anti-Semitism
Why Lena Dunham isn’t so funny (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 31, 2015
(RNS) Jews laughing at themselves, and at Judaism, is an old and even venerable tradition.
Why Lena Dunham isn’t funny
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 30, 2015
There are historical roots to Lena Dunham's comparison of her dog to her Jewish boyfriend. And they are not pretty.
Restored Turkish synagogue is resplendent — but empty of worshippers
By Reuters — March 26, 2015
The restoration of the first temple to open in Turkey in two generations comes at a time of fear and tension for a dwindling number of Jews there.
Is anti-Semitism really increasing on US college campuses? (COMMENTARY)
By Jay Michaelson — March 24, 2015
(RNS) The factors that differentiate anti-Semitic from anti-Israel speech are subtle.
Michael Douglas and Hollywood’s Jewish identity problem
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 18, 2015
(RNS) We need more Jews in Hollywood to stand up for Judaism and Jewish causes.
Michael Douglas has a very Jewish “basic instinct”
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 17, 2015
Michael Douglas stood up against anti-Semitism. Time for other Jewish entertainment figures to do the same.
Death of Mo. gubernatorial candidate roils state GOP
By Deirdre Shesgreen — March 5, 2015
(RNS) Right before his death, Tom Schweich called reporters saying he was going to go public with allegations that Missouri GOP Chairman John Hancock had been telling people Schweich was Jewish.
Rising anti-Semitism challenges Sweden’s proud and tolerant self-image
By Petra Socolovsky — March 4, 2015
(RNS) Even before recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, Swedish Jews were already more afraid of wearing Jewish symbols in public than Jews in Belgium, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and the United Kingdom.
Anti-Semitism * Anti-sex * Anti-women: February’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — March 2, 2015
Cold, short February was jam-packed with some mega atrocities on the religious freedom front. Count your lucky stars it's March, and hope for a better month ahead.
7 ways universities can begin to challenge anti-Semitism on campus
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 27, 2015
(RNS) Once upon a time, there were red lines between criticism of Israel's policies, denial of Israel's right to exist, and full-blown anti-Semitism. Those lines have increasingly blurred, and in some cases, they have disappeared.
Campus anti-Semitism is not just a Jewish problem
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 27, 2015
Anti-Semitism on campus is now politically-correct -- even chic. We are now in the midst of a war for the heart, mind, and soul of the American university. It is time for universities themselves to speak out against this.
Anti-Semitism a big problem at US colleges, report says
By Lauren Markoe — February 26, 2015
(RNS) More than half of American Jewish college students said they had experienced anti-Semitism over a six-month period.
No to Netanyahu: Danish Jews’ loyalty to Denmark runs deep
By Reuters — February 17, 2015
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) The Jewish Agency said 12 Danish Jews migrated to Israel in 2014. In contrast, more than 7,000 French Jews made Aliyah, or emigrated to Israel.
Auschwitz survivor: Being alive is best ‘revenge’
By Michele Chabin — January 26, 2015
TEL AVIV (RNS) On Tuesday (Jan. 26) — Holocaust Remembrance Day — Renee Ganz will return to Auschwitz-Birkenau the for the first time, along with nearly 100 other Auschwitz survivors from 19 countries.
GOP hopeful Bobby Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe
By Paul Singer — January 16, 2015
(RNS) When a Fox News "expert" claimed non-Muslims are not welcome in some European cities, Britain's prime minister "thought it must be April Fools' Day." But the Louisiana governor's planned speech repeats the charge.