Dan Verbin

News writer based in North America

Swastika clad vandal steals sign condemning anti-Semitic graffiti

Sign on Alliance, Ohio YWCA was a show of solidarity after building was defaced in July with anti-Semitic graffiti.

Australian Jewish philanthropist Eva Besen dies at 93

Besen Family Foundation was active in funding projects in the Negev, including a high school and high tech hub.

Swastika burned into New Jersey yeshiva’s driveway

Police are investigating, with the ADL calling for action so swastikas are no longer used to "instill fear in Jews and their institutions."

Group of 300 theatergoers protests UK actors union's pro-Palestinian activism

Group delivers letter to union demanding end to pro-Palestinian activism by leaders that led to Jewish members feeling unsafe and resigning.

Report: US government has no plan in place to evacuate Americans outside of Kabul

Questions are being raised about the safety of Americans unable to travel through Taliban checkpoints to reach the Kabul airport.

UK Jewish org calls for suspension of Bristol prof under investigation

Board of Deputies calls on University of Bristol to suspend prof pending outcome of investigation into comments made about Jewish students.

Maine lawmakers release letter denouncing anti-Semitism

Letter comes after a state representative is accused of speaking at an event blamed for spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

Report: Left wing groups behind 'significant' amount of campus anti-Semitism

New report queried university Hillel administrators to see where rising campus anti-Semitism was coming from.

New book claims that US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton was raised Jewish

Hamilton allegedly attended a Jewish school in the Caribbean and championed the rights of American Jews in the fledgling United States.

American Jewish Committee speaks to US mayors about anti-Semitism

Virtual training session provides mayors with concrete steps to tackle anti-Semitism coming from the left, right and religious extremists.

New Phoenix Holocaust education center to feature interactive holograms of survivors

Center will use new technology allowing visitors to learn from and interact with the digital likeness of survivors.

Canadian city launches police unit to tackle anti-Semitism, hate

Hamilton, Ontario's Hate Crime Case Review Team will partner police with community agencies to review cases and draft recommendations.

Suspended UK Labour politician's return ignites backlash

Pending return of Labour councillor suspended over allegations of online anti-Semitic material sparks outrage among Labour councillors.

Swastika graffiti found on playground in village north of NYC

Volunteer trash cleaning crew found anti-Semitic graffiti on slide in popular playground in Ossining, NY, prompting police investigation.

Swastikas added to 53,000 Wikipedia pages by vandal

Defaced pages belonging to prominent politicians, celebrities, actors and TV shows were returned to normal in five minutes by admins.

Longtime Montreal Rabbi Howard Joseph passes away

Rabbi Joseph led the city's Spanish and Portuguese Congregation for four decades before retiring in 2009 and becoming its rabbi emeritus.

Jewish employee of Atlanta autism center targeted with swastika

Vandalism and hate graffiti also singled out African American employees, destroyed glass door and vending machines.

Jewish comedy legend Mel Brooks pens memoir 'All About Me!'

Mel Brooks writes book about his Brooklyn childhood, WWII service and journey to becoming a famous Hollywood comedic filmmaker.

Rashida Tlaib mocked on social media for claim US backed Taliban before it existed

Squad rep. claims in a tweet that America backed the Taliban in the 1980s but many point out that the group was founded in 1994.

UK art gallery removes anti-Israel statement from controversial exhibit after outcry

Publicly funded Manchester University art gallery's exhibit had accused Israel of "apartheid" and “settler colonial violence.”

Canadian Jewish org calls for removal of statues linked to Nazi war crimes

Friends Of Simon Wiesenthal Center again calls for two Edmonton monuments to be taken down after graffiti highlighted their Nazi-links.

Canadian city councillor's campaign sign defaced with swastika, racial slurs

Calgary, Alberta city councillor whose re-election sign was vandalized with swastika and racial slurs calls incident disturbing.

UK Jewish pensioner attacked outside London theater after watching Holocaust play

72-year old man was hit in the head and had his kippah knocked to the ground in what police are terming a "religiously aggravated assault."

US State Department refusing to meet with Iranian pro-democracy activists

National Union for Democracy in Iran pens letter directly to President Biden after State Department again rebuffs request for meeting.

NBA player Meyers Leonard to speak at event discussing education to combat anti-Semitism

After scandal involving anti-Semitic slur, NBA free agent is now speaking up about the need for anti-Semitism education.

Man caught on video defacing Manchester road with swastikas

Residents clean up swastikas they say man drew on pavement with chalk, police are investigating.

B'nai Brith Canada calls on gov to deny work permit to controversial academic

Advocacy org says that hiring academic linked to controversy around her anti-Israel views would amount to "substantial harm."

Holocaust survivors call for legislators to oppose California ethnic studies bill

Holocaust survivors and descendants sign letter urging Jewish legislators in California not to back curriculum accused of anti-Jewish bias.

France latest country to boycott upcoming Durban IV conference

Office of President Emmanuel Macron says that it is concerned by history of anti-Semitic remarks made at the UN racism conference.

Legal watchdog accuses Biden WH of coverup to fund PA

Organization calls for investigation into whether sections of incriminating text about PA were erased in order for US gov to transfer money.

Jewish org calls on colleges to remove anti-Israel content from official accounts

StandWIthUs writes letter reminding colleges their codes of conduct bar using official channels to promote “politicized communications."

Massive NYC search finds missing 6-year old Jewish camper who disappeared during day trip

Search by NYPD and hundreds of volunteers finds boy who failed to get on bus after day camp trip to Flatbush park.

Ilhan Omar spokesperson claims AIPAC putting 'Omar's life at risk'

AIPAC and Jewish groups respond to "baseless attack" that they say deflects from Omar's history of inflammatory statements.

Frankfurt announces construction to begin on $40 million Jewish learning center

The Jewish Academy, opening in 2024, will serve as an educational institute for European Jewish learning.

Central American nations come together to combat anti-Semitism

The inaugural Central America Forum issued a declaration to take a stand against anti-Semitism and expressed solidarity with Israel.

Man arrested after threatening anti-Semitic rant at Berkeley, CA synagogue

37-year old suspect arrested by police trying to enter nearby Chabad House charged with hate crime.

Elderly Jewish plumber knocked to the ground in Borough Park

NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim searching for shirtless man who slapped elderly Jewish man in the face hard enough to knock him to the ground.

100-year old LA synagogue given $14.9 million state renovation grant

East LA's Breed Sreet Shul was once center of Jewish life in the city until community moved elsewhere and it fell into disrepair.

Federal judge rules Trump must hand over 2017-2018 tax info to House panel

Committee investigating if Trump profited off presidency had sought tax records dating back to 2011.

Report: UK gov giving millions to NGO funding anti-Israel legal cases

New research suggests that the UK's funding of the anti-Israel group revealed a “deliberate lack of transparency” by government department.