Ira Forman

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.

Trump administration moves to fill long-vacant post of anti-Semitism envoy

By Yonat Shimron — February 5, 2019
(RNS) — Elan Carr, 50, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and was national president of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi, will be nominated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

167 House members ask Trump to retain ambassador to combat anti-Semitism

By Lauren Markoe — March 14, 2017
(RNS) This is no time to scrap the position, the lawmakers say.
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