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Leo Frank’s ghost still haunts us
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 31, 2023
It's not just a Broadway musical. It is a pervasive memory. Jew hatred persists.
What is a pogrom? Israeli mob attack has put a century-old word in the spotlight
By Joshua Shanes — March 14, 2023
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Jewish history explains how the term ‘pogrom’ lives in Jewish collective memory and why its use can be highly contentious.
Antisemitic graffiti in DC suburb seen as part of a trend
By Ashraf Khalil — November 18, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violently antisemitic graffiti along a popular walking trail is part of a rising tide of anti-Jewish vandalism and activity dating back a decade, according to local Jewish leaders.
Hollywood Jews must condemn Kanye
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 11, 2022
(RNS) — Kanye goes full violent antisemite. From the Jews in the entertainment industry: mostly crickets.
BDS goes full antisemite
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 12, 2022
(RNS) — Stop worrying if there is a hyphen in antisemitic. This is it.
ADL chief’s attack on left-leaning organizations criticized as dangerous
By Yonat Shimron — May 3, 2022
(RNS) — The speech by ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt signaled a new, more combative focus on what he called anti-Zionist extremists.
Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
By Michael Kunzelman — April 26, 2022
(RNS) — The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 antisemitic incidents, the highest number since the New York City-based group began tracking such incidents in 1979.
Jewish groups urge Senate to hold hearing on antisemitism envoy
By Yonat Shimron — November 5, 2021
(RNS) — Biden nominated Deborah Lipstadt to the post of antisemitism envoy in July. But Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said they're examining some of her past tweets.
Confirming Rashad Hussain would show that religious freedom is a cause that unites us
By Robert P. George and David Saperstein — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — No ambassador has brought a broader knowledge of policy to the post.
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.
RNS News Quiz: School debt forgiven and a televangelist biopic
By Emily Churchill — June 5, 2021
(RNS) — Test your knowledge of the week's current events in the world of religion.
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.
In response to rising anti-Semitism, Jews plan march and declare #JewishandProud
By Yonat Shimron — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — American Jews have increasingly been scared to identify their faith publicly. An October survey by the AJC found that 31% of Jews avoided wearing symbols or objects identifying them as Jews.
To the Jews who applauded Trump
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 10, 2019
(RNS) — Trump uses anti-Semitic themes and Jews love it. What is wrong with this picture? Everything.
FBI report: Jews the target of overwhelming number of religious-based hate crimes
By Yonat Shimron — November 13, 2019
(RNS) — Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,550 offenses, and the majority of those — 57.8% — were anti-Jewish.
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