Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Anne Frank’s Diary Back in Circulation at Texas School District
A graphic comic adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary is back in circulation at libraries in Keller Independent School District (KISD), a spokesperson told the Jewish...
University of Southern California Vows to Implement Recommendations for Fighting Antisemitism
The president of University of Southern California (USC) has pledged to implement several recommendations for fighting antisemitism included in a new report by the school's...
Jewish Student’s Civil Rights Violated by Arizona School District, Feds Say
The US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled that Kyrene School District in Arizona violated the civil rights of a Jewish...
Equating COVID Lockdowns With Nazism Is ‘Legitimate,’ Minnesota Republican Candidate Says
US Jewish groups are criticizing a Republican gubernatorial candidate who has doubled down on his claim that COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are comparable to Nazism and...
Canadian Government Defunds Project Led by Consultant Who Ranted About ‘Jewish White Supremacists’
A Canadian government agency has decided to cut funding for a project led by an "anti-racism consultant" with a history of antisemitic social media activity. On...
Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Rescinds Endorsement of Antisemite
Arizona's Republican nominee for governor has rescinded her endorsement of an antisemite's candidacy for Oklahoma State Senate. On Monday, the Arizona Mirror reported that a spokesperson...
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Endorses Antisemite in Oklahoma State Senate Race
The Republican nominee for governor of Arizona has endorsed an antisemite's candidacy for Oklahoma State Senate, drawing criticism and calls for her to renounce the...
One-Third of British Population Believe in Antisemitic Conspiracies, New Survey Says
A recent survey has found that antisemitic attitudes among British youth are "shockingly" high, amid an upsurge in anti-Jewish incidents in Britain perpetrated by minors. Hope...
Anne Frank’s Diary Not Banned, School Superintendent Says
The Keller Independent School District (KISD) is denying that Anne Frank's Diary and The Bible have been banned from its schools. On Thursday, KISD superintendent Dr....
Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against SUNY New Paltz Over Handling of Antisemitic Incident
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education on behalf...
Jewish Leaders Rebuke Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for Trivializing Holocaust
Jewish community leaders in the US slammed Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas for his remarks Tuesday in which he accused Israel of committing "50...
Anne Frank’s Diary Banned from Texas School Library
A Texas school district in the suburbs of Fort Worth has pulled a graphic comic based on Anne Frank's diary from its libraries. The news, first...
New Mexico Governor Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism by Executive Order
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed today an executive order adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, prompting praise from US...
Quebec’s ‘Secular Law’ Is Alienating Jews, New Study Finds
Jews in Quebec, Canada are feeling the sting of discrimination in the province, a new survey by the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) has found. ACS...
