Antisemitism

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Snapshots of Antisemitism at Local Universities

The chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, Rich Leib, who is a San Diego County resident, disclosed to Sunday’s symposium on antisemitism cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of San Diego and the American Jewish Committee that the stands he has taken against antisemitism has prompted 120 groups to call for his resignation. “I can say that is not going to happen,” he declared during a panel session on campus antisemitism. [SDJW staff]

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Democratic Senate Candidates in California Split on Israeli Ceasefire; Agree on Combating Domestic Antisemitism

The most significant difference among the candidates was their answers to the ceasefire question.  While she favors eliminating Hamas as the power controlling Gaza, Lee said, “what I don’t think will assure Israel’s security is killing 26,000 women and children and civilians.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Treading on difficult ground, Florida lawmakers want to define ‘anti-Semitism’

Published by Orlando Sentinel A bipartisan bill seeking to define what speech is considered anti-Semitic is moving through the Florida Senate after easily passing the House. Rep. Mike Gottlieb, D-Plantation, sponsor of the House bill, said the goal is to curb hate speech toward Jews and Israel that has been on the rise across the

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A Big Angry Statue of a Lion for Mefalsim

Hamas threw themselves at the Mefalsim gate, their bodies piling up on top of the murdered corpses of Jews who had tried to escape the Nova Music festival about a kilometer down the road.  Hamas made certain no Jew reached the gate.  The defenders of Mefalsim made sure no monster made it inside the perimeter.  Mefalsim took losses, houses were smashed with RPGs, members died in their safe rooms. [Jerry Klinger]

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New Jersey man pleads guilty to hate crimes after assaulting, driving into Orthodox Jews

Published by New York Daily News A New Jersey man has admitted to carrying out a series of hate crimes in the Lakewood area, including attempting to run down members of the Orthodox Jewish community with a car, officials announced. Dion Marsh on Thursday pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Trenton to five

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Education Program on Antisemitism Incorporates Experiences of Jews of Middle East and North Africa

“In addressing the critical surge in antisemitism, JIMENA develops impactful solutions for public schools nationwide,” added Levin. “These solutions, including this new program, aim to educate about antisemitism’s various manifestations and the experiences of Jews and other religious minorities from North Africa and the Middle East, including Israel. At this crucial time, providing training, countering misinformation about the Middle East, presenting factual information, and proposing solutions related to antisemitism from the Middle East are paramount aspects of JIMENA’s mission.” [Press Release]

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Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters dropped by music publisher BMG over Israel comments

Published by Euronews (English) Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has reportedly been dropped by music rights company Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) over his inflammatory remarks about Israel, Ukraine and the United States. The news was reported by Variety, which notes that Waters’ antisemitic statements “infuriated his former bandmates, as they have driven off several suitors

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Commentary: White supremacy and Holocaust denial have deep roots in the Midwest

Published by Chicago Tribune In a recent interview on the CNN podcast “The Axe Files,” crime writer Sara Paretsky talked about the antisemitism she faced growing up in a Jewish family in Kansas in the 1950s — antisemitism that limited what neighborhoods she and her family were allowed to live in. Paretsky noted that Jews

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Super Bowl Will Include ‘Stand Up to Jewish Hate’ Commercial

The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hatred against Jews in the U.S., will air its first-ever Super Bowl TV commercial during the Feb. 11 telecast on CBS as the group seeks to raise awareness of the rise in antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7 assault against Israel by Hamas terrorists. [Rick Griffin]

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Georgia Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

The Georgia Senate gallery broke out in a standing ovation when HB 30, which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism passed by a 44-6 vote.  StandWithUs joins in the applause for the Senate and House which passed HB 30 in a 129-5 vote. The bill ensures that Georgia will consider the IHRA definition when enforcing anti-discrimination laws and determining whether crimes suspected of antisemitic bias warrant enhanced penalties. HB 30 now awaits the governor’s signature. [SWU Press Release]

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Ralph Lauren Willed Himself Into the Good Life

After he decided to market the ties on his own, executives at Bloomingdale’s wanted him to narrow the tie slightly and Lauren daringly refused. Although winning Bloomingdales’ account, in anyone else’s eyes, would have been a big victory, Lauren had larger ambitions to become himself a name brand. Lauren found other stores to sell the wide tie to, and as their popularity increased, Bloomingdale’s resistance correspondingly decreased. Whereas thin ties sold at the time for $5, Lauren’s ties commanded between $7.50 and $15. The more people paid for them, the more they valued them. [Donald H. Harrison]

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‘The Base’ Group Member Convicted Of Defacing Michigan Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols

Published by Tampa Free Press A federal jury convicted a Michigan man Thursday for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, with swastikas and symbols associated with The Base, a multi-state, white supremacist group. Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, was convicted of one count of conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten,

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23andMe Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Breach Targeting Chinese And Ashkenazi Jewish Customers

Published by Benzinga Genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ:ME) is under fire in a class action lawsuit, accused of inadequately protecting the privacy of nearly 7 million customers whose personal information was compromised in a data breach last year. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court in San Francisco, alleges that the company failed

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Berkeley Lecturer Found a Sanctuary in San Diego

Recently, as I was traveling and looking for a shul in San Diego for a few weeks I found respite and much more than that at Ohr Shalom near Balboa Park – joy and  inspiration, warmth and hospitality that energized me. [Noam Schimmel]

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