Rabbis to Biden: Transgender executive action threatens safety, privacy of all Americans'For millions of women and girls across the country, this regressive legislation violates their basic right to equal access,' said Rabbi Ze’ev Smason. January 26, 2021
US Reform movement opposes adopting international anti-Semitism definition as lawThe IHRA definition identifies targeting the State of Israel as a possible manifestation of anti-Semitism. January 26, 2021
Lawyer who said ‘we need a new Hitler’ condemned by alma materDean of Southwestern Law School condemns alumnus who said 'we need a new Hitler.' January 26, 2021
Meet the Cochin Jews – Israel’s oldest Indian communityRecent attention has focused on the Bnei Menashe Indians who just arrived in Israel, but there’s an older Indian community that’s been here since the country was founded. January 24, 2021
‘Jews don’t count’: Ex-NY Times editor Bari Weiss takes aim at anti-Semitism on left and right"Jews don’t count," commented former New York Times editor Bari Weiss, breaking down anti-Semitism on the left and right in a Megyn Kelly interview. By Algemeiner Staff “Right now, Jews are in a very prec... January 24, 2021
WATCH: Jewish-Hawaiian surfer shreds 100-foot record-setting waveMakua Rothman of Hawaii recently rode a 100-foot wave, which many believe will set a new world record. January 24, 2021
WIN EXCLUSIVE: US deputy anti-Semitism czar on Trump’s track record and some advice for BidenCohanim says she could not have imagined something like the Abraham Accords before she entered the Trump administration. January 19, 2021
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 jailLouis 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 collaboratorsNazi 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 swastikasA 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 positionPower 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 communityThe 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 wifeAdelson '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 studentsAccording 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 vandalizedPainted 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 communityThe 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 HillA 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 $60,000He 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 JanuaryMassachusetts-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 attackIn 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 untouchedDozens of headstones in French cemetery defaced with swastikas – but Jewish graves next door untouched. December 30, 2020
Tlaib lends hand to IfNotNow fundraising driveIn 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 figuresAccording to Emmanuel Macron, 'rather than be outraged, we need to understand' notorious French anti-Semites. December 28, 2020
Online retailer pulls ‘Hitler hoodie’ after complaintsThe Simon Wiesenthal Centre blasted VOVA for permitting the hoodie's sale on Sunday. December 28, 2020
Pro-Israel group torches Warnock in new adA 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 acquittedThe 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 contestOver 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 slursThe 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, JewsActress 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 studentThe 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 pandemicBorough 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 jailWhen 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 abuseAlthough 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 FranceThe 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 IsraelMany 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 contentCanadian 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 imageryWatchdog 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 sonThe 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 IsraelIf 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 JewsSouth 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 weddingAn 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 GermanyLast 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 incidentAndrey 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 offTrain 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 tweetJewish Voice for Peace appeared to glorify violence against Jews in a since-deleted tweet. December 10, 2020
