Antisemitism

French police kill man trying to burn down synagogue

Published by Euronews (English) A man allegedly trying to set fire to a synagogue in northern France was shot and killed by police on Friday, according to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Officers in Rouen “responded to a report of smoke near the synagogue,” a police source said. “The man was armed with a knife […]

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Nordot

‘Kosher Jammers’ Links Jewish and African-American Jazz

From the 1920’s through the early 1950’s, luminaries like Harold Arlen (Hyman Arluck) Yip Harburg (Isidore Hochberg) and countless others wrote tunes that became the jazz standards that helped make Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Teddy Wilson, et al, world famous. [Yale Strom]

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Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

U.N. Engaged in Subterfuge, Sabotage in Response to Sandberg’s Film on Hamas Rape of Israeli Women and Girls

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres “all but publicly declared Hamas had not used sexual violence” against Israeli women and girls. Alt Miller pointed out that in Guterres’ annual report titled “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” he paradoxically failed to list Hamas among the organizations that had employed sexual violence in the past year. [Amy Neustein, PhD]

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Jewish Community Finds Heartfelt Support in California’s Capitol

Fifty of California’s 120 legislators joined the conference on Tuesday, May 14, to express their solidarity with the state’s Jewish community, and almost the entirety of the 19-member Legislative Jewish Caucus spoke about their close working relationship with JPAC. In addition to Governor Newsom’s remarks, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins (by video), Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond addressed participants. [Press Release]

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ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 16, 2024

In a significant escalation, more than 30 anti-Israel protesters — from the groups behind the encampment still up at the Ann Arbor campus — early yesterday morning went to the homes of members of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. According to a statement put out by the University, “activities included placing tents and fake corpses wrapped in bloodied sheets on the lawn, marching and chanting, and posting demands on doors.” [Press Release]

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Antisemitism, California, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AMCHA Initiative Condemns Sonoma State University’s Stand Against Israel

AMCHA Initiative Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin issued the following statement Wednesday blasting Sonoma State University’s capitulation to the encampment demands of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), including committing the state school to a full academic boycott of Israel … (Press Release0

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ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 14, 2024

Over 200 anti-Israel protesters staged a march and then a sit-in on Saturday afternoon on Harvard’s campus, organized by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine. This comes one day after Harvard placed 20 students on involuntary leave for participating in the unauthorized encampment on campus. … [Press Release]

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Eurovision’s Eden Golan breaks down in tears as she arrives back in Israel after huge protests and boos

Published by GB News Eden Golan broke down in tears after she landed in Israel this morning following the European Song Contest in Sweden. The contestant suffered a heavy backlash while in Malmo, with pro-Palestine activists protesting against her right to compete. Critics of Israel had demanded the country be banned from Eurovision over its

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