Tag: Anti Semitism
Rebbetzin Sarah Korn: Countering Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
Rebbetzin Sarah Korn is the co-director of Chabad House Bowery. She runs a student center for downtown Manhattan universities.
With Just One ‘No’ Vote, House Passes Resolution Condemning Antisemitism
“To suggest there is not a need to combat anti-Semitism is not only offensive, but it’s also simply ignorant,” said Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council and director of Chabad of the Bluegrass, after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only member of Congress to oppose the resolution.
Samaria Leader to European Commission: Stop Funding Anti-Settler Campaign that Encourages Antisemitism
It was exposed that European funding was sent to leftwing organizations to demonize Israeli citizens.
59% of Israelis Hide Their Jewish Identity While Abroad, New Anti-Semitism Survey Shows
American Jewish concerns such as rising anti-Semitism are in fact shared concerns for the Jewish communities on both sides of the Atlantic and around the world.
Religious Freedom or Free Speech? Ann Arbor, Michigan Congregants Appeal to Supreme Court Over...
Every Saturday morning for 18 years, protesters have gathered outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich., as congregants arrived for services carrying signs such as “Israel: No right to exist,” “Jewish power corrupts” and “Israel attacked America 9/11/2001.”
Watchdog Group: January Saw 90 Percent Increase in Attacks Against US Jews
On the positive side, nine “adoptions and endorsements” of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of anti-Semitism were recorded.
Nearly Half of French Jews Hide Religious Symbols, Finds AJC Study on Antisemitism
Some 32 percent of parents say their children have been the target of anti-Semitic insults, with 18 percent say their children have been physically attacked in 2021.
US Announces $99 Million in Assistance to UNRWA
According to the U.S. State Department's Population, Refugees, and Migrations Bureau, the funds will "provide education, health care, and emergency relief to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children and families during a time of need."
CAIR Backs Leader After ‘Virulently Antisemitic’ Speech Attacking Mainstream Jewish Entities
“Glad you woke up, guys, and welcome to the club.”
Toronto School Officials Censure Trustee Who Sounded Alarm on Anti-Semitic Materials
Noah Shack, vice president at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, urged the Toronto District School Board to take “immediate, meaningful and reparative action to fix the rot of anti-Semitism, particularly with its Human Rights Office.”
Anti-Israel Bots Attack Billie Eilish for Saying ‘Hi Israel’
“This coordinated attack on Billie Eilish is another example of how social media is used nefariously to manipulate public opinion and to attack and harass any artist, entertainer, or influencer that says anything positive about Israel.”
Author Sally Rooney Won’t Allow Hebrew Translation of Book, Citing Support for BDS
“The translation rights to my new novel are still available; if I can find a way to sell these rights that is compliant with the BDS movement’s institutional boycott guidelines, I will be proud to do so,” she said.
Leftwing Jewish Democrat Introduces Bill to Make Two-State Solution US Policy, Condition Aid to...
“Despite its seemingly innocuous name, this legislation is just another assault on Israel from the fringe left. The American people are pro-Israel, and as a result, this legislation is destined to fail,” chairwoman of the CUFI Action Fund Sandra Parker told JNS.
Ukraine Passes Legislation Effectively Outlawing Anti-Semitism
The new law defines anti-Semitism as hatred of Jews, including attacks, false or hateful statements and denying the mass extermination of Ukrainian Jewry during the Holocaust.
Village of Great Neck adopts IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
The Long Island community joined area municipalities that have also decided to actively confront the issue.
Some 60 Percent of Jews in Australia’s Queensland have Experienced Anti-Semitism
Data gathered by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry showed that the number of anti-Semitic abuses reported this year has already matched the total number of incidents from 2020.
South Korea Endorses IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
South Korea is the first country in Asia to endorse the official definition, reported Akiva Tor, Israel’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
‘Irresponsible and Dangerous’: FM Lapid Under Fire for Redefining Anti-Semitism to Include Almost Anything
“The anti-Semites weren’t only in the Budapest ghetto,” said Lapid, referring to the place his father and grandmother hid during the Holocaust. He said there were also slave traders—the Hutu who massacred Tutsis in Rwanda, Muslim fanatics and those “who beat LGBTQ people to death.”
Israeli President Herzog Speaks with Turkish President Erdogan, First Such Conversation in Years
Erdogan has been spewing anti-Semitism for years as he aligned himself with Hamas.
New Study Reveals 912 Percent Increase in Anti-Semitic Content on TikTok
“The lack of boundaries, combined with the growing success of this platform, makes it an ideal virtual home for hate speech and extremist content,” it concluded.
New Jersey Hookah Lounge Removes Anti-Semitic ‘Stop the New Nazis’ Sign
“No matter what your views on Israel, using Nazi imagery to describe it is not only inaccurate and offensive, but deeply anti-Semitic,” said Scott Richman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League NY/NJ.
Nintendo Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Graffiti on Game Site
Legal counsel for the company said the message was in the game’s waiting area, where players decide which battle arena they want to join.
Biden: Anti-Semitic Attacks ‘Despicable, Unconscionable, Un-American’
Biden said that Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice will be using the “all of the tools at its disposal to combat hate crimes.”
NYPD Arrests Two More Men Tied to Anti-Semitic Attacks on Brooklyn Jews
Haider Anjam, 20, and Ashan Azad, 19, were taken into custody on charges of harassment and aggravated harassment as a hate crime.
Swastika Stickers Placed on Alaska Jewish Museum and Anchorage Bar
The white stickers, which say “We are everywhere” and include the Nazi symbol in the middle, were first discovered at a bar called “Mad Myrna’s,” and later in the day, at the Jewish museum.
Jewish Federations of North America: US Jews Afraid to Wear Items Identifying them as...
Several Jewish organizations have reported receiving anti-Semitic and anti-Israel related messages via their social media pages.
American Progressive Jews Confused by the Anti-Semitic Attacks
Didn't Progressive Jews explain often enough that it's OK to hate Israel, and that doesn't make one an anti-Semite?
Ilhan Omar Accuses Israel of ‘Act of Terrorism’ for Gaza Strikes
International human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky accused Omar of being “a shill for Hamas.”
German Anti-Semitism Czar Wants Ban on Yellow Stars of David in Corona Vaccine Protests
The city of Munich, which had banned wearing a yellow star as a condition in dispensing rally permits.
Michigan Jewish Community Urges Appeals Court to Restrict Anti-Semitic Protests Outside Synagogue
One child claimed in a deposition that she felt “under attack” and was thankful when her family moved away.