To protect Jews in Europe – and the European way of life – AJC is calling for an emergency high-level meeting of relevant ministers from across Europe and for these officials to implement new enforcement, protection, and justice-related actions in the fight against antisemitism. [Press Release]
Europe-wide Meeting Urged to Combat Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Press Release, USA
Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs all came out against Gaetz becoming the leader of the Justice Department which among its other duties prosecutes hate crimes. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Several National Jewish Groups Oppose Matt Gaetz as Attorney General Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Two Jewish members of Congress may be in a projected three-way race on Nov. 19 to serve as a leader among Democrats for House members in swing districts. The position is being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia), who plans to run in 2025 in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. [Donald H. Harrison]
Disraeli was born into a middle-class London family in 1804, when the capital’s Jewish population numbered just over 20,000. He was the eldest son of a literary man who left the Jewish community a year before his son’s bar mitzvah, and was baptized according to his father’s will. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The Social Democrats’ decision to enter a coalition with the Nemunas Party—a party whose leader has been indicted for inciting violence and hatred against Jews—undermines the core values that unite our nations. [Press Release]
Cardin Decries Alliance Between Antisemitic party and Lithuania’s Social Democrats Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Press Release, USA
No matter what political conditions surround us, it is our sacred mission to continue to build Jewish communities and leaders who will work for true equity, justice, and democracy for all. [Cheryl Cook]
OpEd: Under Trump, We Jews Will Have to Rely on Our Values, Traditions Read More »
Antisemitism, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The global surge in antisemitic rhetoric and violence triggered by Hamas’ October 7th massacre reminds us that antisemitism remains a potent threat to the fabric of democratic societies. The incident in Amsterdam should be viewed as Europe’s new Kristallnacht – a stark warning of the dangers of unfettered hate. (Sacha Roytman-Dratwa)
Mobs Attack Israelis, Other Jews in Amsterdam following Soccer Match Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Israel, Opinion, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Jewish reactions were mixed over Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris — to be expected as he had some strong backers and strong opponents among the Jewish people. [SDJW staff]
Jewish Reactions to Donald Trump’s Presidential Victory Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion, Press Release, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Election day is here and I decided to share the following prayer I read from myjewishlearning.com: [Cailin Acosta]
A Prayer for Election Day Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, International, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Leonid Pasternak, a painter and professor at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, a master of portraiture and book illustrations, went down in history in the shadow of his son Boris, a poet and Nobel Prize winner in literature, whom he loved and with whom he diverged in his attitude toward common ancestry. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Leonid Pasternak, Father of Boris, Wrestled with his Jewishness Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
De Vries has every reason to express dismay about a man who admires Hitler, a man who wishes his generals were more like Hitler’s generals. For it is one of those generals, totally loyal to the Führer and blindly following his orders, who was directly responsible for the deportation of 110,000 Dutch Jews — 75 percent of the entire Dutch Jewish population at the time — to Nazi concentration camps. Only approximately 5,000 returned home alive after the war. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
What Hitler’s General in the Netherlands Was Really Like Read More »
Antisemitism, Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, News Media, The Moderate Voice, USA
If the Jewish version of BDS takes flight, then fans of Vice President Kamala Harris must shun Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd forever. Not to mention the McDonald’s in Feasterville, Bucks County, where former President Donald J. Trump dropped in for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, in Philly’s Queen Village, Trumpsters must now evade the Famous 4th Street Deli. [Bruce S. Tickere]
Some Jews in Philadelphia are Boycotting Certain Restaurants over Politics Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
I am disgusted by the rhetoric at the Trump rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday and alarmed that such major news organizations as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have decided to make no endorsements in the presidential race. I was mulling endorsements before, but now I feel the time is imperative to take a stand, even though I know that whichever way I decide, I’ll disappoint some of our readers. [Donald H. Harrison]
Editorial: Kamala Harris for President and a Democratic Slate for Congress Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The inaugural cohort of San Diego’s Jewish Community Emergency Response Team (JCERT) is now prepared to respond in the aftermath of local antisemitic incidents to help strengthen individual recovery and community resilience. [Press Release]
JFS Trains First Cohort of Compassionate Responders Antisemitism Victims Read More »
Antisemitism, Press Release, San Diego County, USA