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Freda Egnal
Last Known Member of
Nazi-resistance Group White Rose
Dies at 103
German-born doctor Traute Lafrenz, who was
the last known surviving member of White
Rose, which formed in Munich in 1942 and
advocated nonviolent resistance against the
Nazi government, died on March 6 at 103,
Traute Lafrenz
JNS.org reported.

As young German college students allied against their country’s government,
the group concluded its fi rst leafl et: “Do not forget that every nation deserves the
government that it endures.”
The Nazi government beheaded three of the group’s members for producing
and distributing leafl ets opposing the totalitarian regime.

Lafrenz also faced punishment for her involvement. The Gestapo arrested her in
1943, but she managed to conceal the depth of her involvement in the group, so
she only received a one-year jail term.

After the war, Lafrenz relocated to the United States, married another doctor and
worked in hospitals in California and Illinois before retiring in South Carolina.

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The residents are friendly
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Freda moved to Simpson House in
February 2021. She appreciates the support—
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FBI: Anti-Jewish Incidents Jumped Nearly 20% in 2021
A new FBI report found that anti-Jewish incidents increased nearly 20% in 2021
relative to 2020 but decreased relative to prior years, JTA.org reported.

The updated FBI statistics released on March 13 counted 817 anti-Jewish crimi-
nal off enses reported by local law enforcement agencies in 2021, up from 683 in
2020 — a year when people largely stayed off the streets for a substantial period
due to the pandemic.

The 2021 numbers, however, represent a 15% decline from 2019, when the FBI
reported 963 hate crimes, as well as a slight decline from 2018, when FBI statis-
tics show 847 hate crimes.

Overall, the report showed a total of more than 10,800 total hate crimes —
the highest number in decades. As in previous years, anti-Jewish incidents
comprised the majority of the 1,590 hate crimes based on religion.

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Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces New
Pro-Israel Group
Twitter/German Consulate General Atlanta via JNS.org
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a new project, a year and a half after
resigning amid a fl urry of sexual harassment allegations: a pro-Israel organization
targeting Democrats, New York Jewish Week reported.

Cuomo delivered the message via video on March 13 at an event at Carnegie
Hall hosted by the World Values Network, the organization led by Rabbi Shmuley
Boteach. Boteach organized the event in honor of the 80th anniversary of the
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

The launch of “Progressives For Israel” was fi rst reported by Jewish Insider.

While Cuomo provided few details about the organization, he said that it would
call on Democrats to stand with Israel, “because silence is not an option.”
Israel Police Seize Rare, Exotic Animals in Black-market Raid
Israeli authorities busted a massive black-market operation featuring rare and
exotic animal species, the Nature and Parks Authority said on March 14, JNS.org
reported. “We were able to stop a breeder that was illegally keeping a large number
of animals, some of which were kept in poor condition,” said Nature and Parks
Authority National Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit offi cial Yaniv Shalom.

The animals, worth tens of thousands of shekels, were either set to be sold
or were being kept by individuals. Those in poor condition were transported for
veterinary care. ■
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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