Georgia Tech embraces IHRA definition of anti-Semitism after Hillel director barred from ‘Palestine 101’ event 'I am pleased with the outcome as it drives us toward a direction in which students can feel safe and protected on campus,' said the victim, who is now Associate Director of Hillel at Emory University. January 19, 2021
‘Contemptible’: Left-wing Jewish groups rejoice over Adelson’s death ‘Your suffering is our pleasure’: The anti-Zionist glee at Sheldon Adelson’s death. January 17, 2021
UK man who delivered Nazi rant on plane avoids jail Louis Mann, 28, had traveled from Poland to England when he spouted a horrific rant in front of Holocaust victims. January 17, 2021
Belgian Jews outraged as parliament honors Nazi collaborators Nazi collaborators Auguste Borms and Staf De Clercq were described by the Belgian newspaper De Standaard as “notorious Nazi sympathizers,” but are now being honored by Flemish parliamentarians. By Algemeiner... January 17, 2021
Montreal synagogue associated with legendary Leonard Cohen vandalized with swastikas A series of large swastikas were daubed in black paint on the doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, a 160-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue. January 15, 2021
Samantha Power, former Obama ambassador, named to key foreign aid position Power dismissed claims that the Obama administration had been unfriendly to Israel, saying that the administration had made 'unprecedented' efforts to help Israel’s standing in the UN. January 14, 2021
NY Jewish paper’s pro-Trump Capitol Hill cover photo riles community The editor of Five Towns Jewish Times apologized for "terrible damaging message" of smiling columnist at Capitol Hill riot. January 13, 2021
Sheldon Adelson, 87, dies: ‘An American patriot, the proudest of Jews,’ says wife Adelson 'saw in the State of Israel not only the realization of an historical promise to a unique and deserving people, but also a gift from the Almighty to all of humanity,' says his bereaved wife Miriam. January 12, 2021
Actor Zach Braff offers to play newly elected Jewish senator Jon Ossoff on ‘Saturday Night Live’ 'Lorne. I got this,' Braff wrote, referring to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels. January 11, 2021
Johns Hopkins teaching assistant threatens to fail pro-Israel students According to Canary Mission, Anayah is also treasurer of Students for Justice in Palestine at Johns Hopkins. January 11, 2021
Exterior of Auschwitz Jewish cemetery wall vandalized Painted on the wall was a swastika and an SS symbol. January 10, 2021
British author refuses to include ‘anti-Semitic’ ‘Merchant of Venice’ in children’s retelling of Shakespeare’s plays 'There are assumptions right the way through about what it is to be a Jew and how Jews are thought of.' January 10, 2021
Anti-Semitic sticker campaign shocks Kentucky Jewish community The stickers provided a link to an archive of 290 recorded speeches by a fanatical American neo-Nazi and white supremacists who died in 2002. January 10, 2021
Confederate flag tied to Jewish museum in New York City 'Acts of emboldened anti-Semitism must end,' said Jack Kliger, president and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. January 9, 2021
Anti-Semitic symbols and invective openly displayed during pro-Trump mob’s assault on Capitol Hill A number of photographs posted to social media showed rioters dressed in T-shirts bearing anti-Semitic slogans. January 7, 2021
Azeri-Jewish grandmaster Teimour Radjabov wins chess championship and $60,000 He is the 10th-ranked chess player in the world, having earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14. January 5, 2021
Israel approves Moderna corona vaccine, deliveries begin in January Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced Israel approved its virus vaccine. January 5, 2021
Zachor Legal Institute to WIN: Many US Jewish groups lack backbone against BDS 'They’re not aggressive enough in fighting back. They allow these groups to run rampant,' said Marc Greendorfer. January 3, 2021
Opinion: Jonathan Pollard, home at last "If it were up to me, he would stay in jail for life,” then-Vice President Joe Biden told Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama, The New York Times reported. January 3, 2021
Police search for suspect after four Brooklyn synagogues vandalized 'Police say he vandalized multiple synagogues Saturday night, even breaking into one of them,' Pix11 News reported. December 31, 2020
Jewish groups remember victim of Chanukah Monsey stabbing on first anniversary of attack In the incident, Rabbi Josef Neumann was critically wounded, and he died several months later at the age of 72. December 31, 2020
New twist on oldest hatred: Swastikas deface Christian headstones, but Jewish ones untouched Dozens of headstones in French cemetery defaced with swastikas – but Jewish graves next door untouched. December 30, 2020
Tlaib lends hand to IfNotNow fundraising drive In the letter, Tlaib said 'IfNotNow has my back.' The group has supported her congressional campaigns. December 29, 2020
Macron rebuked for comments on anti-Semitic French historical figures According to Emmanuel Macron, 'rather than be outraged, we need to understand' notorious French anti-Semites. December 28, 2020
Online retailer pulls ‘Hitler hoodie’ after complaints The Simon Wiesenthal Centre blasted VOVA for permitting the hoodie's sale on Sunday. December 28, 2020
Pro-Israel group torches Warnock in new ad A spokesperson for the group said the ad is backed by a six-figure digital and social media buy targeting pro-Israel voters in Georgia. December 28, 2020
Trump warns Iran over Iraq rocket attacks “Some friendly health advice to Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible,” tweeted Trump. December 24, 2020
Argentine Jews react with fury as key suspect in 1994 AMIA bombing is acquitted The acquittal of the defendant, Carlos Telleldin, scandalized the Argentine Jewish community. December 24, 2020
Specialty ‘Florida Stands With Israel’ license plate revealed after public design contest Over 100 designs were submitted, including those created in crayon by school children and highly-technical designs made by professional artists. December 24, 2020
Ukraine Airlines to compensate Israeli couple over anti-Semitic slurs The two were 'humiliated in public' when ground crew members made remarks such as, 'Why do Jews always have a problem paying money?' December 23, 2020
Social media users slam actress Alyssa Milano for targeting Israel, Jews Actress Alyssa Milano blasted for singling out Israel, ‘targeting Jews’ in Twitter post about stimulus deal. December 23, 2020
Anti-Semite of the year goes to former New York University student The award also serves to highlight the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish hatred fostered on U.S. campuses by the group Students for Justice in Palestine. December 23, 2020
Firebrand activist defends Brooklyn Orthodox during pandemic Borough Park, Tischler explained, was under attack by New York’s politicians. December 23, 2020
Paris prosecutor opens investigation into anti-Semitic abuse of French beauty queen on social media 'It tells them that you can’t utter these kinds of anti-Semitic remarks without consequences, since they will, I hope, be prosecuted,' the minister, Marlène Schiappa, said. December 22, 2020
Neo-Nazi gunman who attacked German synagogue on Yom Kippur sentenced to life in jail When the trial began on July 21, Balliet wore a 'big grin' as prosecution lawyers replayed the same video that the neo-Nazi had livestreamed during the attack. December 21, 2020
French beauty queen bombarded with anti-Semitic abuse Although Benayoum’s statement was not political, the admission that her father is Israeli sparked a firestorm on social media. December 21, 2020
Pro-Israel progressive congressman-elect Ritchie Torres says he won’t join anti-Zionist ‘Squad’ In an interview published Saturday with the New York Post he said, 'I came to observe that there are activists who have a visceral hatred for Israel as though it were the root of all evil.' December 20, 2020
Perpetrators arrested in violent assault on Jewish family singing Chanukah songs in France The four individuals allegedly screamed 'f— the Jews' as they shook the the car violently and smashed glass bottles against the body of the vehicle. December 19, 2020
‘Anti-Semitism’ webinar turns into Black Sabbath against Jews and Israel Many anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist remarks were made during the 90-minute event. December 17, 2020
Canadian radio station cuts ties with Polish broadcaster over anti-Jewish content Canadian Jews welcome Toronto AM Radio station’s decision to cut ties with anti-Semitic Polish broadcaster. December 17, 2020
Long Island Jewish Day School’s website hacked with anti-Semitic messages, Nazi imagery Watchdog StopAntisemitism.org reported that the hackers had also 'leaked students’ and teachers’ addresses and credit card information.' December 16, 2020
Knife-carrying man in Miami unleashes anti-Semitic tirade against father and son The defendant unprovoked and for no apparent reason began chanting, ‘I am going to f—ing kill you, f—ing Jews,' an officer wrote in the arrest report. December 15, 2020
Opinion: Do not give Diaspora Jews a formal voice in Israel If the bill is passed, it is highly likely that Israel will find itself giving a voice to Jews who are outspoken opponents of its policies. December 15, 2020
Sincere apology from Hitler-loving former student leader impresses South African Jews South African Jews moved by heartfelt apology from former student leader who declared, ‘I love Hitler.’ December 15, 2020
‘We are Scared’: China Cracks Down on Judaism, Chanukah Celebrated in Secret 'Every time we celebrate, we are scared,' said one member of the Kaifeng Jewish community. December 15, 2020
‘Saturday Night Live’ raises eyebrows with joke about lions getting coronavirus at Hasidic wedding An image that appeared on screen as Jost made the remark showed lions dressed with black hats and given sidelocks, also called payot. December 15, 2020
Rabbis group pushes back on effort to link Orthodox with left-wing social trends 'Orthodoxy is not a marketing brand that one can cavalierly adopt, but depicts solid and unwavering commitment to Halacha and Mesorah (Jewish Law and Torah Tradition).' December 15, 2020
Germans angry as coronavirus vaccine reaches Israel, other countries before Germany Last month, Health Minister Jens Spahn said, 'As the German health minister, I will have a hard time explaining why a vaccine developed in Germany will reach other regions first.' December 15, 2020
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister condemns toppling of Kiev Menorah in anti-Semitic incident Andrey Rachkov filmed himself toppling the giant menorah on Dec. 10, apparently motivated by his anti-Semitic and anti-Israel ideology, Ukrainian news outlet Zik reported. December 14, 2020
After anti-Semitic outrages, Austrian city of Graz unveils plan to combat Jew-hatred 'We have to remain vigilant, sensitize people and carry everyone with us,' she emphasized. December 13, 2020
Belgian passengers threaten to blow up train unless ‘cancer Jews’ get off Train company security officials are investigating how four passengers managed to access the intercom to spread anti-Semitic messages. December 11, 2020
Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Morocco agreeing to normalize ties with Israel 'Instead of a cold détente attained via surrender to unreasonable demands, these new agreements promote peace based upon common security needs and mutual medical, technological and financial benefits.' December 10, 2020
Radical Jewish Voice for Peace under fire for pro-Intifada tweet Jewish Voice for Peace appeared to glorify violence against Jews in a since-deleted tweet. December 10, 2020
Anne Frank memorial vandalized with swastikas A day after the anti-Semitic vandalism, community members decorated the Anne Frank statue with flowers and notes against hate and anti-Semitism, in an outpouring of support. December 10, 2020
Neo-Nazi linked to violent ‘The Base’ group gets 5 year sentence from Maryland Judge 'Regardless of the viewpoints of ‘The Base’ and its members, the law cannot tolerate the kind of violence that you were facilitating,' said the judge in the case. December 9, 2020
Knesset gets first glimpse of Bahrain’s Jewish community The 50 Jews in Bahrain arrived from Iraq, Yemen and Iran. they have lived in Bahrain for more than 140 years. December 9, 2020
Netherlands review body urges more ‘humanity and goodwill’ toward heirs of art works looted by Nazis The report observed that the Dutch reputation as a role model for other countries on art restitution 'has been undermined by a limited number of requests…that have been rejected in recent years.' December 9, 2020
Pence in Chanukah call: Trump ‘greatest friend ever’ of Israel “When you think of the accomplishments over the last four years, I know for many it seems almost surreal," said Pence. December 9, 2020
Report: To exclude Orthodox professor, CUNY faculty group schedules sabbath meeting The college's law firm compiled a report that quoted a witness as saying that 'left wing people didn’t like [Lax] because he was pro-Trump, pro-Israel, he’s a Zionist, conservative American.' December 8, 2020
Renowned German composer Hans Zimmer: Only time mother said she was proud of me was after I revealed I’m Jewish 'And as soon as I said this' all the cameras turned to focus on him, he remembered. 'I started having a major anxiety attack…' December 8, 2020
