Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
The EU’s Political Earthquake Portends Big Problems for Europe’s Jews
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls wasn't exaggerating when he labeled last week's European parliamentary elections a "political earthquake." Valls and his colleagues awoke to a...
Simon Wiesenthal Center to Swedish Education Minister: ‘Prevent Nazification of Sweden’s Schools’
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center has urged Jan Björkland, Swedish Minister for Education and Deputy Prime Minister, to take a firm stand...
EXCLUSIVE: SWC Rabbi Takes on Jerusalem Cardinal Over Papal Trip, Says Herzl Grave Visit Was Break From Church Doctrine
Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center, on Thursday took Jerusalem Cardinal Edwin O'Brien to task after...
Seven Pro-Israel Groups Urge Administrative Response to UCLA Anti-Israel Pledge
JNS.org - Seven pro-Israel groups called on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) administration and the University of California statewide system to bring...
Holocaust-Questioning Assignment to be Revised by California School District
JNS.org - The Rialto Unified School District in southern California said it would alter an assignment that asked eighth-grade students to write an essay...
Anti-Semitism From Ukraine to the U.S.
Few recent news articles captured more attention than reports that Jews in Ukraine were being ordered to register. Then it turned out that the pamphlets...
Wiesenthal Center: Newly Sainted Popes Are Heroes to the Jewish People
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the weekend said it joined with Catholics around the world in acknowledging the remarkable contributions of...
Jewish Human Rights Group Calls Out Kazakh Magazine for Venerating Hitler
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Friday wrote a letter to Kazakhstan President Noursultan Nazarbayev to protest Kazakh nationalist magazine Star House...
Jewish Human Rights Group Says Royal Institute of British Architects Reliving Nazi Boycott Campaign
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center called out the Royal Institute of British Architects for allowing "itself to become the victim of an extremist...
Wiesenthal Center Denounces Loyola University Vote Endorsing Anti-Israel Boycott
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized Loyola University's Student Senate for passing an Israel divestment resolution on Tuesday night. "Let's be clear. This...
Anne Frank Diary, Hundreds of Holocaust Books Found Vandalized in Tokyo Library
JNS.org - Hundreds of copies of the "Diary of Anne Frank," along with other books on the Holocaust, were found vandalized in libraries across Japan. According...
Why is the Presbyterian Church Attacking Israel and Jews?
Presbyterian churches are teaching that their Jewish neighbors are inherently racist and prone to abusing the rights of others. That's the key message of PCUSA's new congregational study...
Legislating Against BDS
The backlash continues against the anti-Israel boycott resolution that the American Studies Association adopted last month. Over 200 university presidents have distanced themselves from it....
Jewish Groups Praise Scarlett Johansson Over Oxfam Decision; SWC Says People Should Donate to Other Charities
Jewish humanitarian groups on Friday praised actress Scarlett Johansson's decision to end her eight-year role as Global Ambassador for Oxfam because of differences over boycotts...
