Posts Tagged: antisemitism
A Year With Too Much to Mourn
JNS.org - It may have been discouraging, but the dismal turnout for a national rally that was supposed to bring Jews together against antisemitism was...
Bay Area Labor Union to Weigh Endorsing BDS, Blocking of Israeli Ships at Port
Weeks after a group of Bay Area longshoremen helped prevent an Israeli ship from unloading in Oakland, a 100,000-strong San Francisco Labor Council plans to...
German Jewish Community Head Calls for Closer Ties With Independent Muslim Groups
A leader of Germany's Jewish community said in a Thursday interview that he hopes to foster closer cooperation between Jews and Muslim groups, provided those...
Franklin and Marshall Alumni Letter Backs Faculty Condemnation of Israel’s ‘Jewish Supremacy’
A volley of community statements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resumed Monday at Franklin & Marshall College (F&M), when over 130 alumni endorsed a hotly-debated faculty...
Cornel West Resigns From Harvard, Partly Blaming School’s ‘Hostility to Palestinian Cause’
Activist and scholar Cornel West announced his resignation from Harvard University on Monday, blaming in part what he termed a "cowardly deference to the anti-Palestinian...
LAPD Statistics Show Serious Rise in Antisemitic Hate Crimes in the City
Antisemitic violence has risen precipitously in Los Angeles, with an increase of almost 60% over last year. The data-focused local news resource Crosstown, based at the...
Group of Syracuse Students Harassed With Antisemitic Language, Pelted With Eggs From Car
A group of students walking near the Syracuse University campus were pelted with eggs and harassed with antisemitic language, according to a bias incident report...
Jewish Activists Push Failed Leaders to Publicly Defend the Community
JNS.org - It’s hard to ignore the simple fact that Jewish leaders have failed to stop or even slow the accelerating epidemic of Jew-hatred in...
NJ Gov, Congressional Reps Join Interfaith Condemnation of Antisemitism ‘With No Caveats’
Leading New Jersey elected officials were among a group of 90 civic and faith leaders who condemned antisemitism with "no caveats and no qualifiers" in...
Jewish Groups Applaud the Netherlands for Skipping Durban IV Event ‘Tarnished by Antisemitism’
Leading Jewish groups applauded the Netherlands' decision' to join a growing number of countries — including the UK, the US and Australia — in boycotting the...
University of Warwick Faculty Vote Against Antisemitism Definition Draws ‘Frustration’ From Jewish Campus Groups
Two Jewish-student advocacy groups denounced a resolution by faculty at the UK's University of Warwick challenging the use of a leading definition of antisemitism as...
Government of Ontario to Fund New Education Programs Targeting ‘Blight’ of Antisemitism in Schools
The Government of Ontario announced two new education programs on Monday to address growing antisemitism in Canadian public schools. In a virtual press conference live-streamed on...
Jewish Former Roommate Took Out Restraining Order After Being Attacked by ‘Very Antisemitic’ Man Who Stabbed Boston Rabbi
The man accused of stabbing a Boston rabbi on Thursday in a suspected antisemitic hate crime was described by his former college roommates and friends...
Jewish Man Subjected to Antisemitic Abuse Twice in One Hour on London Public Transportation
A Jewish man was subjected to antisemitic abuse and death threats twice within one hour on London public transportation, his brother revealed on social media. Shlomie...
