Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
500th Anniversary of Reformation Would be ‘Perfect Time’ for Protestants to Apologize for Luther’s Antisemitism, US Jewish Official Says
The 500th anniversary of the Reformation would be the “perfect time” for Protestant leaders to recognize and apologize for the “horrific antisemitism” of their movement’s...
UNESCO Slammed for Another ‘Ridiculous’ Jerusalem Resolution, But Some Also Note Diplomatic Progress
Israeli politicians and American Jewish groups once again condemned UNESCO on Wednesday after the global cultural body’s World Heritage Committee approved a resolution similar to...
Facebook Suspends Account of Ukrainian Jewish Leader After He Posts Details of Country’s Holocaust Collaboration
JNS.org -- A prominent Jewish figure in Kiev found his Facebook account suspended after his post detailing Ukrainian collaboration in the Holocaust was flagged as a violation...
Campus Watchdogs: UC Berkeley’s Decision to Reinstate Anti-Zionism Course Is Capitulation to Israel-Demonizers
The University of California, Berkeley’s decision to reinstate a controversial anti-Zionism course constitutes pure capitulation to the extremist anti-Israel movement, major campus groups and a student...
No Need to Tie Mel Gibson’s Past Antisemitism With His Upcoming WWII Film Starring Jewish Actor, Group Says
Mel Gibson’s past antisemitic behavior is irrelevant to an upcoming World War II movie directed by the filmmaker that stars a Jewish actor, an official...
Major Jewish Groups Bitterly Rebuke UCLA Over Departure of Student Leader Due to BDS Harassment
The heads of major Jewish groups told The Algemeiner on Friday that they were outraged over the handling by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)...
Human Rights Organization Welcomes Decision by Governing Soccer Body to Investigate French Team for Anti-Israel Discrimination
The decision by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to investigate a French team for anti-Israel discrimination is a welcome step, an official from the international Jewish...
Campus, Legal Groups Slam UCLA for Indulging ‘Vicious’ Campaign Against Student Leader for Neutrality on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is under fire from major campus watchdog and legal groups for its "indulgence" of bullying tactics against a...
Pro-Israel Campus Groups: UC Irvine ‘Dragging Out, Burying’ Investigation Into Violent Anti-Israel Protest
Officials at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) appear to be “burying” the institution's own investigation into a violent anti-Israel protest in May, leaving student demonstrators...
Human Rights Group Slams Mayor of German City for Inaction Against ‘Nazi-Style’ Tactics by Local Pro-BDS Group
Government inaction against an anti-Israel group in Bremen, Germany are reminiscent of Nazi actions against Jews in the 1930s, an official from a Jewish human rights organization...
Human Rights Activists Celebrate Multi-Country Adoption of New Definition of Antisemitism
Human rights activists told The Algemeiner on Wednesday why they consider last week's adoption by 31 countries of a new working definition of antisemitism to be a major...
Jewish Billionaire Throws $2 Million Bar Mitzvah for Twin Sons; Quips About Squalor of His Own Coming of Age
Billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz threw a lavish bar mitzvah for his twin sons on Saturday night, the cost of which guests estimated at $2 million, according to the...
After Meeting, Jewish Group Says New Argentinian Government Committed to Holding Iranians Accountable for AMIA Bombing
Senior officials from a leading international Jewish human rights NGO said on Thursday that the new Argentinian government is committed to acheiving justice for the...
San Francisco State U to Launch Investigation After Jewish Groups Denounce Shout-Down of Jerusalem Mayor’s Speech
The president of San Francisco State University (SFSU) announced on Thursday that the university would launch a “full investigation” into the disruption by anti-Israel protesters...
