Posts Tagged: Anti-Semitism Europe
Clearing up the Myths of Antisemitism
The time has come to clear up some misconceptions about antisemitism. 1) What is antisemitism, and what isn't it? Antisemitism is not about religious disputes. The Holocaust had...
The World Refuses to Recognize the Truth About Anti-Jewish Terrorism
Last Saturday, an Orthodox French rabbi, his 19-year-old son and a friend were stabbed by an Arab man shouting antisemitic slurs and "Allahu akbar" outside...
Steps Israel Can Take to Reduce ‘Anti-Semitism’
Horrific outbursts against Jews are on the rise all over Europe - exclamations like "gas the Jews" and "Jews burn best" are being heard at...
Getting Anti-Semitism Wrong at the United Nations
JNS.org - You have to hand it to the United Nations, I guess. It's hard to think of another body that would organize a...
Anti-Semitism, Old and New
This past week, I had the privilege of participating in the first-ever UN General Assembly forum on global anti-Semitism, which, as it happened, took place...
Yes, Europe’s Jews Are in Danger
Last week's terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris underscored a fear that has been growing in recent years: Europe is no longer safe...
Leading British Politician Says Country’s Jews ‘Definitely’ Don’t Need to Move
Prominent British politician William Hague, the Leader of the House of Commons, told members of Britain's Jewish community on Monday that there is no need for...
More Than 20 Houses, Cars Branded With Swastikas in North London
More than 20 houses and vehicles were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas, in north London on Sunday, Britain's Jewish News reported. The attacks took place on Osbaldeston...
Anti-Semitic Incidents Take Place in Europe, South America
JNS.org - Several attacks against Jews and Jewish sites have been reported in South America and Europe this week. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, vandals desecrated...
Vice President Joe Biden to Address Jewish Federations’ General Assembly
JNS.org - The Jewish Federations of North America has announced that Vice President Joe Biden will address its upcoming General Assembly. Biden will the...
Ebola and Public Health Versus the ‘Bottom Line’
In 1347 CE the Black Death -- known as the Black Plague -- struck Europe. It swept across the continent, eventually killing more than 20...
From Opera House to House of Commons, Diaspora Jews Are the Target
JNS.org - This week, the opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" opened in New York. Rightly castigated for its invocation of unpleasant Jewish stereotypes and its...
High Holidays On Three Different Continents
This year, I spent the High Holidays in Brazil. My parents spent them at home in Seattle. And my younger brother spent the week in...
The Jewish Leader’s Call to Responsibility: Celebrate Life
In the year that we recently parted with, 5774, it became dangerous once again to be a Jew. Israel, subject to sustained missile attack, discovered...
