✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – At a recent city council meeting in Evanston, Illinois, a man in dark sunglasses stepped up to the podium during the public comment period to accuse the Anti-Defamation League of stifling free speech. Wearing a … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Antisemitism in the United States has “skyrocketed” in the three months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel, according to data tallied by the Anti-Defamation League. There were 3,283 antisemitic incidents in the United States … Read More
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan When actor and director David Schwimmer stood up last November to talk about his experience with hate and the importance of building alliances to combat racism and antisemitism, the “Friends” star emphasized the importance of speaking … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – At least two synagogues in California evacuated during Shabbat services over the weekend as online tro lls targeted Jewish congregations for the fourth straight week with fake bomb and other security threats. At least 26 … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — For months earlier this year, mainstream American Jewish groups waffled on how much to weigh in on Israel’s internal political debates, something many had studiously avoided in the past. But that felt like a … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — After being thwarted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Rashida Tlaib succeeded in spotlighting Palestinian perspectives on Israel’s founding in an event on Capitol Hill — with help from one of Congress’ most powerful … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt doubled down on his argument that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, emphasized the threat to visibly Orthodox Jews and accused The New York Times of an … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner Weaponizing the Holocaust has been going on for some time, but with nowhere near the intensity that we are seeing now. Even Jews, people who should know better, are now getting in to the act, promising … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The three federations that border the Kentucky congressional district of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie have criticized his tweet comparing COVID-19 safety measures to the Holocaust. “The only thing that’s comparable to the Holocaust is the … Read More
By staff and wire reports Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie stirred outrage among state and regional Jewish leaders last week when, in a tweet, he compared public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 to the Holocaust, posting an … Read More
