Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
50 Years After Deadly Arson Attack on Jewish Elderly Home in Munich, Local Activist Seeks Justice
A cabaret artist in the German city of Munich has been waging a one-person campaign to commemorate the 50th anniversary of an arson attack on...
Swastikas Scrawled on Holocaust Family’s House Highlight Concern Over ‘Resurgence’ of Antisemitism in Italy
A small town in northern Italy was in uproar on Monday after Nazi swastikas were discovered at the entrance to the home occupied by a...
Jewish Activist Vows to Fight German Court’s Decision to Retain Medieval Antisemitic Carving on World-Famous Church
A German Jewish activist vowed on Thursday to appeal all the way to the European Court of Human Rights after a regional court ruled that...
Bold Sign Campaign in Paris Highlights Travesty of Justice in Antisemitic Murder of Sarah Halimi
Signs condemning the travesty of justice in the case of the antisemitic murder of Sarah Halimi -- the 65-year-old French Jewish woman tortured and thrown...
Controversy Over Russian President Putin’s Holocaust Speech in Jerusalem Continues in Wake of Yad Vashem Apology
The controversy over Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem last month continued to simmer on Tuesday, as Yad Vashem...
Jewish Groups Call for Action Against Portuguese Cartoonist Over Antisemitic Images
Two blatantly antisemitic cartoons published recently by one of Portugal's leading weekly news magazines have sparked condemnation from international Jewish groups. Vasco Gargalo, a popular Portuguese...
‘She Was The Best of Us’: Calls Grow for Permanent Memorial to Scottish Holocaust Heroine Jane Haining
Politicians, religious leaders and media personalities in Scotland were this week calling for the erection of a national memorial in honor of a Scottish woman...
German Politicians Criticized for Highlighting Antisemitism Among Muslims on Holocaust Memorial Day
Two German politicians were at the center of a bitter domestic row on Tuesday after they drew attention to the dangers posed by antisemitism within...
French President Macron Rebuked by Top Judicial Officials After Urging Trial for Antisemitic Murder of Sarah Halimi
French President Emmanuel Macron was locked in a dispute with senior representatives of his country's judiciary on Monday, after earlier expressing support for putting the...
New Antisemitism Scandal in Belgium as Daily Paper Publishes Article Accusing ‘Zionists’ of ‘Playing Holocaust Card’
One of Belgian's leading newspapers was excoriated by Israel's ambassador in Brussels this week for publishing an opinion piece that amounted to what he called...
Acceptance of Antisemitism Up, Holocaust Awareness Down, Among French Millennials on Eve of Auschwitz Liberation Commemorations
A new survey of the French public published on Wednesday has revealed widespread ignorance of the basic facts of the Nazi Holocaust along with a...
Antisemitism Means French Jews ‘Do Not Lead the Same Life’ as Others, Says Top Expert, as Detailed Survey of Jew-Hatred Is Released
One of France's leading political scientists bluntly asserted on Tuesday that rising antisemitism meant that the country's Jews "do not lead the same existence" as...
Activists ‘Boycotting Not Only Israel, but Jews in Germany,’ Munich City Councillor Charges in Escalating Row Over Peace Conference Disinvite
Anti-war activists in Germany were at the center of new allegations of antisemitism on Tuesday, as a row over the cancellation of an invitation to...
Argentine Jewish Leaders Scorn Iranian Fugitive’s Claim That Tehran Regime Is Innocent of AMIA Atrocity
Jewish leaders in Argentina on Monday scorned the claim of a fugitive Iranian government operative that Alberto Nisman -- the late federal prosecutor who investigated...
