Posts Tagged: hate crimes
Three Maryland Synagogues Receive Suspicious Letters, but No Hazards Found
Authorities found no dangerous substances on Monday after investigating three suspicious envelopes sent to synagogues in Baltimore County, Maryland. The incidents come amid a rise in...
Canadian Jewish Official: New Data Showing Sharp Rise in Antisemitic Hate Crimes in Country ‘Simply Too Stark to Ignore’
Newly-published data showing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada “is simply too stark to ignore,” the head of a major Jewish organization in...
Man Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Run Over Jews Near Los Angeles Synagogue
A man has been arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly attempting to run over two Jews near a synagogue in the city on Friday night...
Amid Antisemitism Surge in US, American Jewish Groups Urge Government to Do More to Combat Hate Crimes
Top American Jewish groups are calling on the government to do more to combat hate crimes following the FBI’s publication on Tuesday of data showing...
At Last of Funerals for Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Victims, Family and Friends Pay Tribute to ‘Bubbie’ Rose Mallinger
Mourners gathered in Pittsburgh on Friday for the funeral of the last and oldest of 11 victims gunned down in a massacre at a synagogue,...
Amid Pittsburgh Funerals, Synagogue Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Appearing defiant and swaggering, the man charged with killing 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a federal court as...
Mourners Gather for First Funerals of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Victims
Grieving families and friends gathered on Tuesday for the first funerals for victims of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, as protesters prepared for...
Congressional Democrats Seek More Action on US Domestic Extremists
Congressional Democrats on Monday called on US law enforcement authorities to do more to track and prosecute far-right extremists after a mass shooting at a...
Attorney General Tells Jewish Gathering: Trump Administration ‘Aggressively Enforcing’ Hate Crime Laws
The Trump administration is “aggressively enforcing” hate crime laws, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday in an address to an Orthodox Union gathering in...
What Exactly Is Terrorism? Why Words Matter
It is a concept and a word that has shaped politics worldwide for decades, all the more since September 11: terrorism. But what does "terrorism" really...
US Justice Department: Israeli-American Teen Indicted for Bomb Threats, Hate Crimes
A 19-year-old man has been indicted for hate crimes connected to threats against Jewish community centers, as well as threatening the Israeli embassy and cyberstalking,...
In Europe, ‘Islamophobia’ Gets the Headlines — Despite Trailing Antisemitic Violence
When Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel earlier this month, many warned of repercussions and attacks against Jews. And within days, a Muslim...
University of Minnesota Reports Religious Discrimination Behind Most On-Campus Bias Incidents in Past Year, With 9 Antisemitic Episodes in February Alone
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMN) reported last month that religious discrimination was behind a plurality of on-campus "bias incidents" over the past year, with nine antisemitic incidents occurring...
Why Were the 7,000 Antisemitic Incidents Under Obama Largely Ignored?
In the last two months, almost 100 Jewish community centers and day schools have been targeted with antisemitic threats. The map of the threats is...
