Tag: Social Media
Jews need to unite and ‘go on the offensive’ against anti-Semitism, assert leaders
Jewish leaders at a virtual panel hosted by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, held on Wednesday to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, were told by experts that the...
Spreading the survivors’ stories
My friends at the nonprofit organization “Zikaron B’Salon” are always grappling with the question, “What will happen when we wake up to the headline informing us that the last Holocaust survivor has just died?”
That...
German anti-Semitism czar with ‘anti-Zionist’ proclivities accused of splintering Jewish community
At the end of 2021, the Simon Wiesenthal Center came out with its annual “Global Anti-Semitism “Top 10” list. Germany was listed at No. 7, behind Hamas and Iran, for failing to curb anti-Semitism. It singled...
Jewish Agency, WZO launch Holocaust-remembrance social-media campaign
The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Tuesday the launch, together with the World Zionist Organization, of a social-media campaign to memorialize the victims of the Shoah.
The “Forever in Their Name” campaign, which will...
UN approves Israeli resolution combating Holocaust denial
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted an Israeli-sponsored resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust.
The resolution—co-sponsored by Germany, and backed by the United States, Russia and many other countries—affirms that the...
Together against hate
We all anxiously followed the unfolding on Saturday of the tragic hostage event at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Unfortunately, this was not the first incident to occur during a Shabbat prayer...
BDS supporters harass Miss South Africa on competing in Israel-hosted pageant
The beauty queen who will represent South Africa in the 2021 “Miss Universe” pageant set to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat is facing online harassment by supporters of the BDS movement...
Israel to collaborate with US, UN on regulation of social networks
Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel met with executives from major online companies and legislators in New York and Washington to discuss support for the regulation of social networks, Globes reported.
His meetings last week with senior...
Meta – The Facebook company’s new name
Today at Connect 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together our apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people...
‘Not vaccinated:’ How refusal is spreading the virus of anti-Semitism
A sad sight has returned to the streets of New York—and doubtless, to other cities around the country in which a growing majority of residents have vaccinated themselves from COVID-19. People are wearing masks...