anti-Semitism
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.
Anti-Semitism is a public health crisis
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 4, 2019
(RNS) — Let's start treating Jew hatred the way we treated cigarette smoking. Make it taboo.
Chief rabbi’s attack on anti-Semitism keys reckoning over faith in UK election
By Catherine Pepinster — December 2, 2019
LONDON (RNS) — The Dec. 12 national election has brought unaccustomed denunciations from Britain's top religious figures against discrimination based on faith.
US rabbis from three Jewish movements call for Stephen Miller’s firing
By Yonat Shimron — November 22, 2019
(RNS) — The statement follows a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center that revealed emails Miller sent to the conservative website Breitbart before he worked at the White House.
How the infamous Oberammergau Passion Play is evolving
By Noam E. Marans — November 21, 2019
(RNS) — For the past three decades, the most heinous anti-Jewish excesses of the world's most famous Passion play have been slowly eliminated, but more work needs to be done.
FBI report: Jews the target of overwhelming number of religious-based hate crimes
By Yonat Shimron — November 19, 2019
(RNS) — Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,550 offenses, and the majority of those — 57.8% — were anti-Jewish.
Why are so many players in the impeachment trial Jewish?
By Yonat Shimron — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — Scholars say it’s mostly a coincidence, and there’s certainly no connection between them, but there are a few intriguing historical notes that might shed light on this curious set of circumstances.
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.
FBI report: Jews the target of overwhelming number of religious-based hate crimes
By Yonat Shimron — November 12, 2019
(RNS) — Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,550 offenses, and the majority of those — 57.8% — were anti-Jewish.
Anti-Semitism in the US today is a variation on an old theme
By Pamela S. Nadell — November 6, 2019
(The Conversation) — With anti-Semitism today bombarding American Jews from the right and the left, the moment appears new, but its language is not. It's a very old theme.
Before another shooting, let’s do these necessary things to stop hate
By Pardeep Kaleka — October 28, 2019
(RNS) — Bipartisan support of common-sense legislation such as the Khalid Jabara-Heather Heyer NO HATE Act will equip law enforcement to identify and track hate incidents more effectively.
New Light congregant: Last year’s shooting demands we turn prayers to action
By Beth Kissileff — October 25, 2019
(RNS) — I can’t bring back the 12 American Jews killed by anti-Semitic violence this year, but I can live my life with the urgency our tradition asks of us and encourage others as well to build the world, kindness first.
Anti-Semitism tops American Jewish concerns in latest survey
By Yonat Shimron — October 23, 2019
(RNS) — The AJC survey found that 31% of Jews avoided wearing symbols or objects identifying them as Jews. Another 25% said they sometimes or frequently avoided certain places, events or situations out of concern for their safety.
Why did Robert Bowers attack Tree of Life synagogue?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2019
(RNS) — Jews' pesky determination to bring an ethical, spiritual vision to the world has made us a target since ancient times.
Yom Kippur shooting in Germany latest indication of increasing anti-Semitism
By Associated Press — October 10, 2019
(AP) — The shooting that left two dead and several injured as Jews observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for their faith, has shined a spotlight on the worldwide rise of anti-Semitic incidents.