Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Israeli Restaurant Owner in Berlin Shows Determination to Combat Antisemitic Harassment
Despite its Ashkenazi name, the Berlin kosher restaurant "Feinberg's" promises what it calls a "culinary journey through the deliciousness of Sephardic cuisine," serving a menu...
In Downtown New York City, YIVO’s Archive Uncovers a Lost Jewish World
One morning in June 1922, a letter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Feldberg of Accord, NY, bearing the elegant crest of the Mountain House...
‘I Am Not Afraid,’ Argentina’s Chief Rabbi Says, as He Recovers in Hospital After Brutal Beating
Argentina's chief rabbi said on Wednesday that he was in physical pain but "calm" and "not afraid" following the brutal attack at his home in Buenos...
‘Tolerance for Bigots Is What’s Scary,’ Says Ex-ADL Chief Foxman of Rising Global Antisemitism
2019 may only be two months old, but it's already become painfully clear that antisemitism around the world will be the issue that dominates the...
‘Where There Is Ignorance, There Is Space for Antisemites’: Argentine Jewish Leader Denounces Brutal Assault on Chief Rabbi
The condition of Argentina's chief rabbi, Gabriel Davidovich, was reported to be slowly improving on Tuesday, one day after he was brutally beaten in an attack at his home that...
EU Presidency Candidate Calls for Europe-Wide ‘Pact’ to Combat Rising Antisemitism
One of the leading candidates to be the next president of the European Commission of the EU has called for a continent-wide pact to combat antisemitism, asserting that...
‘Yellow Vest’ Protester Who Showered French Jewish Intellectual With Antisemitic Abuse Will Go on Trial
One of the "yellow vest" protesters who assailed the French Jewish intellectual Alain Finkielraut with antisemitic abuse on a Paris street last weekend will go on...
French National Assembly Poised to Adopt Symbolic Resolution Confirming Anti-Zionism as ‘Form of Antisemitism’
France's National Assembly is likely to adopt a symbolic resolution affirming that anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism, the head of the ruling LREM party...
In Major Address to Jewish Community, French President Macron Pledges New Measures to Combat Rising Antisemitism
In the face of a continuing wave of antisemitic invective and violence, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances to his country's Jewish community in a major speech...
‘Ça Suffit!’: Thousands Demonstrate in Paris and Across France Against Surging Antisemitism
More than 20,000 demonstrators filled the Place de la Republique in Paris on Tuesday night in response to a nationwide call for mass rallies against...
‘Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism:’ French Parliamentarians Announce New Resolution Amid Rising Antagonism Toward Jewish Community
A group of parliamentarians in France will this week propose new legislation that will classify anti-Zionism as a form of antisemitism, and therefore a crime,...
French Political Parties Unite Behind Upcoming Rally in Paris Against Antisemitism
Fourteen of France's political parties, ranging from the far-left to the center-right, have signed onto a call urging French citizens to attend a rally against...
German Government Records 60% Surge in Violent Attacks Targeting Jews During 2018
In yet another dramatic sign of rising antisemitism on the European continent, Germany's government disclosed on Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews in the country...
French Jewish Leaders Decry ‘Wall of Indifference’ Surrounding Antisemitism, as Recorded Attacks Leap by 74%
The representative body of Jews in France called on Tuesday for French society to "break the wall of indifference that surrounds antisemitism," as figures published...
