Posts Tagged: anti-semitism
Antisemitism & Its Antidotes, Part III
Part of the joy that comes with investigation and research is the intellectual ride. You've got your topic. You may even have a working hypothesis...
What’s Left of the Jewish Left?
Adam Kirsch reports in Tablet on the recent YIVO conference "Jews and the Left," held at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Among the presenters...
International Media and Israel’s Unpopularity Around the World
The great Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky once said: "It is not the antisemitism of men; it is, above all, the antisemitism of things, the inherent...
Budapest: Bloodied Pigs Tied to Statue of Swedish Hero to Jews
A statue of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazis in Hungary during World War II, was vandalized in...
Antisemitism & Its Antidotes, Part II
This is part 2 of the "Antisemitism & its Antidotes" series. You can read part 1 here. Teaching can be the ultimate instructor. It is where...
“The Synagogue of Satan” DVD For Sale in Midtown Manhattan
Among the thousands of vendors selling hot dogs, sunglasses, pocketbooks, and watches in New York City, is a man on 5th avenue, selling hateful DVDs...
Second Stage Anti-Semitism
Jewish Americans should be concerned about the recent verdict in the Italian libel case that involves parliamentarian Fiamma Nirenstein. In 2008, cartoonist Vauro Senesi published...
Farmers to Scholars – The Journey of Two Ethiopian Youth
Sitting with these two youths in Jerusalem, it is hard to believe their story is true. The two brothers, Adiso and Yonatan Jambar, aged eighteen...
Anti-Semitism & Its Antidotes
Tonight I begin teaching an eight-week course called "Anti-Semitism and its Antidotes: From Talk to Action" as a part of a Limmud-inspired, cross-communal...
Polanski to Bring “Dreyfus Affair” to the Big Screen
The iconic and controversial French-Polish director Roman Polanski is about to bring The Dreyfus Affair, one of the most famous cases of anti-Semitism in modern...
Jordanian Journalist: Jewish Scripture Says to Use Christian Blood for Matzah
A Jordanian journalist recently wrote an article describing that the Talmud instructs Jews to kill Christian children and use their blood to bake...
On Campus: The Debate Over Anti-Zionism Lawsuits
Amid the May 5-8 Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) plenum in Detroit, debate has reignited over the initiation of federal lawsuits against anti-Zionist activities on university campuses. A...
Israel’s 64 Years of Resilience
Despite decades of conflict intended to annihilate the Jewish State, Memorial Day ceremonies honoring the 25,470 soldiers, service personnel, and victims of terror who died...
Non-Jewish Man Allowed to Sue for Anti-Semitic Abuse, Court Rules
A New Jersey state appellate court has ruled that Myron Cowher is within his right to sue a former employer for anti-Semitic remarks made at...
