Posts Tagged: antisemitism
‘Jews Out’ Inked in German Among Hate-Filled Messages in Postcard Sent to Visiting Harvard Professor
A visiting scholar at Harvard Law School received a postcard bearing antisemitic threats this week, The Boston Globe reported. The communique, which arrived from Britain, included the...
Why Daniel Gordis Is Dead Wrong on Donald Trump and the Jews
JNS.org -- Whether Jews concerned about Israel agree with Daniel Gordis, they generally not only read what he has to say, but discuss his articles...
‘Gas Jews Die’ Note Found on Mezuzah of Oberlin Professor’s Home
An Oberlin College associate professor, who was awoken in the middle of the night by a disturbing noise last week, found a note on his mezuzah (traditional...
Alan Dershowitz: Assessing the Bannon Appointment
President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist has been criticized on the grounds that Bannon is an antisemite. There are many...
Vice President Biden: No Reason for Jewish Anxiety About Future Trump Administration Commitment to Israel
American Jews have no reason to be concerned about the future of US-Israel ties after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, outgoing Vice President Joe...
Former Rutgers Student Convicted of Carrying Out Terrorist Attacks on New Jersey Synagogues
A former Rutgers student was found guilty last week of committing a spate of terrorist attacks on New Jersey synagogues, NorthJersey.com reported. According to the report,...
Virginia Realtor Says She ‘Refused to Be Bullied’ by BDS Activists Protesting Brokerage Business in Israel
A Virginia realtor said she “refused to be bullied” by protesters who attempted to disrupt her showing of a property to potential buyers last week because the company she...
Antisemitism: A Danger to Us All
JNS.org -- My father, Haim Hendrick Roet, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in January during its annual Holocaust memorial ceremony,...
What Jewish Voters Need to Know Before Election Day
JNS.org -- With only a few weeks remaining before the presidential election, and early voting already underway in most states, Jewish voters may still be weighing their...
Facebook Suspends Account of Ukrainian Jewish Leader After He Posts Details of Country’s Holocaust Collaboration
JNS.org -- A prominent Jewish figure in Kiev found his Facebook account suspended after his post detailing Ukrainian collaboration in the Holocaust was flagged as a violation...
Why Won’t the US Justice Department Investigate Antisemitism?
Despite the Obama administration's touting itself as the most transparent in history, its Justice Department has stonewalled requests for information about its efforts to combat antisemitism; this stands in stark contrast to...
Rabbinic Official: ‘Disgraceful’ That Jewish Group Would Exploit High Holiday Liturgy to Spread Antisemitism, Anti-Israel Vitriol
It is disgraceful that any group, especially a Jewish one, would use the liturgy of the high holy days for anti-Israel and antisemitic purposes, a...
Puppet Mastery and the Jews
We Jews like to quip that we “only wish” the antisemitic claims about our wealth and power were true. Imagining what it would be like...
SPME BDS Monitor: Anti-Israel Activists Spring to Life on College Campuses
The 2016 academic year began with BDS activities moving into new areas on campus, Capitol Hill and within the progressive movement -- spreading the rejection of Israel...
