Posts Tagged: antisemitic hate crimes
‘Disgusted and Numb’: University of California San Diego Bathroom Vandalized with Swastikas
An unidentified person used their own excrement to vandalize the walls of a University of California-San Diego (UCSD) residential bathroom with swastikas, the school's chancellor...
Virginia Adopts Leading Antisemitism Definition as State Launches New Efforts to Combat Jew Hatred
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Monday signed a bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism (IHRA) during a ceremony at the Executive...
‘I Will Kill All You Jews’: London Antisemitic Hate Crime Wave Continues
A wave of antisemitic hate crimes has hit Jewish Londoners in the last month, according to a slew of reports by neighborhood watch group Shomrim...
Antisemitism Awareness Campaign Hits Las Vegas Strip After Antisemitic Incident
The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS), a nonprofit founded by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to fight antisemitism across the US, has launched a...
‘Heartening’: Bill Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Passes South Carolina House
The House of Representatives of the South Carolina General Assembly has approved landmark legislation that would require state officials to refer to the International Holocaust...
‘Horrified’: NYC Lawmakers Refusal to Back Antisemitism Resolution Draws Fierce Condemnation
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a resolution declaring April 29 as "End Jew Hatred Day," but the decision of six council members,...
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...
Antisemitic Incidents in US Hit Record High in 2022, Anti-Defamation League Says
Antisemitic incidents in the United States increased 36 percent in 2022, according to an annual audit issued by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday. The ADL...
Survey Finds Links Between ‘Antisemitism, Ignorance, and Conspiratorial Thinking’
Lack of knowledge about the Jewish community and Judaism fosters belief in antisemitic tropes, according to the results of a survey the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...
Antisemitic Hate Crimes Increased 20 Percent in 2021, Updated FBI Report Says
Hate crimes against American Jews increased by twenty percent and were the leading religiously motivated hate crime in 2021, according to a new, supplemental report...
‘Do It For Kanye’: Assault on Jewish Man and Arson Attempt on Synagogue Add to Wave of Antisemitic Hate Crimes in US
An attempted arson at a New Jersey synagogue and a gang-beating of a Jewish man in Maryland were both reported over the weekend. During the early...
NY Jewish Civic and Political Leaders Call for Harsher Penalties for Antisemitic Crime at Rally
A bipartisan group of Jewish and non-Jewish leaders on Wednesday called for an end to antisemitic hate crimes during an "End Jew Hatred" press conference...
Jewish Boys Assaulted in Crown Heights Amid Antisemitic Crime Wave
A Jewish neighborhood watch group based in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, is seeking information about an assault on two Jewish boys...
‘Their Character Has Been Assassinated’: Wave of Antisemitic Attacks Has Immense Psychological Effect on Jews, Expert Says
The unrelenting wave of street-level antisemitic attacks in cities across the United States and Europe are having a profoundly negative psychological effect on individual Jews,...
