Tag: Neo-Nazi
Orthodox Jewish mayor of Florida town receives neo-Nazi death threat
Shlomo Danzinger, the Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside, Fla., is reportedly under police protection following a neo-Nazi death threat against him and his family.
Danziger received a threatening email on Aug. 4 from someone who...
Fighting antisemitism: Bulgaria’s optimistic lessons
At first glance, prospects for the battle against antisemitism appeared gloomy as international scholars and activists gathered at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan to discuss the age-old prejudice.
But one speaker offers reason for hope....
ADL condemns neo-Nazi protests of Broadway play about antisemitic lynching
With a book by Alfred Uhry, and lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown, the 1998 musical “Parade” tells the tragic story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death...
Belgium music festival canceled after city officials detect acts with neo-Nazi ties
The Belgian city of Ypres has canceled an upcoming music festival following criticism about the lineup of acts and their ties to neo-Nazi and fascist groups, reported The Brussels Times.
The Ypres city council on Tuesday...
Canadian man who assaulted Jews is freed on probation
The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada voiced its opposition to a decision by a Toronto court to free a man who pled guilty to three counts of hate-motivated assault.
Michael Park, 33, who...
Former police officer who joked about Holocaust gets $1.5 million buyout
A suburb of Seattle is paying a former police chief who hung a Nazi insignia on his office door, as well as joked about the Holocaust, more than $1.5 million to resign and not...
Neo-Nazi who performed Hitler salute at Buchenwald goes on trial
A neo-Nazi in the United Kingdom is on trial for allegedly being part of a banned extremist group performed a Hitler salute in the Buchenwald concentration camp, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Alex Davies, 27, “went on...
Gov. DeSantis, Florida leaders decry neo-Nazi activity in Orlando, Miami
Jewish groups and some politicians are decrying neo-Nazi activity that took place in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend, even as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis alleges his political enemies are trying to use the incident...
Neo-Nazi leader gets seven years in prison for threats to journalists, ADL
The leader of a neo-Nazi group who threatened journalists and employees of the Anti-Defamation League has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, reported The Associated Press.
Texas resident Kabel Cole, 26, and four other...
Amazon denounced for selling, streaming original Nazi-propaganda films
Americans Against Anti-Semitism has asked Amazon to remove from its platform more than 30 Nazi propaganda films that are available for purchase and streaming.
Israel Bitton, the watchdog group’s executive director, wrote an open letter to the...