Posts Tagged: italy antisemitism
Jewish Father, Son Verbally Assaulted in Italy Over Child’s Kippah
A Jewish man from France and his child were verbally assaulted at a gas station near Milan in Italy this week by a group of...
Rome Synagogue Defaced With Nazi Graffiti as New Report Reveals Antisemitic Prejudice Rampant Across Italy
A masked vandal struck a synagogue in Rome on Saturday shortly before midnight, security camera footage shows, using black marker to leave behind a swastika...
Global Antisemitic Incidents Decreased in 2024 From Post-Oct. 7 Surge but Remain Alarmingly High, New Study Finds
Antisemitic incidents worldwide decreased in 2024 following the record surge that followed the Hamas-led massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, but they remain...
Mural Honoring Holocaust Survivors in Milan Gets Vandalized Again With Swastikas, ‘Nazi’ Messages
Another mural in Milan celebrating Holocaust survivors by Italian contemporary pop artist AleXsandro Palombo has been targeted in an antisemitic attack, this time being vandalized...
Shoah Museum in Rome Acquires Another Defaced Mural of Holocaust Survivor
The Shoah Museum in Rome unveiled on Monday a second Holocaust-related mural that was recreated and acquired by the institution after being defaced by antisemitic...
Homeless Egyptian Attacks Jewish Boy in Rome
An Egyptian asylum seeker in Rome beat an eight-year-old Jewish boy wearing a kippah on Thursday, according to police and Italian media reports. At Rome's Via...
Shoah Museum in Rome Acquires, Exhibits Mural of Holocaust Survivors Repeatedly Defaced in Milan
The Shoah Museum in Rome exhibited on Monday a mural depicting two of the last living Italian Holocaust survivors, newly acquired by the museum after...
Jewish Groups in Italy Decry ‘Dramatic Increase’ in Antisemitism While Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Jewish community in Italy decried the surge in antisemitism sweeping across their country as they marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, noting that...
Mural of Holocaust Survivors in Italy Completely Painted Over in Antisemitic Vandalism
A mural in Milan, Italy, that depicts two Holocaust survivors was recently painted over by vandals, who defaced the artwork last month as well. The mural,...
‘They Sing Peace and Rape Our Women:’ Fury in Italy Over Antisemitic Rock Song Penned by Senior Regional Official
Italy's prime minister is being pressured by opposition politicians to condemn a senior regional official over a virulently antisemitic song he performed while playing with...
Top Rome Soccer Club Lazio Bans Fans Over Fascist Salutes, ‘Hitlerson’ Jersey
Top Italian soccer club Lazio announced on Thursday that it had imposed lifetime bans on three supporters who proffered fascist salutes and sang antisemitic chants...
Italian Soccer Authorities Launch Investigation Into Lazio Fans Antisemitic Chant
Italy's national soccer authority has launched an investigation after supporters of Rome club Lazio were filmed chanting antisemitic slogans prior to their away match last...
New Leader of Italy’s Main Left-Wing Party Raises Concern With Attacks on Israel and Comments on Her Jewish Origins
Italy's main center-left party has elected a far left candidate with a record of heavily criticizing Israel as its new leader. Elly Schlein, a 37-year-old dual...
Italian Jews Infuriated By Parliament Speaker’s Celebration of Fascist Party’s Founding
Jewish leaders in Italy have forcefully condemned the speaker of the country's parliament for celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the main Italian fascist...
