Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in US
Debate Over Antisemitism Charges Exposes Divide in Democratic Party
A debate within the Democratic Party over charges that one of its US House of Representatives lawmakers made antisemitic remarks has exposed an ideological and...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief: House Needs to Send ‘Very Clear’ Message to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Over ‘Demonization’ of Jews
The House of Representatives should condemn Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota over recent comments widely viewed as antisemitic, the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner said...
$6.3 Million Raised After Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Set to Be Given to Survivors, Families of Victims
The disbursement of over $6.3 million raised in donations after the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre last October is set to begin, the city’s Jewish Federation announced...
Los Angeles Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime After Swastika Found at Park Next to Holocaust Museum
Police in Los Angeles are investigating a potential hate crime after a blood trail and a number of graffitied symbols -- including a swastika --...
Controversial Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Slammed for Latest Israel Remarks
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has drawn across-the-board condemnation for her latest controversial comments, in which she charged that pro-Israel Americans “push for allegiance to a...
Appearing With Holocaust Denier at Saviours’ Day Event, Farrakhan Unleashes ‘Torrent of Attacks on Jews’
The remarks of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and another speaker at Sunday’s Saviours’ Day event at the United Center in Chicago were rife...
‘We Didn’t Know What Else Was Going to Come’: Rabbi Recalls Friday Night Window-Shattering Incident at Brooklyn Synagogue
The front window of a Chabad synagogue in Brooklyn was shattered by unidentified vandals on Friday night. Rabbi Menachem Heller -- the head of Chabad of Bushwick --...
President Trump Calls on Congresswoman Omar to Resign Over ‘Terrible’ AIPAC Tweets
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Democratic Congresswoman Ilan Omar to step down following a series of tweets she posted that were widely...
Suspect in Synagogue Massacre Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges
The man accused of massacring 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year in the deadliest attack on a US Jewish institution pleaded not guilty on Monday...
Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Due in Court on Monday
The man accused of a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting rampage that killed 11 people during Sabbath prayers was due to be arraigned in federal court on Monday, charged...
After Syria Pullout, Middle East Leaders Fear Reduced US Role in Region, Top American Jewish Official Says
Many leaders in the Middle East are watching developments in their neighborhood with "increasing trepidation" after President Donald Trump’s sudden decision last month to withdraw...
Miami Police Officer Fired Over Video of Him Calling Hebrew Bible ‘Trash’
A police officer in Florida who was suspended two months ago after a video surfaced of him calling a Hebrew Bible “trash” and throwing it...
ADL Offers Reward of Up to $5,000 for Info on Latest Anti-Jewish Assault in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Neighborhood
The Anti-Defamation League is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator of an alleged assault on...
My Mission Is to Fight ‘H-Speech,’ Says Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, as Community Deals With Aftermath of Massacre
Nearly three months after the slaughter of eleven Jews by a neo-Nazi gunman at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers has found himself with...
