Antisemitism

Brooklyn:

Jewish woman slapped by laughing teens after entering store

Yet another brazen unprovoked antisemitic assault takes place in Brooklyn.

Antisemitic banner found hanging on Louisiana overpass

Motorist who found banner removes it and throws it in dumpster but whoever was behind hateful display may not face justice.

Michigan:

Man with combat knife handing out antisemitic flyers arrested

Police arrest man distributing antisemitic literature in the middle of the night in subdivision after discovering concealed combat knife.

Italian government to focus on combating antisemitism in schools

Italy’s education ministry signs memorandum with Jewish leaders to promote initiatives to fight antisemitism in school system.

US Anti-Semitism:

Numbers expressing prejudice doubled since 2019

ADL survey also finds broad swath of Americans hold antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiment

Name of US mountaineering award changed due to antisemitic link

American Alpine Club changes name of annual award after discovering its namesake held antisemitic views.

French Jews commemorate victims of Hyper Cacher attack

Event pays tribute to victims of terror attack on Paris kosher supermarket eight years after it occurred.

New voices in fighting antisemitism 2023

A basic rule in fighting antisemitism: Non-Jews can help fight the battle and not every Jew is on the side of ending Jewish hatred. Op-ed.

Police investigating antisemitic incident in Boston area

Police investigating swastika found on sidewalk in Swampscott, Massachusetts

Thessaloniki Holocaust mural vandalized with Nazi symbols

Mural commemorating deportation of Jews to Auschwitz defaced with Nazi symbols, in latest incident targeting city's Jewish community.

Watch: 'One antisemitic incident every 33 hours in NYC'

Out of the 194 antisemitic attacks since Trump's departure, just 2 perpetrators have served jail time.

Op-ed:

The New York Times’ Orwellian obsession with Israel

The Jewish state and Judaism received disproportionate negative coverage throughout 2022. Op-ed.

Ottawa:

Two students charged with hate crimes in swastika incident

Students facing criminal charges in connection with display of swastika at high school in Canada’s capital.

Dusseldorf streets honouring antisemites renamed

Streets referencing antisemites and other problematic figures given new names in Germany city.

Canada:

TikTok blocks anti-Israel content after B’nai Brith advocacy

Banned account also contained praise for Ayatollah Khamenei and footage of Canadian Jews being harassed.

Antisemitism in Miami Beach:

Shmuley Boteach harassed 2 nights in a row at hotel

Well known Jewish figure describes being harassed by antisemites screaming 'Free Palestine' two nights in a row at Miami Beach resort.

Teens harass Pittsburgh Jews, ask if they’re ‘fake Jews’

Jewish Pittsburghers harassed in Jewish area of city by juveniles allegedly from Black Hebrew Israelite extremist movement.

LA Jewish Federation uses billboards to fight antisemitism

Billboard campaign uses sayings based on ancient Jewish tradition to combat antisemitism through 'spreading awareness of the problem.'

Michigan:

School district closed for 1 week after antisemitic death threat

Note containing threat to staff member of Richmond, Michigan school leads to week-long closure as police search for culprit.

Florida golf course defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Antisemitic messages found on golf course in Martin County, authorities suspect vandal was a youth.

Watch:

Car rams into Jewish man in Brooklyn

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in which a vehicle hit a Chassidic pedestrian on Friday in Crown Heights.

Time to stop fearing the Jew-hating bullies and fight back!

Nothing unites the world like Jew hatred-from left and right and the center. Op-ed.

Caroline Glick:

Does Israeli's left protect Israel from the international left?

The Israeli left has long insisted that if we stray from their positions the gates of hell will open to us on the international stage. Op-ed

Kentucky Jewish group warns of dangerous rise in antisemitism

Kentucky Jewish Council to present findings to state lawmakers and offices of governor and attorney general.

Jewish org slams NY Times for ‘smear campaign’ against yeshivas

KnowUs launches campaign to correct record about Orthodox education.

Biden admin again delays applying IHRA to civil rights cases

WH for second time delays adding IHRA to civil rights investigations into harassment of Jewish students, first proposed by President Trump.

California gallery removes piece by YouTube conspiracy theorist

B’nai Brith praises gallery for removing artwork by ex-radio host with ‘history of antisemitic conspiracy theories and rants.’

New York City:

'Antisemitism is literally out of control'

New report finds that 94% of antisemitic attacks in NYC were against Hasidic or Orthodox Jews.

Bucharest rejects plan to remove bust of Nazi sympathizer

Romanian lawmaker accuses Elie Wiesel Institute of 'demolishing cult of heroes,' over push to remove bust of pro-Nazi minister

Jewish man and infant son violently attacked in London

Stamford Hill antisemitic attack leaves Jewish man with cuts on his face and hand.

AJC to engage Latino community in fight against antisemitism

American Jewish Committee launches Florida-based strategic partnership to work on the fight against antisemitism with Latino community.

Democratic lawmaker calls Israeli government 'terrorist regime'

Massachusetts state representative accuses Israel of apartheid and genocide, calling the Israeli government a 'terrorist regime.'

Antisemitism in Oregon:

Cops investigating after menorah defaced 2 times in one week

Medford police make arrest in 1st incident but still looking for whoever attacked menorah for 2nd time, damaging it beyond repair.

Robert Kraft launches New Year’s resolution ad against hate

New England Patriots owner expands his antisemitism campaign to focus on wider issue of combating hatred.

Op-ed:

Let's take a look at antisemitism in New York City

The numbers are staggering and it is no surprise to see the makeup of the perpetrators. When will Jewish organizations wake up? Op-ed.

Watch: Who's behind last year's spike in antisemitism?

Was it former President Trump inviting known antisemites into his Florida mansion or anti-Israel sentiment in the media and on campus?

A Harvard president's pogrom warning

If American Jews “decide to remain apart,” antisemitism will rise to the point that “blood will be spilled," said Harvard Pres Lowell. Op-ed

Man who vandalized Denver apt complex during Hanukkah arrested

Dozens of apartment doors and elevator defaced with antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas and the word 'die.'

Simon Wiesenthal Center:

Kanye West tops list of worst antisemitic incidents of 2022

West is #1 on the annual list for normalizing 'classic tropes deployed by Jew haters.'

Is US antisemitism going to become a Civil Rights Question?

Lip-service, by itself, didn’t work in Germany in the 1930’s and won't work against today's antisemitism towards vulnerable Jews. Op-ed.

Google apologizes over offensive definition of 'Jew'

Google apologizes after a search of the word "Jew" on the search engine revealed an offensive definition.

Brazilian economist questions loyalty of Jewish counterpart

Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. makes accusations against Ilan Goldfajn on basis of his Jewish heritage.

Top search result for 'Jew on Google antisemitic trope

Leading search engine defines 'Jew' as a verb meaning 'miserly' and 'petty.'

Interview: Uzay Bulut

Exiled non-Jewish Turkish woman studies antisemitism in Turkey

Turkish ex-Muslim Uzay Bulut is in self-imposed exile from the land she loves.

Op-ed:

The insidious nature of Holocaust Denial - taking on Whoopi

What better way to make the world safe again for antisemitism than by denying the Holocaust's focus on killing Jews? Op-ed.

U of Toronto will not adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

Despite longstanding antisemitism problem, U of T refuses to adopt definition, citing academic freedom and freedom of expression.

ADL praises Congressional bill for funding antisemitism programs

Anti-Defamation League applauds Congress for providing additional funds for combating and monitoring antisemitism.

New York City:

Police arrest firefighter who vandalized sukkah

According to authorities, the NYFD member kicked the sukkah, causing damage to the structure, and urinated in it.

Mercado Libre: We reduced antisemitic products by 89%

Mercado Libre, largest online retailer in 18 countries, says it got rid of antisemitic products such as Mein Kampf,” Nazi memorabilia.

Swastika spray painted in Melbourne week before Nazi symbol ban

Australian Jewish leader calls acts of antisemitism attempts to ramp up hatred before swastika ban goes into effect.

Manhattan ice menorah smashed in overnight antisemitic attack

Chabad sidewalk menorah made of carved ice smashed to bits in 'malicious and intentional act.'

California town targeted with antisemitic flyers during Hanukkah

Modesto residents near city's only synagogue discover antisemitic flyers on their driveways on third day of Hanukkah.

The top 10 Jewish stories of 2022

Antisemitism, Bibi, Ben-Gvir, Zelenskyy and Trump, owned the headlines in a year of twists and some names that just don’t go away. Op-ed.

Hate Crime in California:

SF man assaulted by skateboarder asking if he is Jewish

Jewish man beaten with skateboard in hate crime after being asked if he is Jewish.

Minneapolis councillor apologizes for antisemitic posts

Social media posts from decade ago include praising Hitler and referring to Obama as a "slave of the Jewish lobby."

U of Michigan:

Antisemitic assault investigation closed without making arrest

Campus police announce lack of leads behind the failure to arrest suspect who accosted Jewish student.

Maryland HS students stage walkout to protest antisemitism

Jewish student group leading protest says that school district not doing enough after shocking antisemitic graffiti incident at school.

Australian school accused of fostering culture of antisemitism

Sydney school slammed by NSW Jewish Board of Deputies for 'troubling' incidents of antisemitism.

B’nai Brith:

Amazon Canada must remove ‘hateful and appalling items’

Advocacy org demands Amazon Canada remove antisemitic items from its site, including Nazi images and posters of concentration camp victims.

London mayor pledges to increase police presence in Jewish areas

Sadiq Khan says that London has ‘zero tolerance’ for antisemitism after month in which multiple incidents take place.