Orthodox Jews, Catholic priests sue NY governor, mayor over corona discrimination The governor of New York and mayor of New York City abused their power, according to the complaint filed in the lawsuit. June 14, 2020
Orthodox Rabbi stabbed on London street; attacker detained, motive unknown At least one eyewitness was quoted as saying it appeared to have been a hate crime in which the victim was targeted over his religion. June 13, 2020
WATCH: Armed Jewish activists protect LA synagogues from attacks amid riots The Magen Am organization posted armed guards in front of Jewish institutions in Los Angeles to protect them from vandals and looters during the civil unrest that followed George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police. June 8, 2020
Rapper Ice Cube blasted on social media for posting anti-Semitic image: ‘You should be ashamed’ Ice Cube’s hostile attitude towards the Jewish community has an extensive history. June 8, 2020
Caroline Glick: The great threat to America and to American Jewry Whether Trump wins or loses, the radicalization of white progressives at the heart of the mayhem represents the greatest threat to social cohesion in the US. June 7, 2020
‘Get your knee off our necks:’ Jews and the new civil-rights movement The Rev. Al Sharpton is an apt example of the painful contradictions between fighting racism and fighting anti-Semitism. June 7, 2020
WATCH: ‘The next stop is the Diamond District,’ NY protester warns Jews A protester in NY threatened to go down to the Diamond District in New York with gasoline if they don’t get what they want from state and local officials. June 7, 2020
Broadway star director to helm Hollywood’s Fiddler on the Roof remake MGM hires director of Broadway musical hit ‘Hamilton’ to do 21st century remake of the iconic ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ June 6, 2020
Rabbi who makes custom suits turns to stylish, superior face masks He is known in the digital realm as 'Rabbi Tailor,'” showcasing his artistic abilities and combining them with his love of Torah. June 6, 2020
Ambassador Friedman: Diaspora Jews are too ‘illiterate’ about Judaism Friedman tells online conference on Judaism he believes that the Jews lack of knowledge about their own religion is the 'greatest threat of all' to the future of Jewish life outside Israel. June 4, 2020
Democratic congressman slammed for comparing Trump loyalist to Nazi propaganda minister Eric Swalwell compared U.S. diplomat Richard Grenell to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. June 3, 2020
British baroness says organized Jewry should avoid position on annexation Ros Altmann says that an official Jewish stance on annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria 'offers succor to Israel’s enemies.' June 3, 2020
Jewish immigration to Israel could hit 60,000 in 2020 Many Diaspora Jewish communities have become unstable due to the coronavirus. June 3, 2020
American Jews on edge as rioters attack synagogues, Jewish stores As rioters target synagogues and Jewish businesses, American Jews feel torn between protesting for justice and protecting their community. June 2, 2020
Ex-Austrian Vice-Chancellor accused of penning anti-Semitic dedication in Nazi book Heinz-Christian Strache allegedly wrote a conspiracy-laden dedication in an anti-Semitic tome from the Nazi era. June 2, 2020
Jewish world mourns passing of former Yeshiva University head Norman Lamm In a statement on its website, Yeshiva University mourned the loss of 'an elegant and articulate spokesman for Jewish life in modern times.' June 2, 2020
AIPAC cancels 2021 annual conference due to coronavirus fears This is the first time in AIPAC's history that its event will be canceled. June 1, 2020
WATCH: Minneapolis Jewish community reacts to George Floyd’s death, protests 'We've had some of the worst days in the history of the State of Minnesota,' said a Jewish community leader in Minnesota. May 31, 2020
‘Ugly hatred’: LA synagogue vandalized during riots 'The answer to hate and bigotry is not more hate,' Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles tweeted. May 31, 2020
Rabbis return to German military for first time since 1930s The country’s Conference of Orthodox Rabbis praised the move. May 31, 2020
Synagogue vandalism shocks Montreal, religious objects stuffed into toilets Since the synagogue has been closed for months on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear precisely when the break-in and desecration occurred. May 31, 2020
‘Never Again Education Act’ signed into law 'The bipartisan Never Again Education Act is finally law,' Maloney said. May 31, 2020
Progressive group HIAS lashes out, attempts to silence critics Among the arguments ZOA makes is the fact that less than 1 percent of HIAS clients are Jewish. May 28, 2020
Bride, groom and rabbi arrested at wedding in Buenos Aires Argentinian police arrest eight including the bride and groom, their parents, the rabbi who married them at a wedding hall in violation of anti-corona health guidelines. May 27, 2020
Israeli court rules accused sex offender can be extradited for trial Leifer is facing 74 charges of rape and child sexual abuse. May 26, 2020
Jewish organizations slam Belgium for deciding to remove military guards from synagogues on anniversary of museum shooting 'We are deeply alarmed by Antwerp’s plans to withdraw armed protection from the city’s synagogues,' the American Jewish Committee said. May 25, 2020
‘Hateful’ anti-Israel tweets of undergraduate senator stir controversy at Stanford 'Although we have been disappointed by her words, SIA considers this incident to be an opportunity for growth,' the Stanford Israel Association said. May 23, 2020
Irish EU lawmaker slammed for ‘explaining’ anti-Semitism to Jews while promoting BDS The webinar was organized by a group associated with the anti-Israel BDS movement. May 21, 2020
US names deputy special envoy to combat anti-Semitism David Peyman was previously deputy assistant secretary of state for counter-threat finance and sanctions, a term that concluded on April 5. May 20, 2020
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
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
