Posts Tagged: Charlottesville
US Elections and the Dangerous Politicization of Antisemitism
Levelling the charge of racism and antisemitism at an opponent was traditionally a grave and loaded indictment. Not so today as the trivialization of antisemitism...
Trial Begins for Man Charged With Murder at Charlottesville Rally
Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing a woman by driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters...
Top American Jewish Leader: Iran Violating ‘Deeply Flawed’ Nuclear Deal, Stricter Sanctions Are Needed
The future of the Iran nuclear deal will be uppermost in the mind of one of the American Jewish community’s top leaders this week as...
Mengele, Charlottesville and the Lessons of History
JNS.org – What can the hunt for Josef Mengele teach us about the challenges facing Jews today? With a debate stirring about whether left-wing or right-wing...
What’s Past Is Prologue: A Jewish Reflection on Charlottesville
JNS.org - When Jews confront the present and prepare for the future, we are always mindful of the past. When torch-bearing neo-Nazi white supremacists chant, “Jews will not...
Charlottesville and the New Antisemitism
Like all good people, I was upset by the violence and racism in Charlottesville. But I was surprised to receive a disturbing letter from a...
The Overarching Meaning of America
As recent events have so vividly illustrated, Americans angrily seem to have turned against one another and embraced increasingly contrasting narratives of past and present. To...
After Charlottesville, and With High Holidays Ahead, ADL Reaches out to Jewish Institutions Over Security
With many American Jews fearing for their safety following the white supremacist-instigated violence in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month, and with the fall High Holidays fast...
Lessons for Jews From Charlottesville
JNS.org - Today, many Jews are asking if we’re back in the 1920s. To me, the scene outside a Charlottesville synagogue is more like Odessa in 1905. Last...
The Events of Charlottesville Are a ‘Shandeh’
It was a surreal moment. Approaching the Robert E. Lee Monument in the center of Charlottesville, Virginia, a young black woman -- Aliya -- joined her white friend...
Let’s Talk About Sex: The Aftermath of Charlottesville
JNS.org - The scene is Paris in the late 19th century. At a glittering ball, a handful of eligible gentilhommes eagerly circled the charming Comtesse de La Rochefoucauld -- something...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief: No Room for Equivalency When It Comes to Condemning Neo-Nazis and KKK
When it comes to condemning neo-Nazis, the KKK and other far-right groups, there is “no room for equivalency,” the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner said during an i24 News interview...
Barcelona Is Not Charlottesville
Last weekend's car-ramming in Charlottesville, Virginia immediately became upstaged on Thursday when scores of people were mown down by a speeding van on a bustling...
Mr. President, It’s Time to Stand Up to Evil – An Open Letter to Donald Trump
Dear Mr. President, I do not believe you are a racist or an antisemite, but by your own doing, you have raised serious doubts about your...
