anti-Semitism
Universities should be preparing to respond to anti-Semitism this fall
By Ezra Pasackow — August 9, 2017
(RNS) — Anti-Semitic incidents on campus are part of the long history of discrimination against Jews.
Israel, play fair with LGBT families!
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 18, 2017
Israel's adoption law: homophobic, family phobic — and it could lead to more people becoming Israel-phobic.
Last-ditch effort aims to fill State Department job combating anti-Semitism
By Lauren Markoe — June 27, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) Jewish and other human rights groups are lobbying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to fill the job, created by Congress in 2004.
Man charged with threats to US Jewish groups pleads guilty
By Brendan Pierson — June 13, 2017
(Reuters) The organizations Thompson threatened included a Jewish museum in New York and the Anti-Defamation League, according to a criminal complaint in Manhattan federal court.
Interfaith coalition launches ‘Know Your Neighbor’ campaign
By Madeleine Buckley — June 8, 2017
(RNS) The Islamic Networks Group and its 70 interfaith partners announced their summer campaign encouraging interfaith discussion and understanding.
Mayor of Virginia city targeted by anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing marchers
By Sharon Bernstein — May 14, 2017
(Reuters) Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer was the target of anti-Semitic tweets after speaking out against white nationalists who converged on a local park carrying blazing torches the night before.
Is ‘Norman’ good for the Jews?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 8, 2017
Richard Gere's "Norman" will make Jews cringe. That's because we know him.
Trump wins praise from Holocaust survivors at remembrance
By Lauren Markoe — April 25, 2017
(RNS) Before the event, many Jews had spoken of their discomfort with Trump as the keynote, referencing his history of disparaging rhetoric against religious and ethnic minorities.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump has another opportunity to speak up
By R. Ward Holder — April 21, 2017
(RNS) Trump has only the man in the mirror to blame for questions about his relationships with the Jewish people.
Majorities of Americans concerned about violence against Jews, Muslims
By Adelle M. Banks — April 6, 2017
(RNS) While 72 percent of Muslims said they don’t believe they need to hide their faith, 66 percent said they feel less safe since President Trump’s election.
This is so not good for the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 24, 2017
A collective sigh. A collective cry. The attacks on the JCCs still matter.
Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
By Lauren Markoe — March 23, 2017
(RNS) Many worry that the suspect’s identity will lend credence to the claim, put forward frequently by anti-Semites, that Jews exaggerate threats and crimes against them, while undercutting efforts to reduce anti-Semitism at a time when statistics show it is actually rising.
Israeli-American teen arrested for threats against Jewish centers in US
By Kevin Johnson — March 23, 2017
WASHINGTON (USA Today) Investigators believe the suspect is responsible for the bulk of the threats transmitted against Jewish institutions in the past several months.
The World Council of Churches vs. the Jewish state, once again
By Gerald Steinberg — March 21, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) World Council of Churches officials should not be surprised that years of attacks targeting Israel have borne bitter fruit, writes political scientist Gerald Steinberg.
Sebastian Gorka is bad for the Jews. And America.
By Lauren Markoe — March 19, 2017
(RNS) If Sebastian Gorka quacks like a Hungarian fascist, it's because he probably is.
