Tag: Hate Crimes
Fighting the virus of Jew-hatred
Viruses don’t care about your political persuasion. They don’t care who you voted for in the last election. They aren’t interested in your self-righteousness. If anyone ever doubted that Jew-hatred is a pathological disease,...
Massachusetts hate crimes rose for fourth consecutive year in 2023
Antisemitic hate crimes reported in Massachusetts increased 70% from 2022 to 2023, according to a study released by the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
The 2023 Hate Crime Report for Massachusetts showed 119 reported...
Third shooting in months at Toronto Jewish school
A shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School early on Friday morning marks the third time that shots have been fired at the Chabad girls' school in Toronto in recent months.
There was a shooting...
The origins of antisemitism in Canada and why it has spiked
For many long years, there were no Jews in senior leadership roles in the Canadian government, save for Louis Rasminsky, who was appointed the governor of the Bank of Canada in the 1950s.
That changed...
South African Jews ask President Ramaphosa to condemn hate crime
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn a hate crime against the Jewish community.
On Dec. 5, a suspected explosive device was thrown over the wall...
Suspect arrested in alleged arson hate crime at Jewish Museum of Maryland
Baltimore Police officers arrested Assadollah Hashemi on Saturday, accusing the 66-year-old of an Aug. 4 arson attack outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland, according to a statement that the Baltimore Police Department provided to...
First half of year in France sees triple incidents of antisemitism from 2023
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin discussed new data on the rise of antisemitism in the country following the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The government official said on Friday at a ceremony commemorating...
‘New urgency’ since Oct. 7 in Justice Department battle against hate crimes, assistant AG...
The Department of Justice “will not relent in standing up for the Jewish community,” Kristen Clarke, U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights, told more than 60 Orthodox Union lay and professional leaders last week.
“I want...
Israeli-owned Montreal restaurant targeted in hate crime
A Jewish-owned restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood was struck by projectiles, believed to be fired from an airsoft gun.
The owner of Falafel Yoni, Yoni Amir, said his staff discovered damaged windows on Wednesday...
Maryland middle-schoolers charged with hate crimes for swastikas, Nazi salutes
The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office in Maryland has filed hate-crime charges against three 13-year-olds and referred the case to the state’s juvenile services department.
The students attend Plum Point Middle School in Huntingtown in Calvert County,...