‘Torrent of anti-Semitism’ floods Twitter after French Jewish school linked to cheating
'Any opportunity will serve for the dissemination of anti-Semitic hatred,' said the director of the American Jewish Committee’s Europe office.
July 15, 2019
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Munich Jewish Museum hosts anti-Semitic exhibit
The exhibition 'makes use of popular anti-Semitic imagery,' noted a non-Jewish museum employee. 'This isn’t criticism, this is incitement.'
July 14, 2019
Russian immigration to Israel spikes, but from France it plummets
The number of Russian immigrants marked the most dramatic increase, a rise of 46.6 percent from 2018. But the number of French immigrants dropped dramatically.
July 12, 2019
Pence makes surprise visit to San Diego synagogue: ‘We had to come’
US Vice President Mike Pence dropped into Poway Chabad synagogue during a tour of San Diego, marking 75 days since the deadly shooting.
July 12, 2019
Florida principal who refused to acknowledge Holocaust to be fired
Palm Beach County superintendent recommends board not renew principal's contract after he could not say that the Holocaust was a historical fact.
July 11, 2019
BBC documentary exposes rampant UK Labour anti-Semitism
'One of Corbyn's closest aides laughed when advised by a long-serving party official about what Corbyn should do to tackle anti-Semitism in the party.'
July 11, 2019
White House withdraws invitation to artist who drew anti-Semitic cartoon
Cartoonist behind anti-Semitic ‘Rothschilds’ image has invitation to White House social media summit revoked.
July 11, 2019
WATCH: Ilhan Omar ‘built a career on attacking American Jews,’ says human rights lawyer
If Ilhan Omar wasn’t a member of Congress, she would be a member of the KKK, says human rights attorney Brooke Goldstein.
July 11, 2019
‘Heroic’ rabbi swept out to sea saving student; Coast Guard calls off search, Jewish community continues effort
The search for Rabbi Reuven Bauman, missing in Virginia Beach since Tuesday, continues.
July 11, 2019
After year, Twitter finally removes Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic ‘termite’ tweet
Louis Farrakhan's anti-Semitic tweet was removed following Twitter's expansion of its rules against hateful online conduct.
July 11, 2019
Israeli education minister: Jewish assimilation ‘like second Holocaust’
Education Minister Rafi Peretz sparked a sharp reaction with his comparison.
July 10, 2019
Nazi collaborator adorns T-shirt worn by Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff
Photos of Saikat Chakrabarti in a t-shirt with the image of an admirer of Adolf Hitler resurfaced days after Ocasio-Cortez quoted Eva Peron, a figure who was linked to the Nazis via her husband.
July 9, 2019
Florida principal ‘reassigned’ after telling parent, ‘I can’t say Holocaust is factual’
'Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened,' said the principal of Spanish River High School.
July 9, 2019
Pence blasts ‘outrage’ of Ocasio-Cortez’s concentration camps comparison
'We must never allow the memory of those lost in the Holocaust to be cheapened as a cliché to advance some left-wing political narrative,' Pence said.
July 9, 2019
5 Jews left in Egypt as pillar of Cairo’s Jewish community dies
Marcelle Haroun, 93, was the mother of current JCC president Magda Haroun.
July 9, 2019
Mexican police arrest suspect in Israeli DJ’s murder
A suspect was arrested in Mexico for the murder of Israeli DJ Ronen Dahan.
July 9, 2019
WATCH: Last surviving US crew member from Exodus passes away at 91
Sam Schulman, the last surviving U.S. crew member from the 'Exodus,' died Friday in Virginia at the age of 91.
July 7, 2019
WATCH: Anti-Semite sets himself on fire while attempting to torch UK synagogue
Tristan Morgan, 52, was given an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to arson and two charges under the Terrorism Act on Friday. He tried burning down a synagogue but burned himself instead.
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July 7, 2019
US synagogues, summer camps prep for active shooter scenarios
With terrorism and lone gunman attacks on the rise, synagogues and Jewish summer camps are preparing for the worst.
July 6, 2019
Holocaust survivor who forgave Nazis dies
Eva Kor preached forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities.
July 4, 2019
New study reveals ‘biological toll’ on Holocaust survivors’ brain function
Despite the lasting damage, survivors said that they were 'satisfied with their personal and professional life after the war.'
July 4, 2019
Third Holocaust-era mass grave unearthed in Romania
In Romania, military prosecutors said on Tuesday that human remains, assumed to be from mass killings during World War II, have been unearthed at a third location in an area where previous mass graves had been found. Also discovered were a grenade and 82 mm caliber gun-mortar.
July 4, 2019
World Jewish Congress calls to ban Neo-Nazi group after it blocks Holocaust exhibition
Neo-Nazis from the Nordic Resistance Movement in Sweden blocked a photo exhibition portraying Holocaust survivors.
July 4, 2019
‘Keep guns away from man who wants to massacre Jews,’ Jewish group urges
It would be 'irresponsible to allow a person who lionizes Adolf Hitler and seeks to massacre Jews' to possess weapons, said NCYI President Farley Weiss.
July 3, 2019
‘I’m going to chop your head off’: Orthodox Jew chased down London street
'A man started running behind him saying ‘I’m going to kill you, I’m going to chop your head off,’' said Nizza Fluss, a councilor in the London Borough of Barnet.
July 3, 2019
Israeli DJ shot dead in Mexico, funds raised online to return body to Israel
Israeli music artist Ronen Dahan, known as 'Perplex,' was shot to death while working in Mexico.
July 3, 2019
NY teacher avoids disciplinary action after remarks praising Hitler
Despite the detailed nature of the quotes, Whitesville School Superintendent Laurie Sanders sought to actively shield Acor from criticism.
July 2, 2019
Auschwitz exhibit examines faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust
'Faith enabled these victims to persevere in spite of the hell they were subject to,' said Rabbi Sholom Friedmann of Amud Aish Memorial Museum.
July 2, 2019
Richard Dreyfuss criticizes Zionism: ‘I am less Jewish than I have been’
'I think the Jews are a great moral template... I'm very proud of being a cultural Jew,' Richard Dreyfuss told The Hollywood Reporter.
July 2, 2019
Adolf Hitler (((6 million))) wants his gun back
An East Bay man who threatened to kill Jews wants a restraining order prohibiting him from possessing firearms removed.
June 30, 2019
Holocaust survivor: Ocasio-Cortez deserves ‘Nobel Prize in stupidity’
A Holocaust survivor blasted Ocasio-Cortez for her concentration camp remarks, saying she's 'spreading anti-Semitism.'
June 30, 2019
WATCH: First Jewish prayer service in Bahrain synagogue in over 70 years
This week, the first morning prayer service was held in Bahrain’s only synagogue in more than 70 years, which was by attended President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt.
June 28, 2019
Palestinian stands trial in Germany for murder of ‘rich Jew’
A witness in the trial of the Palestinian accused of killing Michael Riecher testified that the suspect accused the victim of "annihilat[ing] [his] country."
June 27, 2019
Joined by Poway rabbi, UN envoy calls on world to declare war on anti-Semitism
'The sounds we heard at Pittsburgh and Poway do not allow us to act with restraint,' said Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon.
June 27, 2019
WATCH: NY Gov. Cuomo blasts AOC’s ‘concentration camps’ statement
NY Gov. Cuomo slammed Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez for comparing American detention centers to concentration camps.
June 27, 2019
Malmo’s Swedish-Jewish community set to dissolve over security concerns
Following the dissolving of the Jewish community of Umea in Sweden last year, the community of Malmo might be next due to rising anti-Semitism and violent crimes.
June 27, 2019
WATCH: Jewish player becomes first overall pick in NHL draft
Jack Hughes is the first Jewish player to be the No. 1 overall draft pick in the National Hockey League.
June 26, 2019
Drew Gulak captures WWE title, a first by a Jewish wrestler
Drew Gulak captured the WWE Cruiserweight title, the first time it’s been won by a Jewish wrestler.
June 25, 2019
WATCH: Boston-area rabbi urges congregants to bring guns to services
With the recent rise of anti-Semitism in the United States, a Boston-area rabbi is urging members of his congregation to bring guns to services to fend off potential anti-Semitic attackers, reported Algemeiner.
June 25, 2019
‘L’Chaim!’ German police, activists wreck Nazi music festival by seizing beer supply
'The plan was devised a week in advance. We wanted to dry the Nazis out,' anti-Nazi activist Georg Salditt told the German daily Bild.
June 25, 2019
Arming synagogues? Jewish leaders grapple with balancing safety and accessibility
'The last thing we would want is that people should not feel safe and not feel comfortable to come to a synagogue,' said Rabbi Moshe Bleich.
June 23, 2019
Poway Chabad rabbi to address UN General Assembly
Rabbi who survived synagogue shooting to speak at U.N. during special session on anti-Semitism.
June 23, 2019
Charlottesville killer blames Jewish grandfather in plea for mercy
Fields blamed the murder for which he stands trial on 'trauma' he experienced due to his Jewish grandfather's alleged killing of his grandmother, his lawyers said.
June 23, 2019
US Holocaust museum historian appears to support Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘concentration camps’ remarks
Becky Erbelding, historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, appears to support Ocasio-Cortez's comparison of American detention centers to concentration camps.
June 22, 2019
Moroccan man in Hamburg detained for spitting at Jews
A 45-year-old Moroccan man held by German police has been accused of threatening, demeaning and spitting at two Jews in Hamburg.
June 22, 2019
Polish lawmaker invites Ocasio-Cortez to see Nazi death camps
In the aftermath of Ocasio-Cortez’s comments comparing America’s detention centers to Nazi concentration camps, a Polish minister has extended an 'olive branch of education.'
June 21, 2019
Ledgers offer glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
'Putting them up online is a necessary step for them to get the attention they deserve by historians and through historians to public discourse.'
June 20, 2019
WATCH: Is Israel overplaying the BDS threat?
Israel hosted an anti-BDS conference in Jerusalem in an attempt to amalgamate efforts to combat it. But is the BDS movement a real threat to Israel?
June 20, 2019
Woman suffers serious head injury from attack outside Paris synagogue
A 79-year-old woman was seriously injured on Tuesday when she was hit in the head by a metal object hurled at her as she left a Paris synagogue.
June 19, 2019
Jewish groups slam Ocasio-Cortez for comparing US border control to ‘concentration camps’
'There is a long tradition of members of Congress saying dumb things; nevertheless, this comment belongs in the Hall of Fame. It’s not anti-Semitic. It’s too sloppy for that,.'
June 19, 2019
Anti-Semitic North Carolina conference to be investigated by Department of Education
A federally funded Mideast conference is being investigated after reports of open anti-Semitism on the part of participants such as Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar.
June 18, 2019
Billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of New England Patriots, arrives in Israel to receive Genesis Prize
The Genesis Prize Foundation 'will donate funds in Mr. Kraft’s honor to causes that combat anti-Semitism and efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel.'
June 18, 2019
Penguin Books cleans up anti-Semitic book – and declares it kosher
In the original Spanish, the book claims: 'It is clear that [the Rothschilds’] economic power is gigantic.'
June 18, 2019
WATCH: Malaysian dictator openly derides Jews, UK audience erupts in laughter
'I have some Jewish friends, very good friends. They are not like the other Jews,” Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told an audience at Cambridge University on Sunday.
June 17, 2019
California police foil mass shooting of Jews
A Nazi-loving California man was arrested for planning to commit an anti-Semitic mass shooting.
June 17, 2019
Berlin Jewish Museum director quits over BDS tweet
Managing Director Martin Michaelis will take over the running of the museum until a permanent replacement is found.
June 16, 2019
Analysis: American anti-Semitism is growing from new, surprising sources
Is America experiencing Europe’s growing anti-Semitism? That was the center of discussion at a conference hosted by the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom.
June 16, 2019
WATCH: Ted Cruz declares ‘We are in the midst of a wave of anti-Semitism’
'My anti-Semitism resolution speaks to prejudices Jews experience which we must acknowledge,' said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) when presenting a resolution to condemn all forms of anti-Semitism on the floor of the Senate on July 13.
June 16, 2019
WATCH: London Jewish Museum tackles anti-Semitic stereotypes
Amid what many see as a dangerous rise in anti-Semitism in Britain, the London Jewish Museum is tackling centuries-old negative stereotypes about Jews.
June 14, 2019
WATCH: Young German Jews moving to Israel amid rising anti-Semitism
Among them are teenagers who are making the journey alone, convinced they have no future in Germany.
June 13, 2019