Deborah Lipstadt Focuses on ‘Antisemitism: Here and Now’
Emory University professor and American historian Deborah Lipstadt is one of the world’s most prominent scholars on the Holocaust and antisemitism.
In 1996, Lipstadt was famously sued for libel in...
NYC to Install 100 Security Cameras in Brooklyn Orthodox Neighborhoods
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — New York City will install 100 new security cameras in neighborhoods in Brooklyn with large haredi Orthodox Jewish populations.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the...
UC Davis Jewish Groups Say Hate Incidents Are Ignored
(JTA) — Jewish groups at the University of California, Davis, said in a letter to the school’s chancellor that hate incidents are “continuously being swept under the rug.”
The letter came a...
UK professor who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel fired over comments
(JTA) — A professor at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom was fired Friday over his past comments about Jews and Israel.
In remarks during a lecture in...
NYS Awards $10 Million for Security in Religious-Based Institutions, Schools
JNS.org – New York is providing $10 million to protect “religious-based institutions and non-public schools from hate crimes,” announced Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday.
The funds would support more than...
Fliers With Antisemitic Messages Left on Cars in South Jersey
(JTA) — Fliers with what police described as anti-Israel and anti-Jewish messages were left on cars parked near a restaurant and movie theater in Evesham Township, New Jersey, east...
72 Jewish Groups Call on Congress to Pass Bills Against Antisemitism
(JTA) — Jewish groups can at least unite on the effort to stop antisemitism.
Seventy-two of them, including from all the major religious streams, have urged Congress to pass two...
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg admits she was aware of PR firm that singled out George...
(JTA) — Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged that she was aware of the company’s work with a Republican-led opposition-research company, and said that Facebook did not intend to...
Groups express outrage over Texas educator’s suggestion for ‘opposing’ views on Holocaust
(October 15, 2021 / JNS) A school in Texas is being criticized after an official was heard telling teachers with books on the Holocaust in their classrooms to offer...
Hillel, ADL Urge UCLA to Address Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
Local Jewish community advocates are urging the University of California-Los Angeles to issue “a robust and thorough response to continued incidents of anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism.”
Aaron Lerner, executive director...