Tag: Arizona
Arizona schools adjust to sweltering heat as kids start new academic year
On the same day that public school students in parts of Arizona headed back to the classroom, the city of Phoenix set a record for the number of consecutive days over 110 degrees.
In a...
State of Arizona continues its investigation of Morningstar over Israel risk ratings
Despite the investment firm Morningstar offering concessions to the pro-Israel community regarding its methods of assigning risk ratings to entities doing business in and with Israel, the company is not off the hook in...
Arizona votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The state of Arizona has passed legislation to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
HB 2675, which passed on Tuesday by a vote of 49-4, ensures that the IHRA definition will be...
Far-right livestreamer charged for vandalizing menorah in Arizona
A white supremacist and livestreamer is facing criminal charges for allegedly defacing a Hanukkah menorah in Arizona last year, The Daily Beast reported.
Anthime Joseph “Tim” Gionet, 34, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” was arrested earlier this year...
Holocaust Association sends educational books to prisons in Arizona
The Phoenix Holocaust Association (PHA) has donated hundreds of books about the Holocaust and other genocides to prisons across Arizona.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry thanked PHA for the books in a Twitter post last month,...
Arizona first state to divest from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott
Arizona moved to divest from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice-cream maker’s decision to stop selling its products in the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem, becoming the first state to...
Arizona Senate approves resolution that says questioning Israel’s right to exist is anti-Semitic
Legislation approved on Tuesday by the Arizona Senate requires local schools to teach that any claim about Israel not having the right to exist is anti-Semitic, KAWC News reported.
The 16-14 vote came after every Democratic lawmaker in...
Swastika, anti-Jewish graffiti defaces Chabad House in Tucson
A Chabad House in Tucson, Ariz., was vandalized overnight on Sunday with a swastika and anti-Jewish writing. It is the second such incident against the Jewish community in recent weeks.
“We are very disturbed about...
‘Arizona Jewish Post’ to end print publication by March 1
In part due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Arizona Jewish Post announced that would end its print publication at the end of the month.
The Jewish Community Federation of Southern Arizona, which owns and operates the...
Arizona State student government adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Arizona State University’s student government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
The resolution to adopt the widely accepted definition of anti-Semitism passed on Tuesday in a 15-1-3 vote.
In a statement by...