Tag: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Pro-Israel Groups Blast SJP for Racism and UCLA for Fecklessness
The SJP is emboldened while the grown-ups cower in the corner, avoiding the wrath of the troublemakers.
California School District Cancels Lesson on Holocaust Denial
Students at a school in California who were given an assignment to compare propaganda with actual evidence on the Holocaust have instead been told to abandon the project.
‘Jews Must Register’ Flyer in Ukraine an Echo of Babi Yar
In 1941, the Jews of Kiev received a similar leaflet. When they showed up the next day, more than 34,000 were murdered.
EXCLUSIVE: Jewish Leader: US Must Tell Saudis Action Not Acceptable
Either Obama or Kerry must tell the Saudis, bluntly, that they cannot have it both ways, Hier said.
Alleged Ex-Auschwitz Medic, 93, Arrested in Germany
An alleged former medic at Auschwitz was arrested in Germany on accusations that he was an accessory to murder.
The name of the 93-year-old man...
UPDATED: Norway’s YMCA Boycotts Israel, Jewish NGO Objects
Norway's YMCA adopted a boycott of all Israel. The Weisenthal Center objects strenuously.
German Police Three Auschwitz Guard Suspects
German police arrested three men in their 80s and 90s Thursday on suspicion of accessory to murder when they were guards at the Auschwitz...
Nearly Half the Dutch Believe Israel Trying to Exterminate Arabs
The Dutch believe Israel is the greatest threat to peace and is trying to exterminate the Arabs
Church’s New Study Guide is Textbook Example of Israel Hatred
The church "study guide" casts supporters of the Jewish homeland as "inherently racist and abusive."
Swastika Adorns California Politician’s Head in Hate Fliers
"That symbol on anyone's head is anti-Semitic," said Libby Schaaf. Her father was born Jewish and she is proud of her Jewish heritage.
UNESCO: Postponing ‘Jewish Connection to Israel’ Exhibit to June
You'd never know from UNESCO's "postponement" announcement that the exhibition was called off because of Arab pressure, rather than because the exhibition wasn't ready.
UNESCO Cancels Israel Expo following Arab Pressure
The decision arose out of UNESCO’s support for peace talks.
Wiesenthal Center’s Top Ten Anti-Semitic Slurs of 2013
Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Europeans and Americans are well-represented.
Jewish Center: NBA Stars Must Say No to Birthday Game for Dictator
The basketball exhibition of NBA stars, which Dennis Rodman is preparing for the birthday celebration of North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, is "an undeserved gift to a murderous tyrant," Rabbi Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center said.
Why Jews Should Care about Dennis Rodman’s Trip to North Korea
I began to hear rumors that North Korea was using poison gas to kill selected political prisoners.
Did SFSU Student Post Selfie with Knife: ‘I Want to Stab an Israeli Soldier’
It appears the president of a university-funded student group at San Francisco State boasted how much he loved his knife and that it made him want to stab an Israeli soldier.
Norway Official Wants to ‘Educate’ Jews against Circumcision
There is nothing worse for Jews than a good looking and do-good non-Jewish woman doctor who sees the world through her stethoscope and thinks Jews are ignorant of health because they circumcise babies.
Lithuanian Jews to Get Compensation for Holocaust, Soviet Occupation
Government officials in Lithuania said they would offer symbolic reparations to nearly 1,800 Jewish Holocaust survivors.
The officials told the Baltic News Agency on Wednesday...
Several Christians and a Rabbi Deplores Persecution of Christians
The American Freedom Alliance, a Los Angeles based think-tank and activist network, held a forum and rally last Sunday at the Luxe Bel Air...
Pope Pledges to Further Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
Pope Francis reaffirmed his commitment to fighting discrimination and furthering Jewish-Catholic dialogue.
During an audience at the Vatican Thursday with a 60-member delegation from the...
Toronto Transit Rejects Anti-Israel Ads
With transportation systems serving as a new front in the anti-Israel propaganda wars, Toronto Transit rejected an ad because it is "inaccurate and misleading."
Report: Belgian Government Website Compared Israel to Nazi Germany
A Belgian Education Ministry website compared Israel and Nazi Germany, a Jewish newspaper reported.
The comparisons were made on the KlasCement.be website, a major teaching...
Wiesenthal Rebukes Argentinean Jewish Fans for Antibolivian Slurs
The Simon Wiesenthal Center urged an Argentinean soccer association to sanction a team associated with the Jewish community for making racist chants.
The center made...
Facebook Neglects ‘Community Standards’ for Anti-Semitic Page
Facebook “does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech.” If so, Holocaust denial and praise for Hitler apparently can now be called harmless humor.
Italian Wine Label Features Hitler
“Enough is enough,” said Simon Wiesenthal Center Dean Rabbi Marvin Hier and Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper in a statement.
Nazi Fugitive Alois Brunner May Be Alive in Syria
Nazi hunters, including Israel, have been looking for Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner for years. The CIA may have employed him. At the age of 100, he still may alive and hiding in Syria.
Germany Arrests One of 10 Most Wanted Nazis
German police arrested on Monday one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, 93-year-old Hans Lipschis, who is facing charges of complicity in murder as...
Jewish Leaders Praise New Pope
The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina attended Rosh HaShanah services five years ago and was outspoken in the attack against the Jewish Community Center by agents of Iran in 1994.
Pre-Israel Visit, Obama Says Middle East Peace Possibility ‘Bleak’
The U.S. president may be unwilling to repeat a major failure of his first term, when he practically demanded there be progress on the "peace process," but, when met with the reality of the situation, had to chalk up that goal as a failed one.
Rabbi Cooper Gives ‘Em Hell in Berlin
Augstein has written about Haredi Jews: "They are cut from the same cloth as their Islamic fundamentalist opponents. They follow the law of revenge.”