Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Father of Antisemitic Hate Crime Victim Pleads for Justice at New York City Council Hearing
The father of a Jewish man who was brutally assaulted and pepper sprayed in a 2021 antisemitic hate crime has criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin...
Antisemitic Incidents in Canada Remain High Despite Slight Dip, New Study Says
Antisemitic incidents in Canada reached historic highs despite declining slightly in 2022, according to an annual audit issued by B'nai Brith Canada, a Jewish rights...
University of Kansas Student Senate Condemns Antisemitism
The Student Senate of University of Kansas passed a resolution on Thursday condemning antisemitism, a campus newspaper reported on Thursday. "The University of Kansas Student Senate...
‘These Incidents Keep Happening’: Multiple Antisemitic Incidents Occur at Stanford University
Officials at Stanford University are investigating the campus' second antisemitic in less than ten days, The Stanford Daily reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, a swastika was etched...
South Carolina Legislature Weighing Adoption of Leading Definition of Antisemitism
The South Carolina General Assembly is considering a a bill that would require state officials to refer to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition...
Holocaust Denial is Proliferating on Gaming and Social Media Platforms, Says New ADL Report
The Anti-Defamation Leagues (ADL) Center for Technology and Society on Monday released a "Holocaust Denial Report Card" indicating that major social media and online gaming...
US Government Investigating George Washington University for Alleged Antisemitic Discrimination
The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into George Washington University to determine whether administrators allowed a professor...
Multiple Swastika Graffiti Incidents Occur in New York State
Police in Skaneateles, a town in western New York State, have arrested three teenagers who allegedly vandalized a school and graffitied antisemitic messages on other...
Spotify Removes Antisemitic Songs From Streaming Services
Two UK Jewish groups on Thursday commended Spotify for removing several songs that incite antisemitism and terrorist violence against Israelis. "It's good news that Spotify have...
‘Historic Victory’: US Gov’t Rules That University of Vermont Failed to Address Campus Antisemitism
The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled that the University of Vermont (UVM) failed to respond to numerous complaints of...
Harvard Apartheid Wall Denounced by Leading Campus Jewish Group
Harvard University's Hillel chapter on Friday criticized an "offensive" Apartheid Wall erected on campus by the campus' Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC). "There is no zionist state...
New York City Police Charge Man Accused of Graffitiing Swastikas on Jewish Daycare and Synagogue
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged a man with a slew of hate crime charges on Wednesday after he allegedly painted swastikas on...
McGill University Investigating Rejection of Pro-Israel Op-ed from Student Newspaper
McGill University has expressed concerns about its campus newspaper's rejection of an op-ed by a pro-Zionist student, a Canadian nonprofit reported on Wednesday. In March, Claire...
New Security Alliance Formed by Jewish Groups in New York and New Jersey
Eight major nonprofits from New York and New Jersey have created a supra-regional group for sharing and receiving information about threats to Jewish communities in...
