Dan Verbin

News writer based in North America

Report into UK Labour Party anti-Semitism will not be sent to equality commission

Investigation into handling of anti-Semitism complaints by Labour Party will not be handed over to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Entrance to Paris college vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

Front door of Sciences Po, which has educated many of France's elite, vandalized with anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist graffiti.

EU sanctions Iran over human rights abuses

New human rights sanctions by the European Union the first since 2013.

NY Cops investigating anti-Semitic playground graffiti

Anti-Semitic phrases and symbols carved into the equipment at a Suffolk, NY playground were discovered on Sunday.

Roger Waters again calls for boycott of Israeli soccer teams

Ex-Pink Floyd member doubles down on call for boycott of Israeli soccer teams. Israeli soccer association's response? 'Use soccer for unity'

Lithuanian WWII government researcher fired for "whitewashing" Nazi collaborator

Head of Lithuania's genocide research center fired for whitewashing Nazi collaborator who deported 12,000 Jews to ghetto.

Federal Reserve Chair: Economic growth ahead, COVID a risk

U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell predicts strong economic growth ahead but not every sector of the economy is recovering at the same pace.

Ramsey Clark, Saddam Hussein's lawyer, dies at age 93

Clark also defended avowed enemies of America such as 1993 World Trade Center bombing mastermind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman.

Trump club’s newest member: Sylvester Stallone

Stallone joins other celebrities who have taken out memberships at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club recently.

First US university-affiliated Jewish housing to open next year at U of Illinois

After a 5-year wait, Jewish students at Illinois college will become the first in America to have their own official Jewish living quarters.

University of Kentucky frat members make Nazi salute in front of Jewish pledge

Campus Jewish community upset that university not taking the anti-Semitic incident seriously enough after lacklustre response.

Outrage after Florida village rejects mayor's plan for menorah during holiday season

Mayor of Miami-area town pushes for menorah to be placed in town hall during holiday season, especially since the area is heavily Jewish.

Minnesota business owner willing to go to jail over massive Trump flag

“It looks small because it’s 150 feet in the air,” says construction company owner who is willing to face consequences to keep flag flying.

SNL comedy writer Anne Beatts dies at 74

Comedy writer who penned Gilda Radner's classic catchphrase, "That's so funny I forgot to laugh" has passed away.

UK to open Europe’s first kosher eco hotel

When the Sadeh Farm Hotel opens at the end of May in Kent, the southeastern England resort will become the first kosher eco hotel in Europe.

US SC nixes California regulation limiting home religious worship

SC has ruled that Calif. can't impose restrictions on home-based religious worship due to COVID-19 that don't apply to secular activities.

South African BDS activist gives pro-Hitler university lecture

BDS activist being investigated by the University of Cape Town for defending Hitler in lecture he gave to students the week of Yom HaShoah.

Hugo Boss, maker of Nazi uniforms, accused of using Uyghur slave labor

Fashion company Hugo Boss, which used Nazi slave labor to produce uniforms during the Holocaust, is accused of using Chinese slave labor.

Jewish Canadian SC Justice appointed to Harvard Law chair

Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, daughter of Holocaust survivors, to become Harvard Pisar Visiting Professor of Law in 2022.

Democrat-run House Foreign Affairs Committee erases Jews from Yom HaShoah

Statement also spells Holocaust with a lowercase H and fails to mention anti-Semitism while referencing "prejudice and injustice."

Nasty notes left for Trump staffers written by celebrity pranksters, claims comedian

Comedian Dave Chappelle claims that insulting notes left for Trump staff not written by Obama staff but a prank by celebrity party-goers.

Leader of US neo-Nazi group who targeted Jewish activists to get up to 15 yrs in jail

Washington-based group made threatening posters that featured Nazi symbols, masked armed figures and Molotov cocktails.

Quebec to Launch Genocide Education in High Schools

Canadian province starting this September will begin teaching about the Holocaust and other mass murders.

Concordia student union apologizes to Montreal Jewish community

Student union does mea culpa for long history of anti-Jewish behaviour, including hosting Jew hating Nation of Islam speaker.

Documents show massive network of Iranian spies infiltrated Europe

Spy network in 22 European cities planned terrorist attacks using explosives, acid and toxic chemicals, newly obtained documents reveal.

Former Trump staffer Giuliani to run for NY governor in 2022

"Outside of anybody named Trump, I have the best chance to take the state back," said the former pro golfer and son of Rudy Giuliani.

Bipartisan Congressional bill reintroduced to mandate State Dept. review of PA textbooks

Bill would mandate the State Department with annually reviewing content of the educational curriculum of the PA for incitement and hate.

Twitch becomes first social media site to ban users for off-site behavior

In a first, popular video game streaming platform will now block users for their behavior outside of the site.

Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti found at Albion College in Michigan

College dealing with fallout of anti-Semitic and racist writing found on wall in campus stairwell.

75-year old woman in UK yelled at by man screaming anti-Jewish abuse

75-year old Jewish woman had opened her front door when a man suddenly became confrontational, hurling anti-Jewish abuse.

Rare 1st Superman comic sells for record $3.25 million

One of the few remaining copies of the first comic book to feature Superman has sold for record $3.25 million in a private sale.

Canada: Deportation proceedings of Nazi death squad member to go ahead

Canadian federal court has rejected Nazi death squad member Helmut Oberlander's request to permanently end his deportation proceedings.

Vanderbilt student president candidate attacked with pro-Hitler slur

Vanderbilt investigating after Jewish candidate in student government elections faced cyberbullying, anti-Semitism and other threats.

UPenn student body indefinitely tables resolution supporting IHRA anti-Semitism definition

UPenn Undergraduate Assembly votes to scrap resolution that would have asked uni to adopt IRHA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Trump: Biden transforming America into socialist country

In interview, Trump describes Biden administration as "Bernie (Sanders) on steroids," but says that Biden may be showing "glimmer of hope."

U of North Florida student posts anti-Semitic QR codes on campus

Suspect faces disciplinary action for posting anti-Semitic and white supremacist QR codes across campus of Florida university.

Centuries old Gravestones from Bratislava Old Jewish Cemetery discovered

The gravestones mainly date from the 18th to the early 19th Century and are being repaired.

U of Penn refuses to move Shavuot commencement to another day

1,600 sign petition, asking U of Penn to move commencement from Shavuot to another day, which is ignored by the school.

Terezin ghetto and concentration camp falling 'deeper into ruin'

With Theresienstadt ghetto and concentration camp falling apart, scholars worry that evidence of the Holocaust in danger of disappearing.

Donald Trump slides down 300 spots on Forbes list of world's billionaires

Trump’s wealth reportedly decreased by one third while he was president. During the same period, the S&P 500 increased by seventy percent.