Tag: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Wiesenthal center asks Omar to condemn district imam who spoke on ‘Zio’ agenda
Simon Wiesenthal Center associate dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to condemn an imam in her district who preached against a “Zio-Crusader agenda” in a recent sermon.
The Middle East Media Research Institute...
Simon Wiesenthal Center ranks 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents of 2018
The Simon Wiesenthal Center released its annual list on Wednesday of the 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents in 2018.
1. The Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
The deadliest attack in American Jewish history, 11 worshippers were shot and killed during Shabbat-morning services...
Bipartisan House passes bill to elevate status of US special envoy on anti-Semitism
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill by a vote of 393-2 that would elevate the State Department official who deals with the issue of anti-Semitism from envoy to ambassador.
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.)...
Jewish NGO condemns ‘wholesale misappropriation’ of Holocaust amid outcry over border policy
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights NGO that teaches the lessons of the Nazi Holocaust, has denounced the “wholesale misappropriation” of the Holocaust amid on the ongoing outcry over the Trump administration’s...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Considers Travel Advisory For Poland
In wake of the controversial new Holocaust Law in Poland and the anti-Semitism it has unleashed that has left the Jewish community shaken, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is considering issuing a Travel Advisory...