Anti-Defamation League
Survey: One-third of Jewish college students have experienced antisemitism
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — A surge of hostile sentiment has been directed against Jewish students in recent years, mostly a byproduct of animosity toward Israel’s policies with respect to Palestinians.
ADL partners with L’Oréal USA to promote Holocaust education in the US
By Nidhi Upadhyaya — September 29, 2021
(RNS) — The new initiative is in response to the increasing instances of antisemitism and discrimination in the country.
JewBelong goes digital — and hot pink — in campaign to sound alarm on antisemitism
By Yonat Shimron and Renée Roden — July 13, 2021
(RNS) — Seven such billboards have been flashing at Times Square for more than a month. Beginning this week, they are going up in four other cities.
Chabad rabbi stabbed outside Boston Jewish day school
By Yonat Shimron — July 2, 2021
(RNS) — Police arrested a suspect in the attack, which appears to bear the hallmarks of similar physical attacks on Hasidic Jews.
US Jews rally for more support in combating antisemitism
By Yonat Shimron — May 27, 2021
(RNS) — The Anti-Defamation League reported a 75% increase in antisemitic attacks in the U.S. in the wake of the clashes in Israel and Gaza. American Jews want their elected representatives to take more action.
Los Angeles police investigating brawl as antisemitic hate crime
By Alejandra Molina — May 20, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — After Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a hate crime investigation of an attack against Jewish diners, another video surfaced of a separate incident involving an Orthodox Jewish man being chased by two cars with people waving a Palestinian flag.
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’
By Michael Kunzelman — April 27, 2021
(AP) — The Anti-Defamation League counted 196 cases of antisemitic "Zoom bombing" attacks in the U.S. last year.
Poll: American Jews report increasing incidents of anti-Semitism, mostly online
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2021
(RNS) — More than 60% of American Jews said they experienced or heard anti-Semitic comments, slurs or threats, up from 54% a year earlier.
Religious, ethnic minorities grapple over California’s model ethnic studies curriculum
By Alejandra Molina — December 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The curriculum, originally designed to center Chicanos and Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans, has become beset with arguments about who else should be represented.
A cemetery is desecrated, shaking Michigan’s Jewish community on Election Day
By Yonat Shimron — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — Gayle Kirshenbaum planned to spend Election Day calling potential voters and urging them to vote. Instead she woke up to the news that the cemetery where her grandparents are buried was desecrated.
ADL report: Jewish lawmakers face anti-Semitic tropes online
By Elana Schor — October 6, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Misinformation about billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros remains common among anti-Semitic tweets directed at Jewish members of Congress, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League.
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
By Michael Kunzelman — May 12, 2020
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades.
NYC mayor takes heat after lashing out at Jewish funeral
By Karen Matthews — April 29, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his tweets criticizing a large Jewish funeral.
Survey: Half of American Jews have experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — April 21, 2020
(RNS) — The survey, conducted in January before the coronavirus outbreak, found that nearly two-thirds of Jews (63%) reported that they feel less safe than they did a decade ago.
Report: White supremacist propaganda on college campuses doubled in 2019
By Yonat Shimron — February 12, 2020
(RNS) — Instead of blatantly targeting Jews, Muslims, blacks and other ethnic groups, the largest of the white supremacist groups are using veiled slogans such as 'Defend America' superimposed on the U.S. flag.
