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The Durban Conference perpetuates hate – opinion
In 2001, anti-Israel and anti-Zionism sentiment roared with a vengeance at the UN World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa (the Durban Conference). Read more » »
Bulgarian synagogue vandalized with Nazi graffiti
The Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria was spraypainted with a swastika and the neo-Nazi slogan ‘1488. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada asks ministers to deny work permit for anti-Israel pro
B’nai Brith Canada petitioned Canadian government ministers to deny a work permit for German Professor Valentina Azarova if she is accepted to the position of director of the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto. The Azarova controversy has been ongoing at the University of Toronto for over a year. Read more » »
On This Day: US Jew Leo Frank lynched by antisemitic mob
August 17, 2021 marks the 106th anniversary of the death of Leo Frank, a Jewish American living in Georgia who was lynched by an antisemitic mob after being convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl despite being widely held to be innocent. Read more » »
Grapevine August 9, 2021: A time to remember
Families of the victims of the suicide bombing at the now defunct Sbarro pizza parlor at Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road-King George Avenue intersection are this month commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder, on August 9, 2001, of their loved ones who were among 15 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, who lost their lives. Read more » »
Jewish museum in Portugal opens exhibition on Operation Entebbe
As well as the Entebbe operation exhibition, the Jewish Museum of Oporto explores thousands of years of Jewish history including the Golden Age in Sefarad, and the failed attempts of the bnei anousim The Jewish Museum of Oporto dedicates a room to Read more » »
Numerous Jewish organizations to protest the rise of antisemitism
WASHINGTON – Following the recent rise of antisemitism across the US, a coalition of organizations will hold a rally at the National Mall by the west entrance of the US Capitol building on Sunday. Read more » »
Jewish activists fight antisemitism with a bold message
Last week’s brutal attack in Boston of a Chabad emissary kept the rising tide of antisemitism in the US in the headlines. And Jewish groups and individuals are mobilizing in various ways. Read more » »
Grapevine July 7, 2021: Moving day
Wednesday, July 7, is the final day in the seven-year tenure of President Reuven Rivlin and the first day of the tenure of President-elect Isaac Herzog.Rivlin hosted a state dinner for the last time on Thursday of last week for his good friend German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Read more » »
Grapevine July 2, 2021: Historic moments
■ THERE ARE individual historic events and there are national historic events. The Slovenian National Day reception hosted at Shenkar College by Ambassador Andreja Purkart Martinez was a mix of both. Read more » »
