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Antisemitism

Russell Brand leaving court on May 2, 2025 in London, England. (Neil Mockford/Getty Images)

Russell Brand defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ music video: ‘the hook is catchy’

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished May 13, 2025

(JTA) — Russell Brand, the actor and iconoclastic activist, defended Kanye West’s latest song, titled “Heil Hitler,” saying that the artist now known as Ye is “uncancellable.” “‘Heil Hitler’ @kanyewest is uncancellable because he...

Glenridge Elementary School.

Two arrested after antisemitic graffiti found at Clayton elementary school

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 12, 2025

Two juveniles have been taken into custody in connection with a vandalism incident at Glenridge Elementary School, located at 7447 Wellington Way in Clayton where antisemitic and racist graffiti was discovered early Monday morning, according to the Clayton...

Ed Martin.

Trump pulls nomination of St. Louisan Ed Martin, the DC prosecutor under fire for ties to Nazi sympathizer

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished May 8, 2025

President Donald Trump has pulled the nomination of a key ally whose  Senate confirmation was in peril. Ed Martin, currently serving as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C., and Trump’s nominee for the permanent role, came under intense scrutiny for his...

Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, May 13, 2023.

Kanye West drops music video titled ‘Heil Hitler’

JTA StaffPublished May 8, 2025

Kanye West, the American rapper also known as "Ye," has released a music video called "Heil Hitler," adding to his record of antisemitic behavior. The video, titled "HEIL HITLER (HOOLIGAN VERSION)," was published on West's X account and has already...

NEW YORK, US - MAY 7: New York City police arrested dozens of Pro-Palestinian protesters on Columbia University on Wednesday evening after they took over part of a central library in New York, USA on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

NYPD arrests more than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia library

Ben Sales, JTAPublished May 8, 2025

(JTA) — Police arrested more than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters who crowded and occupied the main library of Columbia University, thrusting the New York City campus back into the center of campus tensions over Gaza. Two Columbia public safety...

Supsended Temple student Mo Khan, the “F— the Jews” sign (with expletive blurred), and podcast host Stew Peters. Courtesy of X

Student suspended for ‘F— the Jews’ video defends himself on antisemitic podcast

By Hannah Feuer, The FowardPublished May 7, 2025

Mo Khan, the suspended Temple University student who posted video of a “F— the Jews” sign at a Philadelphia sports bar, could have gone on a free educational trip to Auschwitz — as Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy initially offered. Instead,...

Dave Portnoy visits the Megyn Kelly show at SiriusXM Studios on May 01, 2025 in New York City.  (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

Dave Portnoy rescinds Auschwitz invitation for student involved in ‘F— the Jews’ incident at his bar

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished May 6, 2025

(JTA) — A saga unfolded on Dave Portnoy’s social media channels over the last two days as he raged over an antisemitic sign at one of his bars, pledged to send the perpetrators on an all-expenses-paid tour of Auschwitz and then, after a reversal,...

A United Airlines Boeing 757-33. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Passengers sue United for alleged Jew-hatred on flight to Israel

(JNS)Published May 5, 2025

A group of 57 passengers recently sued United Airlines for alleged antisemitic discrimination, claiming the airline turned a plane around mid-flight to Tel Aviv from Newark, N.J., because many of the passengers were Jewish, the New York Post reported. The...

David Cohen

New JCRC leader addresses antisemitism in Affton and outlines bold vision for community ties

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished May 4, 2025

David Cohen, who assumed the role executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of St. Louis, officially stepped into his new position on March 31 and he has already become fully engaged in the St. Louis Jewish community. Cohen...

Sen. Bernie Sanders.

‘Jews killed Jesus’ and Israel critics: What’s actually in the Senate’s amended antisemitism bill

By Grace Gilson, JTAPublished April 30, 2025

In a pivotal Senate committee hearing, the Antisemitism Awareness Act advanced with a significant amendment stating that criticism of the Israeli government is not inherently antisemitic. The change, proposed by Bernie Sanders, a Jewish senator from Vermont,...

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Jewish Democrat who is the majority leader, delivers a speech on antisemitism in the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 29, 2023. (Senate website/screenshot)

Progressive Jewish groups oppose Antisemitism Awareness Act ahead of Senate vote

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished April 30, 2025

As the Antisemitism Awareness Act heads to a Senate committee for a crucial vote, 10 progressive Jewish organizations have signed a letter opposing the legislation for representing an endorsement of the Trump administration’s “efforts to weaponize...

Members of the band Kneecap including Mo Chara and Moglai Bap perform onstage during Day 1 of Coachella on April 18, 2025 in Indio, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Facing police investigation, Irish band Kneecap denies supporting Hamas, Hezbollah

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished April 29, 2025

The Irish rap group Kneecap denounced Hamas and Hezbollah after Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, called on them to “urgently clarify” their stances. The group is from Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and...

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