Posts Tagged: attacks against Jews
Jew-Hatred Is on the Rise: 10 Ways to Fight Back
What might have seemed unimaginable to many American Jews just a few years ago has now become all too frequent. Anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, and antisemitic incidents...
A Road Map for Anti-Jewish Violence: Boston BDS’ Latest Outrage
The weekend I moved to Boston was the same weekend that The Mapping Project and BDS Boston released their map of Boston -- which aims...
News Outlets Turn Blind Eye as Antisemitic Incidents Skyrocket in New York City
The New York Police Department released statistics on crime, showing that during the month of March, Jews were targeted in the city more than any...
Time to Fight Back: A New Avenue of Recourse for Victims of Antisemitism
From spitting on children in Brooklyn to taking hostages in Texas synagogues, antisemitic perpetrators are finding a myriad of ways to victimize their American Jewish...
A View From Here: The Ongoing Predicament of French Antisemitism
From this side of the ocean, attempting to analyze contemporary French antisemitism sometimes feels like a roller coaster ride. The history of French Jewry, which has...
Ideas for Combating Antisemitism in 2021
Much has been written about the recent rise in antisemitic activities, and much of the blame has been incorrectly attributed to white supremacy. While right-wing...
It’s Time to Affirm Jewish Pride
Surveys reveal that a disturbingly large number of American Jews feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad. In response, let me share the...
American Jews Can No Longer Afford to Be Apathetic About Our History
By now, most people have read about the poll suggesting that far too many American Jews have bought into objectively false claims of “apartheid” and...
The Crisis of Peter Beinart
Since becoming editor-at-large for Jewish Currents, Peter Beinart has been the author of some extremely provocative essays about Israel and Zionism. In response to his New...
It Has Happened Here
As a Jew, I have lived my whole life with the ominous cold comfort of the words, “It can’t happen here.” It’s what my parents told...
Antisemitism and Four Travesties of Justice
Four years after the murder in Paris of Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew, mother, and doctor, the case is back in the news in...
Study Reveals Decrease in Violent Attacks Against Jews in 2015, Increase in Institutional Antisemitism
Violent attacks against members of the Jewish community dropped significantly worldwide in 2015 despite an increase in institutionalized antisemitism, an annual report released Wednesday found. According...
