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Antisemitism

A tear falls down Linnea Opsahl’s cheek as she joins her mother Laura during a vigil at Lynnhurst Park following a shooting earlier in the day at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans

From Jews in Minneapolis: This is Not About Us

Libby Parker and Ethan RobertsPublished August 28, 2025

Summer in Minnesota began with unspeakable violence: the murder of Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, the attempted assassination of Senator John Hoffman, his wife Yvette, and several other elected officials. It is ending with yet...

Families and loved ones reunite outside the police barricades after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to a an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025.  REUTERS/Ben Brewer

FBI: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting tied to antisemitic hate

By Benyamin Cohen, The ForwardPublished August 27, 2025

The first Mass of the school year turned into a massacre Wednesday morning at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, when a gunman opened fire, killing two children, ages 8 and 10. Seventeen others were injured, including 14 children — with two in critical...

In St. Louis, Holocaust plays ask: Who betrays the Jews when it counts

In St. Louis, Holocaust plays ask: Who betrays the Jews when it counts

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished August 25, 2025

What does it truly mean to be an ally—especially when the cost becomes unbearable? That question lies at the heart of two one-act plays being presented as staged readings at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Thursday, Aug. 28 from...

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)

Sephora removes Huda Beauty after founder blames Israel for World Wars, 9/11

Inbal Chiat, JNS Staff, (Israel Hayom via JNS)Published August 24, 2025

Global personal care and beauty products chain Sephora has decided to remove Huda Beauty from its upcoming fall “Experts” campaign, according to the media website Puck. The decision comes after Huda Kattan, founder and CEO of Huda Beauty, found...

Twitter Screen Shot of antisemtic rant caught on camera.

Fired over hate: Atlanta man ousted after antisemitic tirade

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished August 24, 2025

(JTA) — A couple in a suburb of Atlanta are facing consequences after being accused of yelling antisemitic slurs at the father of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2023. Mark Bouzyk has been fired after he and his wife were taped lobbing insults...

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...

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