Posts Tagged: antisemitism
‘You Jews Disgust Me’: British Play on Antisemitism Faces Torrent of Abuse
A new play on antisemitism that opened in London on Tuesday has ironically inspired a torrent of anti-Jewish abuse. Written by Stephen Laughton, "One Jewish Boy" centers...
Free Speech for Thee, and Not for Me
JNS.org - As most are aware, hate speech is protected under the Constitution. However, there is a huge distinction between what’s said in the town...
Jewish Teacher Sues Catholic School After Pupils ‘Threw Coins at Him,’ Decorated Desks With ‘Swastikas and Anti-Jewish Language’
A former teacher at a Catholic high school in Montvale, New Jersey, alleged in a lawsuit last week that he was wrongly terminated after sustaining antisemitic abuse. In...
Michelle Goldberg, Anti-Zionism, and Ahavat Yisrael
Michelle Goldberg's December 7 New York Times op-ed denying the connection between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has aroused some controversy, though perhaps less than expected, as...
Vilification of Israel on Campus Persists Amid Gaza Rocket Attacks
JNS.org - While the latest barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip rained down on southern Israel, tragically killing an innocent civilian and injuring 70 others, hateful...
Wisconsin School District Launches Investigation After Students Appear to Make Nazi Salute in Prom Photo
A school district in Wisconsin is launching an investigation after dozens of high school students were photographed making what appears to be a one-armed Nazi...
From Bosnia to the World: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Latest Jewish Reflections
JNS.org - In the summer of 1993, I found myself at one of the most unsettling dinner engagements that I have yet experienced. I was...
The New Normal for Israel and Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a state visit last month to the Sultanate of Oman. Color me skeptical about scenarios discussed in the media...
Antisemites to the Left of Me, Nazis to the Right: Stuck in the Middle With Jews
We enjoyed a wonderful 60-year run, we American Jews. The postwar boom of the 1940s and 1950s heralded a Golden Age of Jewish cultural acceptance...
Tears Will Be Shed Today
I’ve been staring at my screen for the last few hours trying to work out my feelings about the Pittsburgh massacre. I’ve been trying to...
After Pittsburgh, We Need a Coalition of Conscience
We knew antisemitism was out there. We knew it was growing. More and more people felt uninhibited in expressing their hatred and bigotry. Deadly attacks against...
It Really Can Happen in America Too
The depths of heartbreak as a result of the massacre at the Tree of Life congregation sickens as well as hits unbelievable heights of sadness...
Death in Pittsburgh
The massacre of eleven Jews in a synagogue in Pittsburgh is not just about current antisemitism. Of course, the leprosy of antisemitism is as deep...
When Culture Crumbles, the Attacks Start
JNS.org - Immediately after 11 people were murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, media pundits and politicians began their political bean-counting: Whom...
