Simon Wiesenthal Center

Simon Wiesenthal Center: 'Pope Pius XII should never be considered for Sainthood'

Simon Wiesenthal Center: 'Newly-discovered letter more explicit proof that Pope Pius XII was publicly silent throughout the Holocaust.'

Royal Spanish Academy causes outrage with definition of Jew

A complaint from the Simon Wiesenthal Center claims that ''the phrasing used is a tradition of antisemitism dating back to King Ferdinand.''

SWC condemns Musk for failure to tackle antisemitism: This isn't leadership

Simon Wiesenthal Center calls on CEO of X to tackle antisemitism on the platform.

SWC: Human Rights Watch report publishes horrific lies against Israel

SWC Denounces Human Rights Watch (HRW) Report Which Makes New Blood Libel Against Israel

French mayors close shows by antisemitic comedian Dieudonné

Mayors of Toulouse, Lyon, Grenoble, and more towns ban performances by bigoted comedian following Simon Wiesenthal Center outreach.

SWC applauds death penalty for Tree of Life shooter: A just and legal conviction

SWC Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Death sentence for Robert Bowers sends a clear message to tomorrow’s potential killers.

Indian movie shown on Amazon Prime misapproprates Holocaust

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is urging Amazon Prime to remove the film 'Bawaal' due to its abuse of the Nazi Holocaust as a plot device.

Call to UN's Guterres: 'Stop giving a moral blank check to Palestinians to kill Jews'

SWC decries UN Secretary General Gutteres’ condemnation of Israel’s 'excessive force' against armed terrorists.

Wiesenthal Center: BBC vying for our top 10 antisemites list again'

Jewish groups slam BBC for reporter's claim Israelis are 'happy to kill children.'

Simon Wiesenthal Center: Germany must prosecute Roger Waters for Holocaust distortion

Leading organization in fight against antisemitism reacts to singer's comparison of Anne Frank and Rab journalist during Berlin concert.

Wiesenthal Center calls for freeze on auction linked to Nazis

Sale by Christie's Auction House contains jewelry collection linked to man who bought Jewish businesses for profit during Holocaust.

SWC commends Berlin for banning pro-Hamas signs

Simon Wiesenthal Center commends Berlin police who banned signs supporting terrorist organizations during May Day demonstrations.

France 24 news network suspends 4 reporters over antisemitism accusations

French state-funded broadcaster opens investigation into alleged antisemitic social media posts by journalists from its Arabic service.

Simon Wiesenthal Center slams hateful annual anti-Jewish Nation of Islam event

2023 Savior's Day features latest Louis Farrakhan speech full of antisemitic invectives hurled at Jewish community, support for Kanye West.

Prince Harry to interview ‘trauma expert’ who compared Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto fighters

Simon Wiesenthal Centre slams Harry's livestream guest for 'hatred for Jewish State, cavorting with antisemites, and covering for Hamas.'

Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Rabbi Marvin Hier stepping down

Founder of Simon Wiesenthal Center reflects on his years in charge of the Jewish human rights center.

Wiesenthal Center: No one believed Ilhan Omar's disingenuous claims

Amazon removes Nazi items after protest by Jewish group

Retail giant has removed some Nazi items after complaint by Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Kanye West tops Wiesenthal Center list of worst antisemitic incidents of 2022

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

German center in Israel to mark Kristallnacht with Nakba event

Left-wing German party sponsors planned Kristallnacht event comparing the Holocaust to the establishment of Israel in 1948.

Simon Wiesenthal Center: 'NGOs seem to fear peace in the Middle East'

'Improvement of EU-Israel relations will benefit wider Euro-Mediterranean area,' Simon Wiesenthal Centre says in an open letter to the EU.

Wiesenthal Centre: 'The UN fish begins to stink from the head down'

Wiesenthal Centre condemns North Korea appointment to Disarmament Conference.

Toronto Police: Jews most targeted in city’s hate crimes in 2021

Jews constitute 3.8% of the population of Toronto, but make up 22% of hate crime victims.

'Anti-Semitic attack on French Jewish candidate is unacceptable'

Wiesenthal Centre urges French officials to safeguard Jewish community, condemns anti-Semitic graffiti attacking French Jewish candidate.

40 Jewish orgs. urge democracies to halt funding of UN Human Rights Council

Simon Wiesenthal Center, 40 other Jewish organizations denounce Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry against Israel.

EU official says Simon Wiesenthal Center’s annual antisemitism list has gone too far

European Union's antisemitism monitor clashes with Simon Wiesenthal Center over its antisemitism list.

UK Jewish leaders, lawmakers demand BBC adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

The BBC is being called on to adopt the IHRA definition in the wake of heated criticism over biased reporting on Jews and Israel.

BBC ranked third on 'Global Antisemitism Top Ten List' behind Iran and Hamas

Simon Wiesenthal Center ranks the BBC third on its yearly “Global Antisemitism Top Ten List.”

Wiesenthal Centre: Rome municipal elections a test against extreme right

May results of the ballot indicate condemnation of extremism in the political arena.

Wiesenthal Center: Iranian VP a 'little Hitler'

Jewish human rights organization responds to threat by Iranian vice president to hold country's 10,000 Jews hostage against Israel.

Simon Wiesenthal Prize honors individuals fighting anti-Semitism

New prize, created by the Austrian parliament, will also be awarded for a commitment to Holocaust education.

In Spain, a seminar on Gaza is 'an exercise in hate,' Wiesenthal Centre

Wiesenthal Centre to Spanish Min. of Universities: 'University of Santiago de Compostela 'Auschwitz/Gaza' Seminar is an exercise in hate.'

In France, the anti-vax cause is being hijacked for Jew-hatred

Simon Wiesenthal Centre pens letter to French Interior Minister, demanding extreme-right YouTube channel be closed down.

Wiesenthal Centre letter to European Commission becomes public record

'European Union passes new rules to counter terrorism financing and money-laundering while also addressing online terrorism.'

Google diversity head wrote Jews have "insatiable appetite for war"

Blog post from 2007 written by Google diversity head slammed for offensive comments about Jews and Israel.

Leading Japanese politician: "Our heart is with Israel"

Yasuhide Nakayama tweets well wishes and his stance that Israel has the right to defend itself from terror.

Biden praised for deciding not to participate in Durban IV

Conference of Presidents, Simon Wiesenthal Center praise Biden Administration for deciding it would not participate in Durban IV.

Simon Wiesenthal Center welcomes Facebook's decision on Holocaust denial

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center applauds Facebook's decision to update its hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial and distortion.

Austria to create award named for Simon Wiesenthal

Austrian parliament paves wave for creation of annual prize to promote fight against anti-Semitism.

Anti-Israel rally in Paris: 'Occupation, Apartheid, Boycott'

Wiesenthal Centre Christian members monitor Shabbat Paris demonstration organized by coalition of anti-Israel groups.