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Antisemitism

800 Washington University students came together on Thursday, October 12th outside the Danforth University Center on campus for a gathering in support of Israel through song, prayer, and testimonials.

United against hate: St. Louis universities stand strong in support of Jewish students

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 29, 2024

Jewish students returned to several St. Louis-area universities this month with both anticipation and concern. The past year has seen a rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses nationwide, affecting institutions like Washington University (WashU)...

Damage to a fence and Jewish tombstone at the Workmen’s Circle Cemetery in Melrose, Mass., Aug. 20, 2024. Credit: Melrose Police Department.

Fence broken, tombstone charred at Jewish cemetery in Boston suburb

JNS StaffPublished August 28, 2024

The police department in Melrose, Mass., said on Tuesday that it is still trying to determine the cause of a broken fence and charred Jewish tombstone at the Workmen’s Circle Cemetery on the outskirts of the city, one of several area plots owned and managed by...

A security camera hangs across the street from the Park East Synagogue, in New York City. Jewish institutions are tightening security amid rising threats. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished August 27, 2024

The federal government will spend nearly $150 million more this year than it did in 2023 to secure religious organizations, a jump aimed at addressing a rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7.  The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that...

Kandiss Taylor, GOP Chair of Georgia's 1st Congressional District, in an episode of her podcast, "Jesus, Guns and Babies". (Screenshot)

Georgia official faces backlash for agreeing with antisemitic remarks on White Nationalist TV show

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished August 27, 2024

(JTA) — A state party official in Georgia appeared to agree with the host of a white nationalist TV show who said Jews run the government, responding, “They’re controlling everything.” Appearing in mid-February on “The Stew Peters Show,”...

Meet the new antisemitism, same as the old antisemitism

Meet the new antisemitism, same as the old antisemitism

By Robert Zaretsky, The ForwardPublished August 26, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Did you know that Michel Hazanavicius, the French director whose film The Artist won the Academy Award for best film in...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro greets the crowd before the start of a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at t the Liacouras Center at Temple University, Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Josh Shapiro: ‘Donald Trump is obsessed with me’

Published August 22, 2024

CHICAGO — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said that the continued attacks on him by Donald Trump are proof Trump can’t quit him. Or antisemitism. Shapiro was asked Thursday about a social media post in which the former president and Republican nominee...

Kirkwood social studies teacher Jason Kipp during Curriculm Night.

Controversy erupts over Palestinian flag in Kirkwood classroom: parents raise concern

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 20, 2024

A recent incident at Nipher Middle School in Kirkwood has ignited a community debate over the presence of a Palestinian flag in an eighth-grade social studies classroom. Concerns were initially raised during the school’s curriculum night on Aug. 14,...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a visit to the Erie West Senior Center to discuss property tax and rent rebate programs for seniors on May 4, 2023.

Josh Shapiro says antisemitism played ‘no role’ in his not getting picked as Kamala Harris’ running mate

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished August 19, 2024

CHICAGO — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said antisemitism played “no role” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ opting against him as a running mate, and blamed Donald Trump for spreading that allegation. Shapiro, who is Jewish, made the remark...

Pictures of Ku Klux Klan members in from ADL archives. (Luke Tress)

How hate and the fight against it have evolved

Luke Tress, JTAPublished August 18, 2024

(New York Jewish Week) — Rifling through stacks of dusty cardboard boxes, Sarah Hopley opened one and found a faded manilla folder that looked promising. Its label read “KKK, 1983 JUN-1989.” “Here we go. Klan from the ’80s,” she said. “We’ll...

How ‘antisemitic morons’ tried to create a Jew-free world in Paraguay

By Benjamin Ivry, The ForwardPublished August 15, 2024

A country without Jews is like blintzes without sour cream. That’s the conclusion one draws from People and Identities in Nueva Germania, a  new book by anthropologist Jonatan Kurzwelly about a 19th Century model for a Jew-free world. Nueva Germania,...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (right) says he has no 'personal relationship' with Imam Asad Zaman (left) who praised Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and shared a link to a pro-Hitler video. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via Getty Images. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Tim Walz says he has no personal relationship with imam who shared pro-Hitler video

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished August 14, 2024

For days, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has been dogged by criticism — including from the Republican Jewish Coalition — about his ties to a Minnesota imam who praised Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and once shared a link to a pro-Hitler...

Are neo-Nazi terms really the only way to criticize U.S. support for Israel

Are neo-Nazi terms really the only way to criticize U.S. support for Israel

By Mira FoxPublished August 12, 2024

If you hadn’t heard the term before, “zog” might sound like a strange piece of internet slang or perhaps a video game character. But the term, it turns out, is shorthand for Zionist Occupied Government, and it’s a 1970s variation on the age-old...

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