Time to abandon ‘utopian’ dream of German society free of anti-Semitism, Jewish leader admits
At the same time, he emphasized that the majority of Germans were resolutely opposed to anti-Semitic agitation.
May 20, 2020
Jewish Diaspora
Canadian Jewish media: 2 new sites vie to replace flagship weekly that folded
The Canadian Jewish News announced its closure on April 2, and already two new websites are launching this week, both claiming to replace the popular weekly.
May 19, 2020
In tweets, Ex-US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney questions number of Holocaust victims
Cynthia McKinney, 65, who left Congress in 2007, posted a link to an article on Saturday from the Israeli daily Haaretz that explored the issue of how the number of victims of the Holocaust was calculated.
May 19, 2020
Diaspora community groups near collapse: Can Israel save them?
Israeli think tank argues that “harnessing the momentum of distance learning” can strengthen Jewish continuity and bonds with Israel.
May 17, 2020
Pandemic piques interest in aliyah among US Jews
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc around the world, aliyah offices report requests to move to Israel have tripled compared to the same period last year.
May 16, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Is the panic about a rise in American anti-Semitism justified?
More to the point, despite efforts to claim the contrary, the numbers don’t justify the effort to claim that anti-Semitism is primarily a product of right-wing extremism linked to Trump.
May 14, 2020
ADL: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
The Jewish civil rights group counted 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, finding 61 physical assault cases, 1,127 instances of harassment and 919 acts of vandalism.
May 12, 2020
Top Ukraine police official demands ‘list of Jews’ in city of Kolomyia
Outrage in Ukraine as letter emerges from top police official demanding ‘list of Jews’ in western city of Kolomyia.
May 12, 2020
Israel’s incoming US, UN ambassador receives high praise from pro-Israel groups
Gilad Erdan’s appointment was received warmly by many pro-Israel groups in the U.S.
May 12, 2020
At least 1,300 Jews die of corona in France
Like in Britain, a disproportionately high number of Jews in France have succumbed to the disease.
May 10, 2020
Syrian attacker smashes window of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam
Police used pepper spray to subdue a vandal who smashed a window at a kosher restaurant in Amsterdam, the sixth act attack on the restaurant in recent years.
May 9, 2020
BBC refuses to ban ‘anti-Semitic’ corona expert from the air
The UK broadcaster rejected a pro-Israel group’s call to ban an ‘anti-Semitic’ Covid-19 expert from its programming.
May 9, 2020
GoDaddy takes down ‘Miss Hitler’ contest
'A glorious victory of good over evil,' said ADC Chairman Dvir Abramovich.
May 8, 2020
“We need more people standing up for Jews,’ renowned playwright David Mamet says
'People come to me over the years and they say, ‘We need more movies showing that Jews are good.’ It’s like outreach, which is a bunch of nonsense,' Mamet said.
May 7, 2020
Labour party leader Starmer stumbles in effort to purge anti-Semites from party
Jewish advocacy group says Starmer missed an opportunity to send a clear message against anti-Semitism.
May 5, 2020
Letter reveals why Oxford English Dictionary’s first editor left out ‘anti-Semite’
The famous British lexicographer didn't believe the word would last.
May 4, 2020
Top Jewish leader praises President Trump for commitment to fighting anti-Semitism amid Covid-19 crisis
'President Trump has consistently stood by American Jewry and the State of Israel throughout his tenure,' said World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder.
May 4, 2020
Israel remembers Herzl on 160th anniversary of his birth
The founder of modern Zionism was born on May 2, 1860 - 160 years ago.
May 4, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Authoritarian impulse fueled de Blasio’s anti-Semitic outburst
The mayor’s targeting of Jews as pandemic scofflaws was outrageous, yet it shows the way the virus brings out the dictator in some politicians.
May 2, 2020
Canada: Spike in Anti-Semitism for 4th Consecutive Year
The spike during 2019 represents a significant increase of 8.1% compared with 2018.
April 30, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Taylor Swift isn’t an anti-Semite
Some on the left sought to 'cancel' Swift last week for criticizing the Soros clan.
April 30, 2020
NYC mayor de Blasio ‘needs to apologize and fast,’ rabbinical group says
'Singling out Jews as an ethnic group is repugnant. He has never done this with any other community,' the group said.
April 30, 2020
Actress Fran Drescher says she used her ‘chutzpah’ to fight for ‘The Nanny’ to be Jewish
'We have written it that way — if the character were Italian — but I couldn’t have performed it that way,' Drescher said.
April 30, 2020
NYC Mayor calls ‘Jewish community’ comments ‘tough love’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was on the defense Wednesday after he attacked the Jewish community on Twitter.
April 29, 2020
Bylaw violations, strong-arming alleged in nomination of new Conference of Presidents chair
A widely distributed letter noted a 'pattern of failures to comply with the basic procedures set forth in the Conference’s governing document.'
April 26, 2020
Tufts awards anti-Semitic SJP chapter with student organization award
'It is a shame to see such ideas so publicly glorified at Tufts,' said CAMERA’s Campus Advisor.
April 26, 2020
Pro-Israel influencer shares advice for college students defending the Jewish state
Rochman has become a battering ram against anti-Semitism on campus.
April 25, 2020
Jewish outreach leader declines invitation to light Independence Day torch
Chabad emissary Chani Lifshitz announced that she will not light a torch at Israel's Independence Day ceremony, abiding by a rabbinical ruling from her sect forbidding participation in such events.
April 23, 2020
US high-schoolers mock Auschwitz in ‘off to camp’ video
In a TikTok video titled 'Me and the boys on the way to camp,' two Minnesota high school students pretend to happily skip onto a boxcar headed to Auschwitz.
April 22, 2020
Vandals spray-paint ‘Palestine’ in Arabic on UMass Hillel
'This cowardly act of hatred towards the Jewish community amidst a time of global crisis and on Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day, is reprehensible,' posted UMass Amherst Hillel on Facebook.
April 21, 2020
ADL: Majority of American Jews feel less safe than a decade ago
Anti-Defamation League survey reveals nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less safe and more than half have experienced an anti-Semitic incident firsthand.
April 21, 2020
WZO report: 18% spike in global anti-Semitism
The WZO's annual report on global anti-Semitism released Monday finds that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a resurgence of anti-Semitic activity and beliefs.
April 20, 2020
New York Times Seder-Shames Ivanka Trump
In seder-shaming Jared and Ivanka, the Times is joining one of the more unattractive trends that has gone along with the novel coronavirus.
April 19, 2020
Cryptocurrency lets users buy/sell ashes of Jews burnt in Holocaust
StopAntisemitism.org was one of the first to draw attention to the anti-Semitic cryptocurrency.
April 19, 2020
Intimate Holocaust memorial meetings turn from living rooms to Zoom
Unique “Memory in the Living Room Project," an Israeli social initiative that has become extremely popular, will take place online this year.
April 19, 2020
First anniversary of Chabad Poway shooting victim observed in solitude
The rabbi opened the aron kodesh, the holy ark, touched Lori’s Torah and said a prayer for her, and for the family and community she left behind.
April 19, 2020
Lawyer for suspect in Monsey stabbing attack seeks to exhume victim
'We need to know medically if it’s a murder or if it’s the consequence of some disease pattern or something else,' Sussman said in an interview Tuesday.
April 16, 2020
Alabama police investigating two separate synagogue vandalisms during Passover
The two incidents occurred within 24 hours of each other in the city of Huntsville.
April 14, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: An anti-Semitism ceasefire due to corona? Not a chance
Fatah and Hamas are responding to this public-health disaster by employing their standard hyperbolic mendacity about Israeli perfidy.
April 14, 2020
WATCH: Man nabbed for swastika graffiti at DC-area synagogue
On Friday, Montgomery County Police arrested Andrew Lemond Costas for allegedly spray-painting a swastika on Tikvat Israel Congregation.
April 11, 2020
Anti-Semitic sticker in Germany links Jews to pandemic
An anti-Semitic sticker on a subway car in Hamburg linking Jews to coronavirus was condemned as virus that 'creates a climate of hatred and propaganda.'
April 10, 2020
WATCH: Israeli embassy makes last ditch effort to evacuate citizens in Argentina
The Israeli embassy in Argentina is trying to find a sufficient number of Israelis to fill a flight back to Israel.
April 7, 2020
Left-wing US Jewish leaders plead with Gantz to oppose annexation of Judea and Samaria
The letters come while the leaders of the Blue and White party are negotiating with the Likud over the formation of a unity government.
April 7, 2020
‘Fear of death rules every corner’ as coronavirus spreads through NY’s Jewish neighborhoods
'People shut themselves up at home, afraid the death angel will knock on their window,' one resident said.
April 5, 2020
UK Labour Party elects new leader, wife ‘has extended family in Israel’
Keir Starmer, who was elected leader of Britain's Labour Party, commented in February that his wife’s father is Jewish and said her 'extended family live in Israel.'
April 4, 2020
Four terrorists acquitted of Daniel Pearl’s murder rearrested by Pakistani authorities
The provincial government of Sindh issued the order to arrest and detain the four before they were released from prison.
April 4, 2020
Opinion: Antisemitism is thriving, and coronavirus will fuel its growth
A vaccine against COVID-19 will eventually be found, but the virus of anti-Semitism is more resilient, making the need for a Jewish state emore evident with each passing day.
April 1, 2020
At least 17 rabbis dead as coronavirus strikes community leaders
Rabbi Avroham Levi Bressler, 55, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was known for his accomplishments in learning and his humility.
March 31, 2020
Jewish organizations trolled by anti-Semites in Zoom meetings
Online trolls have used the videoconferencing platform to harass and disrupt Jewish groups holding meetings.
March 31, 2020
What’s a Jew to watch on Netflix while social distancing?
Netflix offers plenty of fodder for those interested in Jewish-themed content while stuck at home.
March 31, 2020
High Jewish death rate from corona in UK has community leaders concerned
Disproportionately high Jewish death rate in UK raises concerns as community calls on members to stay home to fight the spread of the virus.
March 29, 2020
Air India rescues 316 stranded Israelis from India
Israel's ambassador in New Delhi personally escorted the passengers to the plane and provided them with food for the trip back home.
March 27, 2020
Jewish students in age of corona find virtual home with Hillel
Students now have the opportunity not only to meet those from other campuses, but they are also sharing experiences, ideas on how to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
March 26, 2020
WATCH: Neo-Nazis urge spread of coronavirus to Jews, says FBI
The FBI reports that neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in the United States are promoting the deliberate spread of the coronavirus to Jews and police officers.
March 23, 2020
Coronavirus takes heavy toll on Jewish communities worldwide
The COVID-19 virus has infected prominent Jewish leaders in America, Europe and Israel, and some have succumbed to the pandemic.
March 23, 2020
Past pandemics spurred violent anti-Semitism; prepare for more
Given that there is already a fairly significant baseline level of anti-Jewish violence in the US, Europe, and the Middle East, the prudent course is to prepare for more.
March 19, 2020
ViacomCBS cancels event with Linda Sarsour as part of Women’s History Month
“The fact remains that the folks at ViacomCBS thought that a woman who lauded an anti-Semite like Louis Farrakhan is a symbol of ‘inclusion,’” said a researcher at CAMERA.
March 15, 2020
As synagogues close their doors, congregants go high tech
In non-Orthodox communities, many synagogues have chosen to move their Sabbath services online.
March 15, 2020
Manhattan synagogues close as coronavirus spreads
'We follow the guidelines of medicine and science,' said Rabbi Eli Babich of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue.
March 14, 2020
Anti-Semitic BDS supporter joins Sanders campaign
'What I saw there was cold, calculating racism and ethnic privilege masquerading as a Jewish State,' Agnew wrote in Ebony Magazine in 2015.
March 9, 2020