{
  "id": 4007590,
  "title": "A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-jewish-scholar-chosen-to-lead-the-catholic-biblical-association-is-4007590",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/jewish-scholar-catholic-bible-association-antisemitism-58b1e74170b740b04ad40dd0345d6c11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish scholar, was selected to become the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. Her election sparked an antisemitic backlash, with critics accusing her of being \"anti-Christian\" and questioning her intentions to merge Catholicism with Judaism. The debate intensified as antisemitic comments flooded social media platforms with tens of thousands of followers. Despite the controversy, her supporters, including her colleagues and Christian allies, defended her election as a recognition of her exceptional scholarship and her significant role in fostering Catholic-Jewish dialogue.",
  "summary": "When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-jewish-scholar-chosen-to-lead-the-catholic-biblical-association-is",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:34:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}