Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Fury Over Polish Government’s Appointment of Former Far Right ‘100% Aryan’ Activist to Leading State Post
Poland's nationalist government was enveloped in yet another bitter controversy over antisemitism this week, following the appointment of a former far-right activist who used the...
Auction House Halts Sale of Historic Burial Registry After Jewish Community in Romania Claims Ownership
A leading New York auction house specializing in rare Judaica has withdrawn from sale a historic document originating from the Jewish community in the Romanian...
Polish Government’s Campaign to Control Holocaust Research Set to Continue, Warns Jan Grabowski, Historian at Center of Major Libel Trial
The historian at the center of a precedent-setting, Holocaust-related libel case in Poland warned on Tuesday that next year's commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the...
‘Dehumanizing’ Murder of Ilan Halimi Solemnly Remembered Amid Continued Threat of Antisemitism in France
A modest crowd of around 100 people gathered in Paris on Sunday afternoon to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping, torture and murder of...
‘Shaun on P13’: Ordinary Norwegians Expose the Anti-Semite in Their Midst
JNS.org - If Shaun Henrik Matheson was an American radio presenter rather than a Norwegian one, it’s highly unlikely that he’d still have a job...
Coronavirus Protests Fuel Yet Another Annual Rise in Antisemitic Outrages in Germany
Germany registered another spike in the number of antisemitic hate crimes committed during 2020, with conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic spurring much of the...
Jews ‘Taking Ownership of Their Own Security’ Is Key to Countering Antisemitic Threat in US, Top Community Official Argues
Over the space of less than three years, the challenge of securing Jewish communities from outside attack leapt to the top of the communal agenda...
‘Poland Cannot Hide The Truth:’ Anger Among Jewish Leaders as Warsaw Court Orders Holocaust Scholars to Apologize for Alleged Libel
The ruling on Tuesday by a Polish court against two leading scholars of the Holocaust on trial for libel sent a chill throughout the Jewish...
Cops in Poland Question Editor of Jewish Website Over Article on Polish Complicity With Nazi Persecution
The editor of a website devoted to Jewish life in Poland was questioned by Polish police on Thursday, following an anonymous complaint concerning an article...
Record Number of Complaints Flood in Over Norwegian Radio Host’s Antisemitic Tirade Against COVID-19 Vaccine in Israel
Norway's Broadcasting Council has received a record number of complaints in the wake of a radio program host's antisemitic tirade on Tuesday morning on the...
‘I Wish the Vaccine Didn’t Work:’ Uproar in Norway at Radio Show Hosts’ Antisemitic Rant Against Israeli Success Fighting Pandemic
A program host on a Norwegian state-owned radio station embarked on an antisemitic tirade in the middle of his broadcast on Tuesday, telling listeners that...
Furor in France as North African Radio Station Kicks Hosts Off Air for Interviewing Israeli Ambassador on Peace With Morocco
The principal radio station serving the large North African community in France was facing possible legal action on Monday over its decision to suspend two...
Despite Lockdown, No Let-Up in Violent Antisemitic Assaults on French Jews During 2020: Report
The number of violent antisemitic assaults on Jews in France remained consistent during 2020 despite the restrictions on movement imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, a new report...
Top Italian Soccer Club to Hold Memorial for Trophy-Winning Coach Who Perished in Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day
One of Italy's most celebrated soccer clubs will host a memorial on Wednesday for a former championship-winning coach who perished in Auschwitz during World War...
