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As in most of Crown Heights, strollers, tricycles, balls and scooters fill the lobby of the apartment building where I live with my family. Children are constantly going in and out of one anothers apartments, little girls huddle together with snacks as they block staircases and wild dodgeball games take place in the courtyard on a Shabbat afternoon.

Crown Heights recently in the news because of violent anti-Semitic attacks is home to followers of the Chabad Lubavitch movement. They have lived in the neighborhood since the early 1940s. Like most buildings here, ours is occupied by black and Jewish occupants.

Families are, in general, neighborly and respectful to one another, and some have even become close. Last summer, tragedy struck a black family in our building when their son was murdered in an altercation at a bodega a few blocks away; Jewish families organized a meal train so that the grieving mother and children wouldnt have to worry about dinner for a few weeks.

The media dont cover black and Jewish coexistence much, but it is a feature of life in Crown Heights for many residents. A friend who grew up a few blocks away from where I live enjoyed a warm relationship with her next-door neighbor, an older single black woman. She recalls her mother sending the kids over with fresh challah and chicken before Shabbat, her neighbor attending their childhood gymnastics performances and bat mitzvahs, and gift exchanges during the holidays.

To be sure, there is also fear and resentment, too. Acts of anti-Semitism have become part of everyday life for Jews in Brooklyn, with viral videos of each incident quickly becoming old news as fresh footage arrives to replace it.

Crown Heights highlights from the last few months include a rock hurled at a bus carrying elementary-school girls; a window at their school smashed with a gun on a Friday night; a homeless man from a Bronx shelter entering the central community synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway and yelling that he would shoot up the place and kill everyone; a 33-year-old woman slapping three Jewish women and yelling F--k you Jews; and a group of black teenagers attacking a Chabad man with a chair.

While crime has always been a part of life here, these attacks arent typical muggings, but intentional anti-Semitic acts.

This month, documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz asked black Crown Heights residents why they thought the attacks were taking place. The responses often reflected classic anti-Semitic stereotypes of Jews as domineering exploiters. Said one resident: It seems like Jewish people own all the buildings out here, and they own everything, and theyre not sharing nothing. It seems like they own all the property, and we dont. They dont even try to help us. Another echoed this theme, saying, They own everything down here. Theyre coming over here and taking over but theyre not bringing it back to us. See, theyre kicking us out.

At the same time, racist attitudes about African-Americans persist in the Jewish community. Many Jewish residents remember the mob murder of Yankel Rosenbaum during the 1991 Crown Heights riots, the incitement by black leaders like Al Sharpton and the chanting of death to the Jews in the streets. Others defend their use of slurs or holding of racist viewpoints by citing violent crimes committed in the neighborhood by blacks.

In the last few years, three families in the neighborhoods Chabad community have adopted nonwhite children and written publicly about it. Im one of those adoptive mothers, and Ive spoken to Jewish women about my experience, the foster-care crisis and the need to rid ourselves of bias as we raise the next generation of Jewish children. The young women I speak to, mostly under 40, are responsive to this message.

These communal shifts in attitude have made the recent onslaught of attacks on Jews by blacks all the more traumatic. Chabad mothers social-media groups are filled with recommendations on where to get pepper spray, how to find self-defense classes and expressions of anxiety and sadness about feeling unsafe.

The progress that I see around me will be threatened if anti-Semitic attacks continue in Crown Heights.

Malka Groden is deputy director of development at the Manhattan Institute. This column was adapted from City Journal.

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Baytya Ungar-Sargon, the opinion editor at Forward, writes:

I missed the @NRO piece that let someone call Jews locusts, and then claimed hassidic men dont work & rely on welfare. Now theyve allowed Kevin Williamson to call the Jews getting beaten and killed stupid for objecting to the piece. Truly abominable.

This is a lie and a slander. There is no reasonable reading of the piece in questionwhich is, ironically enough, about the willful misrepresentation of a news reportthat bears that interpretation.

Bethany Mandel, leaning on the shift key, writes:

This is absolute bullshit. Im sorry. This is infuriating. A LOT of people who defend NR and Kevin from cancel culture bullshit criticized the piece. IT ALLOWED AN ANONYMOUS BIGOT TO CALL JEWS WHO WERE THE TARGET OF A MASSACRE LOCUSTS.

Ive written probably 50 times about Al Sharpton calling Jews bloodsuckers and worse. At no point did I insert a parenthetical reading (And I very strongly object to this characterization!). I dont write for morons.

Some people have ugly and stupid views about things; sometimes, those views are of public interest and are written about in news stories. This is not allowing someone to say something but reporting that it has been said.

Mandel is being ridiculous and dishonest. Which, ironically enough, is precisely the sort of thing I was writing about.

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This column as its name clearly indicates has always attempted to say, In Plain Language, exactly what I feel ought to be said. Without much sugar-coating, often with harsh bluntness, with no small amount of criticism expected from those whose minds and souls have been numbed into confusion from an overdose of political correctness.The Almighty in a generous attempt to always keep us on our toes and give long-suffering, unpaid columnists like myself fodder for future columns has blessed us with a seemingly unending series of crises to worry, write and obsess about. So lets shine the spotlight on three current issues:1) Oh, Soleimani! With a little help from its friends (read: Israel), the United States sent this demonic mass-murderer to a well-deserved spot in Hell. Only similar lovers of evil could bemoan the brilliantly executed execution, or mourn the loss of this monster, who not only orchestrated the murder of hundreds of Americans, but was a touchstone for terror throughout the world.And yet, to the shock and amazement of even cynics like myself, cries of Was is it necessary? Was there justification? ring out from various Western do-gooders, who would coddle the criminals and vilify the victims. True, many of these are beleaguered Democrats, hopelessly infected with Trump Deranged Syndrome, who will never bring themselves to acknowledge any positive action by the president. As America prospers and the Republicans not only promise, but deliver, they are watching their chances for re-taking the White House crumble into oblivion.But other voices, unconnected to US politics, are also in need of some basic education: There are bad, evil people in this world whose barbaric behavior can never be tolerated. They are beyond rehabilitation, beyond redemption, and no amount of money even the $150 billion criminally bestowed upon them by Barack Obama can retard or remove their relentless desire to destroy the decent, democratic way of life that we know to be superior. Iran and its protgs of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis will not stop until we stop them.2) The War Against the Jews. Just as nature and the stock market have their cycles, so does antisemitism. After some three generations of laying low, this seemingly eternal malady is starting to again lift its ugly head. Even in places where kosher Chinese restaurants and Shomer-Shabbat Little Leagues abound, observant Jews are starting to wonder if they can continue to walk with yarmulke held high let alone wear an I Love Israel T-shirt in public.Contrary to what some self-serving Dems would have you believe, the core of these increasingly brazen acts of hate does not derive from white supremacists though there is no shortage of these low-life scum that must be eradicated. The majority of assaults on Jews are coming from two main sources: the black community (euphemistically referred to as people of color) and Muslims. Take these two groups out of the equation and we could pretty much let our collective peyos flail in the wind with nary a second thought.Of course, this is not to say that all or even most of the Afro-American or Muslim communities are engaged in or supportive of antisemitic behavior. But until and unless the attackers are weeded out and called out by the leaders of these segments of society - including national figures like Obama, Al Sharpton, and local Imams the problem will only accelerate, and bring down not only the Jewish neighborhoods, but the host country itself. Hate , like fire, rarely stays within precise boundaries.3) Which brings us to the final crisis the dreaded A-Word. Should Jews in America, the UK and Europe as a whole, finally start to consider aliyah in earnest?I have closely followed the acrimonious debate going on between well-meaning advocates of emigration to Israel and staunch defenders of the American Way. As one prominent American rabbi wrote, Israeli Jews dont leave Israel because of terror attacks; just as American Jews shouldnt leave America because of antisemitic crimes. Counters an Israeli rabbi: If we mistakenly failed to cry out in 1933 for aliyah, should we repeat our error, until it is once again too late?Both sides, I believe, have merit. We must, of course, be our brothers keepers and appeal to our Western family to put safety first and come home. But the essence of our push for aliyah must always be, as my wife Susie says, an aliyah of no ifs, ands or buts.Not, Id make aliyah if I could find a well-paying job in my field; not Id make aliyah, and where would I live, considering the high cost of housing? Not Id make aliyah, but how can I leave my parents/kids behind? While coming to Israel to evade and avoid danger is certainly justified indeed, the majority of our immigrants came to Israel to escape oppression or poverty it is eminently preferable to make aliyah for positive reasons; that sends a message that Israel is a heaven, and not only a haven.I CANNOT end without adding a word of thanks to Alex Trebek for clarifying, once and for all, that Israel is our ancient homeland. Until he so proclaimed it, we were in Jeopardy of not knowing the truth ourselves. The writer is director of the Jewish Outreach Center of Raanana; jocmtv@netvision.net.il

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Over the years, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has had a veritable whos who of famous guest cameos.

Some of the industrys biggest stars got their start on the show and the long list includes Oscar winners and famous musicians, as well as actors from your favorite movies and TV shows.

But with 21 seasons and over 450 episodes, even the most die-hard SVU fans can forget some of these more memorable performers.

So to refresh your memory, heres a list of the best guest stars on SVU, some of whom commit heinous crimes and others who have the crimes committed against them. Dun dun!!

You would think that a show would need to establish its credentials before having the pull to get a cameo by none other than Reverend Al Sharpton, but Law & Order: Special Victims Unit came out swinging for the fences with their Season 1 guest stars.

The reverend plays himself in the episode as Benson and Stabler investigate a female students murder at a local college.

Before she became a household name, Hayden was a guest star on SVU as little Ashley. In the episode, Benson and Stabler investigate two famous singers for parental neglect after the mysterious death of their young son.

Upon further investigation, Benson also realizes that their daughter Ashley has fallen into a pattern of self-harm in an effort to gain her parents' attention. Its a sad episode for sure, but Hayden shows that her talent has been with her from a young age.

A decorated actress whose career spans seven decades, Lois Smith is known for her roles in movies like Fatal Attraction, Minority Report, and most recently Lady Bird. This character actress stars as the mother of a girl with Downs syndrome, who becomes pregnant after a rapist takes advantage of her naivet and innocence.

However, the episode takes a turn when the daughter wants to keep her baby but the mother wants her to get an abortion, and the detectives have to get involved.

The legendary Pam Grier steps up to the plate as Agent Claudia Williams, determined to protect a father-son duo as they go into witness protection and testify against the Russian mob.

Pam also reprised her role for a Season 15 episode and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the show.

By Season 5, SVU was pulling in some big names for guest stars, but Jane Krakowskis performance as Emma was a favorite.

The actress stars as a young nurse who may be responsible for the death of several older women in her care, including her own mother. Jane always brings warmth and lovability to the lunatics she plays, but this time she adds a cold-bloodedness to the role that weve never seen from her before.

Night has not one, but two notable guest stars! Bradley Cooper plays a sleazy lawyer who handles the finances of a wealthy family. The detectives get involved when they suspect the son is preying on illegal immigrants who are less likely to report their crime.

Topping off the guest cast list is none other than international icon Angela Lansbury as the mother and matriarch of the wealthy, connected family who does all she can to shield her clearly guilty son.

In a season that includes young Keke Palmer, Rooney Mara, and Norman Reedus, it was hard to pull a favorite, but that title deservedly belongs to Chris Ludacris Bridges.

Luda plays Darius, the nephew of Detective Fin Tutuola (played by fellow rapper, Ice-T) who almost gets Fin's son Ken taken down for a murder that Darius committed.

While Darius is smart enough to have his confession thrown out, he vows his revenge on the Tutuola family, allowing for Ludacris' character to return in Season 8.

It might be weird to see Danny Tanner playing a murder suspect in SVU but Bob Saget makes for a convincing duplicitous husband. While investigating the murder of a woman found in Central Park, the detectives discover a complicated case that involves infidelity, sex, and drugs: a deadly combination.

While Season 8 is a little light on A-list guest stars, Season 9 ramps it up with appearances by Cynthia Nixon, Melissa Joan Hart, and UFC fighters Forrest Griffin and Renzo Gracie.

But the best Season 9 appearance by far is Robin Williams,' who plays an engineer trying to teach the public to not trust authority, using some strange and extreme methods.

Robins chilling performance garnered critical acclaim and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

None other than Lizzie McGuire, aka Hilary Duff, guest stars in Season 10s Selfish, in which she plays a fictionalized version of the infamous mother who killed her own infant child, Casey Anthony.

However, the episode veers into an unexpected direction and the cases actual perpetrator (spoiler alert!) turns out to be a mother who inadvertently caused the childs death by not vaccinating her own son.

While this season has some very strong performances by guests like Sarah Paulson and Rosie Perez, one of the best episodes stars Kathy Griffin as fiery lesbian rights group leader, Babs Duffy.

Little known fact about this episode: Babs and Detective Benson were slated to share an on-screen kiss (!!!) and despite it being filmed, the kiss did not make the final cut.

Instead what we see is Babs going in for a kiss and getting rebuffed by Olivia. Steamy!!!

Season 12 boasts appearances by Rose McGowan, Debra Messing, and Rita Wilson but one of the strongest guest performances in SVU history comes from Jeremy Irons.

Jeremy plays Dr. Cap Jackson, the father of a rape victim with a sordid past who now works as a sex therapist. He plays the character with such nuance and empathy that Jeremy was asked to reprise his role later that season in "Totem."

Season 13 features cameos by stars like Andre Braugher, Natasha Lyonne, and Adam Driver, so it's hard to pick a frontrunner, but "Learning Curve" wins simply based on the number of amazing guest appearances.

The episode has Martha Stewart (no introduction needed) as a private school headmistress, Tony Hale (from Arrested Development and VEEP) as a teacher accused of inappropriate behavior with a student, and Dylan Minnette (Clay from 13 Reasons Why) as said student.

Martha has since mentioned that the role hit a bit too close to home. "It was frightening work because the women detectives were very threatening," she said. "It brought back bad memories!

While perhaps not the best guest appearance of the season, Mike Tyson's cameo is still the most controversial casting choice of the entire series.

Mike plays rape victim Reggie Rhodes, and fans and assault survivors alike were quick to point out the hypocrisy of casting a convicted rapist to appear on the show.

Billy Porter plays a popular singing coach who trains young girls to perform on talent shows la The Voice.

However, the coach's career comes to a crashing halt when a 4-year-old accuses him of sexual abuse. Surprisingly, Rollins is the only one who urges the team to tread lightly before dragging the reputation of a black gay man through the mud.

"Dissonant Voices" also features cameos by Ashanti, Clay Aiken, and Taylor Hicks as judges on the singing competition show.

Marking her return to television after the series finale of Desperate Housewives, Marcia Cross plays Charmaine, the much younger, sixth wife of famous author Walter Briggs.

When he suffers a series of heart attacks, Walters daughters from a previous marriage accuse Charmaine of giving him Viagra without his knowledge, so that she could sexually abuse him and become pregnant with his new heir.

Marcia delivers a terrific performance that will keep you on the edge of your seat. (Fun fact: That's Curb Your Enthusiasm's Susie Essman as her lawyer.)

Whoopi Goldberg stars in an episode that examines institutional failures within the child protective program at the social services office.

The EGOT winner gives an impassioned speech about the taxing work that social service workers do every day while being under pressure from their superiors to reach quotas and clear cases.

Season 18 does include a quick cameo by none other than presidential candidate and ex-vice president Joe Biden, but our favorite guest appearance was Anthony Edwards, for sentimental reasons.

Anthony is best known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene in the seminal ER and in Season 4 of ER, none other than Mariska Hargitay guest stars as his love interest, Cynthia Hopper.

We love a good reunion, and this episode gives viewers exactly that, plus a ripped-from-the-headlines case based off the Brock Turner sexual assault case.

SVU blesses its Season 19 viewers with a recurring guest role from actress and model Brooke Shields.

Brooke plays complicated character Sheila Porter, Noahs maternal grandmother, who she longs to connect with but not with the purest intentions.

Like his BFF Martha, Snoop also guest stars on the show as rapper R.B. Banks, who gets pulled into a murder investigation when a rival rapper's girlfriend is killed.

Mariska has said that while she's usually able to keep her cool around celebrities, Snoop's cameo had her absolutely star-struck. She confesses to have teased Snoop on set, singing "D-O-Double-G in the 1PP" whenever she got the chance.

Season 21 is still going strong, but for now, our favorite celebrity appearance is Margaret Cho's cameo as Mama-san.

Margaret plays a Korean madame who gets swept up in a raid, much like real-life Li "Cindy" Yang, who managed the Orchids Spa that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft frequented.

"Of everything I've done in my career, playing a Korean sex trafficker on your mom's fave show is probably the highlight," the comedian said.

New episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit air Thursdays at 10 p.m. on NBC.

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The 21 Best Guest Stars to Appear in Every Single Season of 'Law & Order: SVU' - Distractify

Al Sharptons source of wealth comes from being a civil rights leader. How much money is Al Sharpton worth at the age of 65 and whats his real net worth now?

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Al Sharpton (born October 3, 1954) is famous for being civil rights leader. He currently resides in New York City. Civil rights activist and minister well known for his advocacy within the Black American community. He was also formerly a White House advisor, providing counsel to both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama .

Al Sharpton was born in New York City on Sunday, October 3, 1954 (Baby Boomers Generation generation). He is 65 years old and is a Libra. Alfred Charles Al Sharpton Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, television/radio talk show host and a trusted White House adviser who, according to 60 Minutes, has become President Barack Obamas go-to black leader. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances on Fox News (such as on The OReilly Factor), CNN, and MSNBC. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBCs PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. He ran for Senate, then attempted to run for President in 2004.

He was enrolled for two years at Brooklyn College before quitting. He later became James Brown s tour manager. Al Sharpton is a member of Richest Celebrities and Civil Rights Leaders.

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