, historically. and some of the tensions are due to rising housing prices or housing opportunities, for example. and also, an issue of mental illness, according to the adl. some of the individuals app h s apprehended and responsible for assaulting the members of the jewish community, that has been a factor. there really is a lot of nuance here and some important framing that we do have to take into account, as the investigation into this latest incident begins. we need to be clear, this investigation is only a few

for the 8 day jewish festival of hanukkah is meant to be a time of light and warmth but for one jewish community near new york city became one of terror and confusion a man with a knife burst into a rabbi home on saturday night and started slashing those gathered there now community members are in and investigators are left to wonder why and what's next. to my stopping it's a rabbi's home in a town outside new york city sent shock waves through the local jewish community and fall beyond the incident is the latest in a wave of anti semitic attacks in the u.s. tensions over such hate crimes are on the rise a month into the rabbi's house during celebrations for the jewish festival of hanukkah and stopped 5 people with a machete 2 of the victims is said to have been critically wounded one person was stopped several times. i saw walking in by the door. i ask who's coming in in middle of the night. well i was saying that he pulled out the think and he stuck to. the left. and i throw in table security should get out of here and the guy was a carrier arrest guy. he was leaving here bleeding in

josephus was a jewish aristocrat, who eventually ended up in rome where he became a writer of jewish history. >> were it not for josephus, we would know very little about pontius pilate's reign as governor of judaea. in the time of josephus, the province of judaea was ruled from the administrative capital, caesarea maritima. >> when pontius pilate arrives here in caesarea, he would have found a proper roman city befitting the imperial representative of rome. he would have found a manmade harbor complete with a temple to augustus at this beautiful huge hippodrome, where spectators could watch the races while they looked out over the mediterranean. >> according to josephus, pontius pilate arrived in judaea roughly 30 years after the birth of jesus. >> pilate was a roman knight, which means that he belonged to the equestrian order, the lowest rank of the roman nobility. he would have owed his position in judaea to the patronage of the roman emperor tiberius. >> pontius pilate was clearly an ambitious chap. he had been sent to judaea, not the plum appointment of all appointments. he want

sensitive and consciously aware of the jewish community and the plight of the jewish community.t i think you are going to see is that as steve just represented, the governor is going to have to take proactive steps in new york or they are going to have to put -- we have what is known as the joint terrorism task force. but i have to believe they will have to but the some quasi mini task forces together to try to find a solution. nobody, nobody should be at a party or religious party or celebrating and have to have someone to just come in with a machete and just try to kill as many people as possible. so i have a feeling that not only are we going to find something done here, but i would have to believe that some think the president of the united states will have to get involved, and they will have to do something above and beyond the terrorism task force we now have on the federal level. unfortunately while this may happen in the black community, i tall yab community and other ethnic groups. it appears the one targeted group is the jewish community. as the emotions and frustratio

our roots are jewish to the core and we should remember that god has not cast away the jewish people. they are still the apple of his eye. they are still the covenant people. there are still the cherished people. they are still the people who own the land of israel and in the final analysis, they are always going to receive the love of god because israel, according to the book of exodus is god's firstborn son. mark: when did you decide you wanted to be a pastor. >> when i was 18 years of age i had an appointment to go to west point military academy and my mother who was really the guiding light in my life, my mother went to seminary. she graduated and taught and she said we were sitting at the table and she said you know, if you would become a great military leader and lead america in a great victory it would not be worth the value of winning a soul that is in christianity. one life that would be eternally changed without waiving the value of any heroic military you had ever accomplished, and that had a lasting impact on my thought. i went to seminary and the thought of being a pastor

a group of jewish patriots defeated a powerful army. we dedicated the temple and won back there right to worship robert jeffress -- robert -- god and freedom. austin pawlowski from san francisco, california. in the letter us and summed up the meaning of hanukkah. it is a tradition to light the menorah and place it by the window, how we are not afraid to show who we are or who we believe in. in austin's letter we asked if he could celebrate hanukkah with my family at the white house. we are thrilled to let you know austin is with us. come on up here. come on up here. it is only -- wants to say a few words? come on, let's get with it. >> thank you for having me at the white house. very unexpected. my mom pulled me out of school, the white house called. i was in the middle of lunch, probably one of the first times i was ever speechless. thank you for having me here. [laughter and applause] >> good job. he didn't know he was going to do that, considering we got you by surprise. stay with the first lady. >> it is a trump yarmulke. do you hav

but not just the jewish community. all of us as americans regardless of what particular group we may identified with through religion, through race, through gender. because we have to stand together against violence and hate. we may not though right now at this very minute what is causing all of this. but all of us have to stand with the jewish communities across the country and every other group that identifies itself. and there is just absolutely no place for this type of violence. and it is a cowardly act. what occurred in texas this morning and what occurred last night in suburban new york city and what we've seen tragically across the nation in recent weeks, months and years. >> and it takes all of us to your point. and i want to go back to the investigation here in new york. the hate crimes task force is now also investigating the stabbing. help us understand what additional resources a task force like that can provide local law enforcement. >> well, the development of that task force was certainly a very smart i

can i have that the jewish-american strength to inspire the nation i will always honor the jewish people and stand with our friend in israel. >> two years ago i recognize that your capital of israel and we open the american embassy in jerusalem. [applause] anywhere from $1,000,000,002,000,000,000 we god building in beautiful shape and the best location there is and we got it done we got it open in four months and we don't know the more extent - - the expensive version but you can't get much better we have the best location they wanted me to side in order between $1,000,002,000,000,000 for a piece of land but they said land in jerusalem is very rare in exclusive i said i think we have a piece are great ambassador did a fantastic job. said they want to spend $2 billion go check it out we can do it for about may be 300,000 so we will save a billion dollars with the new location and it has been open now for a long time. friends of mine like jerusalem stoned. but i also recognize israel's sovereignty over golan heights. [cheers and applause] and in terms of them to become the capital of israe

i think that is a particularly jewish specific set of reasons. in terms of faith in general, i think it is extremely important that we not only be strong within our own faith and supporting our congregants and con stitch wents but we are clearly a bart of the high man family and community of faith. our board of rabbis gives us a venue for connecting with others. i'm going to be going soon to a meeting of the san francisco foundation faith in action initiative. i really look forward to being with my colleagues of other faiths and while i could come in as a lone rabbi, being able to be there representing rabbis across the spectrum and they doing the same it creates possibility and a kind of warmth and support that is wonderful both in good times and in times of challenge. i want to say one more thing. you know, at the time of the very tragic pittsburgh shooting, in the aftermath i was at a gathering at congregation emmanuel here in san francisco and there were depending on whose estimate you go with between 1200 and 1800 people and on the pulpit we

across our country jewish american strength sustain and inspire our nation. as president i will always celebrate and honor the jewish people and always stand with our treasured friend and ally, the state of israel. that i can tell you. two years ago i recognize the true capital of israel, we open the american embassy in jerusalem. and we got it built, $1 billion-$2 billion, i did it for $350,000. we got a building that was in beautiful shape in the best location, best location there is and we got it done. we had it open in four months and it is right now open and maybe someday they will build a more expensive version of it but it can't get much better than what we have. we have the best location. they wanted me to sign an order from $1 billion-$2 billion and they were going to look for a piece of land but they said land in jerusalem is very rare and very expensive. i said do you think we have a piece and david, our great ambassador did a fantastic job. he did a fantastic job. they want to spend $2 billion. i said go check it out. he called me back and said we

population and hasidic jewish population of course. is sort of alluded to in his tweet but how much of this is part of the launches and on that this isn't in isolation unfortunately it has not the last year has really seen an uptick in suspected anti-semitic attacks in the united states just last month a man was stabbed while walking to the synagogue in the same town where this attack happened and in the past week. just this past week in new york city police have received at least 6 reports of attacks that are suspected to have anti-gay jewish bias or anti semitic motives and in jersey city very close to where the attack happened our viewers might remember there was a shooting at a kosher market where 6 people died 3 of which were market goer so certainly part of an alarming phenomenon happening in this area that's our reporter even him thank you now australia is bracing for another week of push by is this temperatures are expected to seoul firefighters have been trying to contain the fires since september 8th people have died 2 of the

we're going to increase police presence for all the jewish communities, especially the orthodox jewish communities. but i want to pass along the state of new york that calls these acts what they are. it's terrorism. it's domestic terrorism. call it what it is. let's be honest about the problem and then let's prosecute it as a terrorism crime. which has the maximum penalty in this state. and that's what it is. and it has to stop and people have to know the government is going to stand up and protect them. >> i know that you have been meeting with jewish leaders in the wake of this attack. i'm wondering how are they coping with this latest tragedy and what changes do they want moving forward? >> i think, martin, i was in the rabbi's home this morning where the attack took place. when you say 13 attacks since december 8th, it reminds me of the situation this nation is is in with gun violence. people don't want to hear anymore i offer you my thoughts and prayers. they want action. they want a response. they want to know their government can do something. that we're not impotent, that there

new york stands with the jewish community. the governor also saying he has ordered the state's hate crimes task force to look into this. it raises the question of whether this rises and will be considered a hate crime. >> reporter: right. absolutely. what we have seep, especially the last week, george, as we have been covering these incidents in new york city, is that growing call by members of the jewish community to want to feel safe as they are going about their daily lives. we have seen event after event, especially last week here where individuals, especially dressed in traditional clothing, are approached and in some cases were even assaulted. we are hearing this growing call to do something. it no longer is enough to simply go on twitter and make these public statements and condemn these actions. again, this is what i'm hearing directly from members of the jewish community. they want more done. they want a concrete plan to keep things ike this from happening. again, of course we have to make clear this investigation is

now where the jewish festival of lights turned into a bloody attack late saturday night a man with a knife barged into a rabbi's home outside new york city where people were gathered to celebrate hanukkah the stabbing rampage sent 5 people to the hospital 2 are in critical condition police arrested a suspect shortly thereafter it's just the latest in a recent string of suspected anti-semitic incidents in new york now with us for more on this story is do that reporter a either him a a what's what's the latest so just to give the viewers a little bit of context this attack happened in rockland county this is a collection of town northwest of new york city it has a large jewish population 31 percent of the population there is jewish and in recent years it has seen a surge or an uptick in the population of hasidic jews as families are being priced out of places like queens and brooklyn in new york city because of the ongoing gentrification of the city so 10 pm a man enters a home stabs people in there the man in question has been identified and arrested as grafton thomas 37 years old and

he is now seen as a threat to the jewish religious order. >> james was the face of early jewish christianitynd so of course the authorities are going to take out on him whatever they had heard about the revolutionary beliefs about the followers of jesus. at that point, the jewish authorities knew that they couldn't control this. >> in spite of james' good behavior, they still associated cnn. >> james is arrested on the orders of the same jewish priesthood who only 3 decades earlier had condemned his brother jesus to death. ping up with what you always do... or training for something you've never done before. that's room for possibility. ♪ of italian designyears to and performance...rpiece ...and about 15 minutes for us to do this. blends right into the italian architecture! ♪ no no no no no! ♪ male anchor: ...an update on the cat who captured our hearts. female anchor: how often should you clean your fridge? stay tuned to find out. male anchor: beats the odds at the box office to become a rare non-franchise hit. you can give help and hope to those in need. >> jerusalem, ad 62, a leading memb

the groups your book the jewish century god the national jewish book award but if you look for example at the reviews at amazon there are lots of reviews but almost every reviewer calls your book controversial and i would have to i think there hasn't been enough of the public discussion about your very interesting thesis so i wouldn't stand why the germans for example would be sort of keep toying around the issue or trying to avoid it altogether but why would the americans feel any hesitation at around the jewish question well actually the book was translated into german and the with some discussions in germany and reviews. but of course it is controversial because i discuss the role of jews in the modern world i discuss this excess the over representation in the most important. occupations in the modern world. in revolutionary movements what's what's remarkable really about them is that they were in addition to being over represented in key modern professions they were equally over represented in. the world of capitalism now use the banking and so on just to conclude briefly on the on

from me here you get to see what we call the center of the jewish world center of jewish life history heritage everything about our connection to jerusalem. starts and has continued for 3800 years from here calling it the pumping station of the jewish world jerusalem runs through not just our psyche our part of our soul but it is in the veins in the blood of every single jew no matter where they are in the world is 225000 jews live in east jerusalem today nobody is moving those 215000 my parents were brought up with a very zionist traditional and religious home and it was obvious that one day they would come to israel which they did when they got married in fact. i was in some ways started off my life here because i was conceived here in israel but at some point my mom who was pregnant went back to australia and that's why our branch in the up in australia and 25 years ago i basically returned home and my body may have been a stray but that's all and israel is a beautiful country but it was never can refer to it as home home has always been here who came here well 3800 years ago you k

he is now seen as a threat to the jewish religious order. >> james was the face of early jewish christianityrepresented all of that, and so of course the authorities are going to take out on him whatever they had heard about the revolutionary beliefs about the followers of jesus. at that point, the jewish authorities knew that they couldn't control this. >> in spite of james' good behavior, they still associated him with that troublemaker jesus that had been crucified back in the early '30s. >> james is arrested on the orders of the same jewish priesthood who only 3 decades earlier had condemned his brother jesus to death. and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums, and possibly... tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax. the wait is over. t-mobile is lighting up 5g nationwide. while some 5g signals go only blocks, t-mobile 5g goes miles... beyond the big cities to the small towns... to the people. now, millions of americans can have access to 5g on t-mobile. and this is just the beginning. t-mobile, the

jewish americans have fought, bled, and died at every major american war dating back to our struggle for independence. on this very morning, 78 years ago, more than 2,000 americans were killed in the surprise attack on pearl harbor. three days after that attack, a jewish american airman from rooklyn, master sergeant meyer levin, was among the first americans to bomb a japanese warship. sergeant levin went on to fly in ore than 60 harrowing missions in world war ii. a great hero. in 1943, he volunteered for another dangerous mission. on his way back, he and his crew were caught in a violent storm,

state the jewish people. so we are now in the can he still pm it which translates to the church of that is that action every the very early in the morning the muslim families would open the doors of the church because the church is divided by different christian denominations and there was a dispute on who should have the keys for the for the door so they divided the church but when it came to the consensus the agreed on and on the muslim families they knew that these muslim families are one of the suspected just look right now i mean as for the seniors both u.s. officials and i as a as a muslim we had a very very tiny minority now when we are sitting in the hall where it's just like . as if this is not our space. in the past we used to worship in this church this church just all the center of the world because a 4th of the importance of. empty tomb of christ for some centuries we have been forced. to make space for graham's foreigners and we were moved to one of the churches outside the complex of the church

he's from poland and he is jewish. one reason he chose to live here is the cultural diversity and the fact that he can easily find kosher food as. it's a very diverse community it's really nice here this is become a jewish area again. but the atrocities of the past are not forgotten the stumbling blocks are in mind or the 10s of thousands of berlin jews were murdered during the holocaust. it is sad that despite the blocks anti-semitism is on the rise again. even that was when people talk about something it's because it's really terrible they don't talk so much about small incidents but anti semitism is becoming routine again. today is returning to hala. he was there on the 9th of october when the main synagogue was attacked on the jewish day of atonement young poor. kid going to holland to pray with others at the central synagogue they were already inside when a neo nazi launched his attack he was unable to get into the building but was still able to murder 2 people and injure several others. i feel an emptiness now th

he also writes several histories, both of the jewish people but also of the great jewish war.histories of the jewish people, herod receives prominent attention. >> josephus fills in all sorts of fascinating details about herod and tells us the details of his family, of his political successes, his political disasters and so on. >> josephus describes in detail herod's journey from courtier to king. >> herod first comes to our attention as a young courtier in his father's administration, and herod originally is appointed a local governor in galilee. >> but in 40 bc, there is an uprising in jerusalem. >> after the parthians have taken over jerusalem, herod gathers his mother and his mother-in-law and his wife and flees the city. >> in the judean desert, herod is attacked. >> so josephus records, herod turns and faces the enemy. >> ah! >> woo! >> herod wins, in josephus' narration, a dramatic victory over his opponents. >> it was a really important victory that really set him on the path to becoming king of judea. >> this victory is the turning point in his fortunes, and from ther

his followers were jewish.jewish, but not only that, not even all the jewish authorities were responsible for authorities were responsible for jesus' death because you have people like joseph of arimathea and nicodemus. >> the body is taken to joseph's tomb and prepared for burial. >> when nicodemus is willing to get involved within the burial, he's supplying really, very expensive products to be used in the process of embalming the body. >> first century jewish law said that to touch a dead body would make you unclean, and so for joseph and nicodemus to actually go through the process of preparing jesus for burial, there had to have been tremendous love and devotion just to care for him. >> a rock is rolled across the entrance to seal the tomb shut. three days after the crucifixion, john and simon peter, two of jesus' disciples, visit the tomb. they find it empty. according to john's gospel, "then simon peter came and went into the tomb. he saw the linen wrappings lying there." but the bible doesn't mention wh

and one-third of them are jewish. i spoke with one orthodox jewish representative for the community. he said this is the 13th anti-semitic event to happen in new york state, and he says, unfortunately we are living in a time where if you are jewish, you need to look over your shoulder. martin? >> allison kosik on the scene for us. with me is head of the jewish community. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> you have heard this called domestic terrorism in this latest action. what action do you want to protect the jewish community? >> i think despite the good will of all our political lireaders, and they are all long-time friends of the jewish community in new york, more has to be done. we're witnessing anti-semitic attacks, including one attack on each of the days of hanukkah, either in new york city or rockland counties that you just reported. what we need is a stepped-up policy that includes zero tolerance, a get tough message and a unity of all of new york citizens that say this is not just about the jews or

one of those brave airmen was his friend, jack matisoff, also a jewish american from brooklyn. jack went on to complete another 43 missions in world war ii. after the war, he came home, got married, and soon he had two ons. one of them is alan matisoff, a veteran of the army reserves, who spent 17 years as a police officer. alan would not have been born without sergeant levin's bravery. and alan joins us here tonight. and, alan, i will tell you, your presence this evening testifies to the love and the strength of a great american hero. and thank you very much for being here. thank you very much. [applause] thank you, alan. in every generation, jewish american patriots have strengthened, sustained, uplifted, and inspired our nation. in a moment, the shalva band will conclude this event with a song that we know very well. before they do, i want to tell the famous story behind it. in 1918, a young jewish american soldier stationed at camp upton, in new york, wrote a prayer in he form of a song. his name was irving berlin -- maybe the greatest of them all. and he held that song clo

but the jewish people always seeking to return.ar 637 until the christian crusades of 1099. and again as part of the ottoman empire. in the 16th century until the end of world war i. after the ottomans surrendered near it became part is the mandate of palestine. >> british troops escorting them from their threatened quarters to place of safety under military protection. >> the british were tasked with the establishing a jewish home. will granting both the jewish and the arab communities the rights to run their own internal affairs. it did not go well. >> judea, but islam has held palestine for more than a thousand years. hence the clash, an arab rate of terror with fighting, sniping, and wrecking files a petition. to divide palestine between the arabs and the jews. >> the british mandate government was not able to succeed. and in 1947, the un general assembly adopted a resolution to permanently partition the area. >> the resolution was adopted. >> on may 14, 1948 the state of israel was established. >> history was made as a jewish

and seventy's there was the jewish defense league. an attempt at all the community including through violence that did not work and obviously the communities have to watch what is happening around them they have to pay people to guard schools and synagogues but we have seen in other crimes other massacres that just posting to god is not enough yes it is to do with education it has to do with the media it has to do with the violent character of fly feel america. thanks for coming on we're going to have to leave it at that was a mail order and a political commentator thank you. now he saying the tradition of the holiday season for world leaders heads of state and major organizations to deliver their annual greetings they usually wrap up the passing year and generally express for a prosperous and happy future but it seems this time there are a few peculiar messages among them. explains. christmas the time of year when people gather together to celebrate the bonds of friendship and family as a side note also a very awkward period for the

j1 for students clearly jewish. j2 more than likely jewish. j3 could be jewish. findings, in 1922 harvard was 21% jewish. the president decided to take action. >> i am instituting a jewish corridor. >> there was strong push back to the ugly idea of counting jews. >> they looked for ways to hold down jewish enrollment without actually having a specific jewish quota number or antijewish policy. >> several other ivy league schools, yale,columbia, were also dealing with the so-called jewish problem. one answer turned out to be legacy admissions. >> to be one of another greater society of free and enlightened men. >> schools began giving preference to the sons of alumnae. the idea was if they did so, they would not be able to take in as many jews. >>> up next, rick singer's dark scheme. >> what do you want to say to your former players? >> to cash in on the enormous power of college coaches. hi i'm joan lunden. today's senior living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and