The Jewish Federation of St. Louis is joining Stand Up To Jewish Hate, a new campaign to educate all Americans about the rise of antisemitism and mobilize people outside the Jewish community to help us address growing hate and intolerance.
"We are...
(JTA) — Kanye West announced on Saturday that he now is a fan of Jewish people, reversing the stance he revealed back in October when he vowed to “go death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE.”
The latest twist in a saga that has fueled antisemitic rhetoric...
Jordan Palmer and The Anti Defamation League
• Published March 23, 2023
Missouri experienced a record 30 antisemitic incidents in 2022 – a 100% increase compared to 2021. For perspective, the number of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2022 exceeds the number of incidents over the previous three years combined, 2019-2021,...
(JTA) — The official Twitter account of Michigan’s Republican Party posted an image comparing gun control to the Holocaust on Wednesday. Then, following condemnations of the post by Jewish groups, the party doubled down on its message.
It’s the...
(JTA) — When I was younger, my family sang Yiddish songs at almost every holiday and gathering.
Funny songs, sad songs, songs about love, about the Holocaust, about hunger, about labor and resistance — the usual Yiddish fare. My Bubby, Chana Mlotek,...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published March 21, 2023
| UPDATE: Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox — will veiled antisemitism and the Great Replacement Theory go with him?
A Jewish producer at Fox News filed a lawsuit against the network Monday that claims the network pressured her to provide deceptive...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published March 20, 2023
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz in a recent interview said Republicans shouldn’t worry that attacking Jewish billionaire George Soros, in relation to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into former President Donald Trump, is antisemitic.
In...
Carl Miller, King’s College London
• Published March 20, 2023
In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in hateful conduct,” which its then safety chief put down to a “focused, short-term trolling campaign.” New research suggests that when it comes...
Flora Cassen, Washington University in St Louis
• Published March 16, 2023
Growing up in Belgium, I’d hear the story of how my grandparents married during the Nazi occupation. It was not a time for celebrations, particularly for Jewish families like theirs. Naively, though, they thought marriage would protect them from being...
By Adam Kovac, The Forward
• Published March 14, 2023
One of America’s most prominent hatemongers, Nick Fuentes, is contemplating a rebrand due to fears that his constant adulation of Adolf Hitler is making him too similar to the wrong kind of Nazi.
Nick Fuentes, founder of the Groyper movement...
(JTA) — A new FBI report found that anti-Jewish incidents increased nearly 20% in 2021 relative to 2020, but decreased relative to prior years.
The updated FBI statistics released Monday counted 817 anti-Jewish criminal offenses reported by local...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the formation of the Manara Center -- The Regional Center for Coexistence. Based in Abu Dhabi and named after the Arabic word that means source of light, the Manara Center will support core UAE values and initiatives,...
