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Reward offered in Clayton antisemitic hate crime investigation

Reward offered in Clayton antisemitic hate crime investigation

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 15, 2025

A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the Clayton antisemitic hate crime that damaged three vehicles and left antisemitic graffiti in a residential neighborhood. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Jewish...

Highland Park City Hall in Illinois

Highland Park, IL takes a stand: antisemitism gets an official definition

Aaron Bandler, JNSPublished August 14, 2025

The Highland Park City Council voted 7-0 to adopt both the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Jew-hatred and the accompanying contemporary examples of antisemitism on Monday. Annette Lidawer, whose official council...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Trump administration’s approach is reshaping campus antisemitism enforcement

By Arno Rosenfeld, The ForwardPublished August 14, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The campus antisemitism crisis can look like an endless barrage of disturbing incidents, so my coverage is often rooted...

Two social media posts from the Department of Homeland Security appear to reference what some are calling  neo-Nazi tropes (l-r): a reference to the antisemitic book "Which Way, Western Man?" and the use of a double-capitalized "HH" that is common online shorthand for "Heil Hitler." Both posts include nostalgic imagery. (Screenshots)

Homeland Security post echoes infamous antisemitic slogan

Andrew LapinPublished August 14, 2025

(JTA) — Over the weekend, the X account of the Department of Homeland Security appeared to reference an antisemitic dog whistle. And it wasn’t the first time that happened this summer. “Which way, American man?” the department’s official...

Missouri schools say ‘never again’ with new Holocaust lessons for all

Missouri schools say ‘never again’ with new Holocaust lessons for all

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 13, 2025

Thousands of students across Missouri will learn about the horrors of the Holocaust during the 2025-26 school year. The Holocaust education bill signed into law two years ago by former Governor Mike Parson now requires public schools to implement curriculum...

ADL grades states on fighting antisemitism — here’s how Missouri scored

ADL grades states on fighting antisemitism — here’s how Missouri scored

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 12, 2025

As local and federal authorities continue their investigation into the Aug. 5 antisemitic hate crime in Clayton, the Anti-Defamation League has released its first-of-its-kind interactive tool measuring how every state fights antisemitism. Called the Jewish...

Huda Kattan attends the Sephora x Huda Beauty – Pink vs Peach KSA at Sidra Arts on January 16, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Cedric Ribeiro/Getty Images for  Huda Beauty)

Huda Beauty mogul blames Israel for 9/11, world wars — then cries smear campaign

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished August 12, 2025

(JTA) — Beauty mogul Huda Kattan is defending herself against accusations of antisemitism after she echoed a series of antisemitic conspiracy theories about Israel in a social media video. “I feel compelled as a human to speak out for other...

A hate crime just 350 yards from Kol Rinah, brings the community together

A hate crime just 350 yards from Kol Rinah, brings the community together

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 11, 2025

The distance between Kol Rinah and the site of the antisemitic hate crime in Clayton on Aug. 5 is a mere 350 yards. That proximity was on the mind of Rabbi Noah Arnow when he spoke to a group of 180 members of the community on Monday, Aug. 11, at...

Clayton police ask for help after cars torched, antisemitic graffiti found

Clayton police ask for help after cars torched, antisemitic graffiti found

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 8, 2025

The Clayton Police Department is asking for the public’s help as they work to solve a hate crime that shook a quiet neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Around 3 a.m. on August 5, three vehicles were set on fire in the 7500 block of Westmoreland Avenue....

From bias to bravery: ADL expands future leaders program amid rising hate

From bias to bravery: ADL expands future leaders program amid rising hate

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 8, 2025

Last December, we introduced readers to the Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute (GLI)—a program empowering young professionals to challenge antisemitism, dismantle bias and reshape their communities. Now, ADL Heartland is deepening...

Star of David ruled a racial symbol in federal hate crime case

By Hannah Feuer, The ForwardPublished August 7, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A federal judge has weighed in on whether an alleged attack involving the Israeli flag is antisemitic. Judge Trevor...

A man, standing behind police tape, talks on his cell phone outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead, in Washington, DC, in the early hours of May 22, 2025. Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed in the shooting. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)

Anti-Jewish hate crimes reach record high in the United States, according to FBI

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished August 7, 2025

(JTA) — Hate crimes against Jews in the United States reached an all-time high in 2024, accounting for 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes, according to FBI data released this week. The new FBI report released Tuesday found that hate crimes...

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