Tag: anti-Semitism
The Pessin Affair
Salem on the Thames: Moral Panic, Anti-Zionism, and the Triumph of Hate Speech at Connecticut College. Richard Landes. Published by Academic Studies Press, 2020. 32.95 pp.218
At Connecticut College, in the Spring of 2015, Andrew...
Nazi children’s board game ‘Jews out!’ on display in new exhibit
A new exhibit at the Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust at Tel Aviv University features the Nazi-era children’s board game Juden Raus!, or “Jews out!”
The exhibit comes on the...
Boston Mapping Project protest calls for an intifada
The anti-Semitic Mapping Project, launched by BDS Boston, led a protest calling for Jewish National Fund-USA to be shot down and for a new intifada against Israel to be launched.
The protest was held on...
Suspect arrested after setting synagogue sign on fire in Chico, California
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Chico, Calif. for arson and hate crimes after he set a synagogue sign on fire last week and vandalized a mural dedicated to missing and murdered indigenous...
Amid rise of anti-Semitism, Christian students are trained to push back against it
Confronting anti-Semitism on college campuses was a key topic at the recent RISE Conference, an annual gathering of alumni of Passages Israel trips.
Passages is an organization that equips Christian college students to be informed...
Jewish organizations celebrate Los Angeles adopting IHRA anti-Semitism definition
The Los Angeles City Council’s 11-0 vote on Tuesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s Working Definition of Antisemitism has drawn widespread praise.
Rabbi Meyer H. May, executive director of the Los Angeles-based...
Canadian province New Brunswick adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The Canadian province of New Brunswick announced last week that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
According to a statement from B’nai Brith Canada, the adoption was undertaken by...
Elon Musk must restore free speech on Twitter
He’s finally done it, and organizations that claim to speak for the Jewish community, as well as others, are worried. Billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has engendered a round of hysterical commentary from...
Report: Ye wanted to name album after Hitler
The anti-Semitism of Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) predates the current controversy surrounding the rapper, as he wanted to name his 2018 album after Adolf Hitler, CNN reported Thursday.
CNN cited several anonymous sources close to the...
Los Angeles Councilmembers call on city to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have called on America’s second-largest city to adopt the IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism in response to recent anti-Semitic incidents locally.
The Goyim Defense League placed a banner...