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Fans of Lubavitcher Rebbe respond to Candace Owens’ criticism of him

Far-right commentator had claimed the former Chabad leader was a hatemonger who believed Jews were superior to non-Jews

08.09.2024 40

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Portland, Maine, city council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel

Resolution listing dozens of companies passes unanimously following raucous public debate; mayor says vote is meant ‘to send a signal’ to Israel...

06.09.2024 100

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Jerry Lewis’s infamously bad Holocaust film is having a moment. But you can’t watch it

Archival material related to ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ the unreleased movie that ended the Jewish funnyman’s career, is now available, with a...

28.08.2024 40

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US universities, Jewish groups hope to change campus climate as school year begins

With new initiatives including broader rules around demonstrations and even full-time surveillance, institutions seek to rein in anti-Israel...

26.08.2024 70

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NYU issues hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists’

Pro-Palestinian activists claim that targeting Zionists isn’t antisemitic because not all Jews identify as Zionists, but new policy shows that...

24.08.2024 30

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1/3 of non-Jewish college students in US are hostile to Jews or Israel — study

Brandeis U researcher urges schools ‘to move beyond… just saying how bad’ antisemitism is, says students must be punished in same way as those...

23.08.2024 50

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‘Gestapo Game’ at Tim Walz’s school was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject

Amid reports that the VP candidate helped end an outdated role playing game while a teacher in Minnesota, one thing is certain – he condemned such...

19.08.2024 60

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Jewish groups seek to quash referendum that would force Pittsburgh to boycott Israel

Lawsuits filed to remove measure from ballot that one of Pennsylvania’s US senators has denounced as ‘rank antisemitism’ and the other says is...

17.08.2024 40

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Lauded by former students, Tim Walz wrote his master’s thesis on Holocaust education

Before entering politics the Minnesota governor was a beloved teacher with a focus on genocide studies and part of the US Holocaust Memorial...

09.08.2024 80

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Graffiti in Norway of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh sparks outrage

Anonymous artist Töddel claims teen killed in Holocaust would support their call to end ‘the killings of the innocent women and children in...

26.07.2024 10

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New Jersey man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 antisemitic crime spree

Dion Marsh, 29, attacked four Orthodox Jewish men in Lakewood over the course of one day, stealing one man’s car and ramming it at others, one...

26.07.2024 20

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Self-described Nazi who threatened ADL offices sentenced to 2 years in prison

Andrzej Boryga, 67, left threatening voicemails at multiple offices of the Anti-Defamation League in 2022, reportedly threatening to decapitate staff...

26.07.2024 20

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How author Gabrielle Zevin has become a literary scapegoat for anti-Israel activists

Reflecting a wider trend since October 7, the writer has been accused of being a Zionist, and therefore, worthy of a boycott — most recently by...

26.07.2024 30

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Trump cryptocurrency fundraiser drops Holocaust denier Candace Owens from lineup

Nashville event headlined by Donald Trump Jr. drew fire for including right-wing conspiracy theorist among its distinguished guests; she denies...

25.07.2024 20

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At least two Jewish governors thought top contenders to be Harris’s running mate

State leaders Josh Shapiro, J.B. Pritzker could join VP on Democratic ticket; Sen. Mark Kelly, whose wife is Jewish, and pro-Israel Gov. Andy Beshear...

23.07.2024 30

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When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test

After Oct. 7, groups have issued strident and one-sided statements on the war in Gaza, causing local Jews to reconsider longstanding relationships...

21.07.2024 40

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Larry David, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ lead list of Jewish Emmy nominations

Show’s 12th and final season nominated for best comedy; several Jewish actors in the running for awards for their supporting roles in ‘The...

18.07.2024 20

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Russia sentences Masha Gessen to prison in absentia for comments on Ukraine war

Jewish writer given 8-year sentence for spreading ‘false information’ in interview about Bucha, where Russian troops massacred civilians

17.07.2024 30

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London gallery cancels Russian-Israeli artist’s show over posts mourning Oct. 7

Metamorphika studio accuses Maria Sarkisyants of neglecting the deaths of Palestinians after she expressed sympathy for Israel on social media after...

09.07.2024 30

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Court fines far-right German politician for again using a banned Nazi phrase

Björn Höcke, a leader of AfD party, fined €16,900 for chanting first two words ‘Everything For Germany,’ goading pub crowd to complete...

03.07.2024 30

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176 gravestones vandalized in 2 Jewish cemeteries in Ohio

Jewish community groups slam ‘act of antisemitic vandalism’; most headstones pushed over face down, making it difficult to notify families...

02.07.2024 30

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US Holocaust museums slam vandalism in Seattle after police say it’s not a hate crime

‘The senseless scapegoating of Jews did not begin or end with the Holocaust,’ say 7 museums after ‘Genocide in Gaza’ scrawled...

02.07.2024 30

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Texas school district pulls Anne Frank’s Diary after right-wing group’s complaint

Superintendent removes 676 books, including some seminal texts about Holocaust and antisemitism amid calls from conservative activists led by local...

27.06.2024 80

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Father Coughlin’s Detroit-area church will now teach visitors about his antisemitism

Local Jews praise Catholic parish seat for updating its history of the popular national radio host who distributed ‘Protocols’ and...

27.06.2024 50

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Stanford task force finds ‘widespread and pernicious’ campus antisemitism since Oct. 7

Report documents experiences of more than 300 students, staff and faculty — including some ‘well to the left of center’ in regard to...

25.06.2024 20

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This Pride, queer Jews are feeling the strain — and sometimes unsafe — over Israel

The increasingly popular view that anti-Zionism is a cause for the LGBTQ community to align with has isolated many of its Jewish members

22.06.2024 30

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Most likely to antagonize US Jewish students this spring: High school yearbooks

With some pupils already experiencing antisemitism due to the Israel-Hamas war, the student-produced journals can add fuel to the fire as political...

13.06.2024 30

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U of Minnesota backtracks on Holocaust studies hire who accused Israel of genocide

University pauses selection process after initially defending hiring of Raz Siegel, who made accusation days after October 7, as director of Center...

12.06.2024 20

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Jewish D-Day veteran to be reburied in Normandy after 80 years in Nazi mass grave

Excavation team led by Operation Benjamin foundation found remains of Nate Baskind, an American-Jewish soldier who died in a POW camp

07.06.2024 100

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Vancouver comics festival apologizes for excluding Jewish artist who served in IDF

After backlash, VanCAF says ‘the vast majority’ of board members involved in decision to ban Miriam Libicki have resigned

04.06.2024 60

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Vancouver comics festival bans Jewish artist Miriam Libicki over past IDF service

Libicki, who explores Jewish identity in her work, says the ban is illegal and ‘bad for all artists of all political orientations and...

31.05.2024 20

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Seattle museum staff protest exhibit on antisemitism: ‘Conveys Zionist perspectives’

Citing their ‘solidarity with Palestine,’ staffers at Wing Luke Museum hold walkout over ‘Confronting Hate Together’ display...

29.05.2024 80

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Following crackdown on campus protests, U of California union authorizes strike

Facing first such Gaza war-related move, university system says striking over ‘non-labor related disputes’ is illegal

18.05.2024 30

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Connecticut probing middle school teacher who showed photo of ‘cute’ baby Hitler

In separate incident, private school outside Atlanta comes under fire for asking students to rate the Nazi dictator ‘as a Solution Seeker’...

16.05.2024 40

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Pro-Palestinian Cornell students dismantle protest camp on their own

As campuses empty out for summer, participant says activists wanted to take down encampment on their own terms rather than awaiting police fight, but...

15.05.2024 100

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After weeks of protests, US universities grant hearings on divestment from Israel

University of Minnesota becomes first college with large Jewish population to hold divestment debate; says it has less than 1% of endowment invested...

12.05.2024 100

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Congress grills US public school heads on their handling of antisemitism since Oct. 7

Republican lawmakers slam leaders of K-12 school systems in NYC, Berkeley and DC suburbs for not firing staff over instances of Jew hatred: ‘How...

09.05.2024 100

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As some colleges make deals to end protests, critics say they’re incentivizing unrest

Certain Jewish community members unsatisfied with agreements that gave ground to anti-Israel activists, say they’re ‘watering and...

04.05.2024 40

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Police say ex-employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic

Authorities say former athletic director used software to fake recording of boss, in which he threatens to ‘join other side’ over...

26.04.2024 30

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USC Shoah foundation distances itself from canceled pro-Palestinian valedictorian

Asna Tabassum, whose commencement speech was called off over ‘security concerns’ after Jewish backlash, cited Spielberg-founded center as...

17.04.2024 40

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US opens civil rights probe into Princeton over alleged antisemitism on campus

Some Jewish leaders at university push back against complaint; Dartmouth now the only Ivy League school not under federal investigation for its...

11.04.2024 30

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Chief editor of US literary magazine quits after Israeli writer’s war essay dropped

Guernica pulled essay describing complicated feelings post-October 7 following mass resignation of writers, co-publisher’s criticism of...

08.04.2024 20

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Ben Shapiro-Candace Owens split reflects how Israel, antisemitism divide the US right

The Oct. 7 massacre and ensuing Israel-Hamas war have divided conservatives over whether Israel’s actions are justified – and over what counts...

03.04.2024 60

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Rutgers joins growing list of schools under GOP House investigation for antisemitism

Panel chair says New Jersey university’s center for Muslim and South Asian studies ‘a hotbed of radical antisemitic, anti-American,...

28.03.2024 30

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UC Santa Barbara, where Jewish student president harassed, under discrimination probe

27.03.2024 30

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Ending sit-in, Israeli studies prof cites UC Berkeley’s improved antisemitism response

Ron Hassner says school made sufficient commitments to ensure safety of Jewish students after series of incidents on campus, including pro-Palestinian...

23.03.2024 30

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Massachusetts cops open hate crime probe into vandalism of homes with pro-Israel signs

String of seven recent instances being investigated include one in which more than 100 posters displaying Israeli hostages were destroyed in heavily...

21.03.2024 50

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Canadian theater accused of stalling Jewish festival over inclusion of Israeli film

Playhouse Cinema in Ontario says decision to postpone due to security concerns, but Jewish federation says theater succumbed to a few complaints,...

21.03.2024 30

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Montreal daily apologizes following backlash over Netanyahu vampire cartoon

La Presse depicts PM with pointed ears and claws, standing on deck of sailing ship ‘en route to Rafah’; online French-language newspaper...

21.03.2024 20

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Utah school district will take steps to address antisemitism after federal probe

Resolution is only second such conclusion to a Title VI ‘shared ancestry’ antisemitic discrimination case since US Education Department...

21.03.2024 30

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