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Antisemitism

Hating Anne Frank? Why a fringe group declared war on the Holocaust’s most famous victim

Hating Anne Frank? Why a fringe group declared war on the Holocaust’s most famous victim

By Mira FoxPublished December 12, 2022

Author’s note: In the past few weeks, Anne Frank has been trending online again. This time, some users are saying Anne Frank benefited from white privilege. Arguments include the claim that she would have been worse off as a Black woman under the...

Trump: Jewish leaders ‘lack loyalty’ and should be ‘ashamed’

Trump: Jewish leaders ‘lack loyalty’ and should be ‘ashamed’

Published December 9, 2022

(JTA) — Former President Donald Trump said Jewish leaders “lack loyalty” and “should be ashamed of themselves,” his latest broadside against the American Jewish community, this time because of criticism of his dinner with two prominent antisemitic...

Virginia antisemitism commission blasts Israel boycotts and indirectly critiques Trump

Published December 9, 2022

(JTA) — A Republican-led commission tasked with studying antisemitism in Virginia recommended a suite of actions, from improving Holocaust education to prohibiting Israel boycotts, while also referring to former President Donald Trump’s recent dinner...

A Southwest Airlines passenger wearing a Burger King crown that states, "Ye is right." Credit: Twitter.

Southwest Airlines passenger dons ‘Ye is right’ Burger King crown

Published December 8, 2022

(JNS) Two passengers on a Dec. 6 Southwest Airlines flight were spotted wearing Burger King crowns bearing antisemitic and racist phrases, including “Ye is right.” Twitter user @ScienceStajner posted pictures of the two people sitting in front...

‘An epidemic of hate’: Biden administration officials meet with Jewish leaders to tackle rising antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 7, 2022

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Biden administration officials launched a roundtable on antisemitism on Wednesday by describing a “rising tide of antisemitism” and likening the atmosphere in the United States to that of Europe, where Jewish worship is held...

Michigan man charged after threatening synagogue-goers attacks magistrate verbally as well

Andrew LapinPublished December 7, 2022

(JTA) – A Michigan man who allegedly threatened and harassed congregants at a Detroit-area synagogue uttered antisemitic slurs at the magistrate who arraigned him on Monday. Meanwhile, the synagogue where the incident took place is planning events...

Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy responds to Kanye West’s antisemitism: ‘Come see me, bro’

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished December 6, 2022

(JTA) — Natan Levy, one of the few Israelis ever to compete in the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, isn’t pulling any punches in talking about Kanye West’s antisemitism. “Kanye West, if you’ve got a problem with...

Karam Taher plays the titular lead character in Farha.

In Israel, a scandal over Netflix’s choice to stream a film depicting the 1948 murder of a Palestinian family

Nora Berman, Deputy Opinion Editor, The ForwardPublished December 6, 2022

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.   Farha, the debut feature film of Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam, made headlines even before it...

Doug Emhoff to chair White House roundtable on rising antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 5, 2022

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House will convene a roundtable with Jewish organizations on antisemitism, to be chaired by Doug Emhoff, the Jewish Second Gentleman. Also appearing at the event will be Susan Rice, President Joe Biden’s top domestic...

Michigan man charged with ‘ethnic intimidation’ after harassing synagogue-goers over Israel

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished December 5, 2022

(JTA) — A man who was waved away by local police after hassling people arriving at one of the Detroit area’s largest synagogues on Friday was arrested Sunday on charges of “ethnic intimidation.” Hassan Chokr was arrested Sunday, two days after...

Report: Iran plotting to kill Jews

BY RON KAMPEAS, JTAPublished December 3, 2022

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Iranian regime has launched dozens of plots to kill its perceived enemies abroad, including Jews, among them the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Iranian regime dramatically...

‘Silence is complicity’: Biden calls on political leaders to denounce antisemitism, not platform it

Published December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden, reacting after the latest station in Kanye West’s dolorous journey, explained that Hitler was bad and the Holocaust was real and chided politicians like his predecessor Donald Trump who give the rapper’s...

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