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Orthodox Jewish mayor of Florida town receives neo-Nazi death threat

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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...
Dr. Rumyana Christidi discusses issues of Bulgarian antisemitism at a Bar-Ilan University conference in Ramat Gan, June 12, 2023. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS.

Fighting antisemitism: Bulgaria’s optimistic lessons

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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....
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League. Credit: ADL.

ADL condemns neo-Nazi protests of Broadway play about antisemitic lynching

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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...
Belgian city of Ypres. Credit: Jean-Christophe Destailleur via Wikimedia Commons

Belgium music festival canceled after city officials detect acts with neo-Nazi ties

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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...
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Canadian man who assaulted Jews is freed on probation

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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...
Derek Kammerzell, who was with the Kent Police Department for nearly 30 years, was given $1.52 million to resign and not seek to be rehired. Source: Screenshot.

Former police officer who joked about Holocaust gets $1.5 million buyout

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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...
Entrance to the Buchenwald concentration camp. Credit: Chiode via Wikimedia Commons.

Neo-Nazi who performed Hitler salute at Buchenwald goes on trial

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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...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media following an neo-Nazi rally near Orlando. Jan. 31, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Gov. DeSantis, Florida leaders decry neo-Nazi activity in Orlando, Miami

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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

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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 logo on the facade of one of its corporate office buildings in Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay area. Credit: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.

Amazon denounced for selling, streaming original Nazi-propaganda films

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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...