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Jewish Cemeteries Vandalized in Cincinnati, Montreal
Vandals in Canada targeted a Jewish cemetery. Photo: Screenshot Vandals have targeted notable Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati, Ohio and Montreal, Canada, sparking outcry and concern over mounting threats of antisemitism. Vandals at Montreal’s Kehal Yisrael Cemetery placed memorial stones in the shape of a Nazi swastika on top of tombstones. Read more » »
Jewish Groups Lambast Wikipedia for Its ‘Attack on ADL’s Credibility’ About Antisemitism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks during the organization’s “Never Is Now” summit at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan in New York City, US, Nov. 10, 2022. Read more » »
Rapper Macklemore Donates Proceeds From New Anti-Israel Song to UN Agency Allegedly Linked to Oct. 7 Attack
Macklemore performs at Alcatraz Milan on May 3, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Photo: Roberto Finizio via Reuters Connect Seattle-based rapper Macklemore said on Tuesday that he will donate all proceeds from his new song to a controversial UN agency Read more » »
‘A Month of Crying Every Day’: Canadian Jewish Politician Resigns From Left-Wing Party Over Antisemitism
Canadian Jewish politician Selina Robinson resigned from the New Democratic Party (NDP). Photo: Screenshot A Jewish politician who was forced to resign from her cabinet post in the government of British Columbia over remarks she made that were deemed Read more » »
Pro-Russian Parties Stoking Antisemitism in Bulgaria, Jewish Leaders Warn
Supporters of Hamas demonstrating in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Photo: Screenshot The tiny Jewish community in Bulgaria is facing a wave of antisemitism stoked by pro-Russian parties, two of its leaders have said. In the wake of the Hamas pogrom in southern Israel on Oct. Read more » »
‘A Stain on The UN’: US Leads 27 Countries in Condemning UN Commission of Inquiry on Israel
Miloon Kothari, member of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, briefs reporters on the first report of the Commission. Read more » »
US to Rejoin UNESCO After Quitting Over Anti-Israel Bias, Concern Raised by Jewish Org
Former French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s newly elected director-general. Photo: UN/Manuel Elias. Read more » »
‘He Likens Jews to Rats’: Jewish Groups Condemn Tucker Carlson’s Description of Ukrainian President Zelensky
Fox personality Tucker Carlson speaks at the 2017 Business Insider Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. Read more » »
Jewish Social Work Students in Canada Facing Hostile Environment, New Study Says
Illustrative Students in class. Photo: Tulane Public Relations/Wikimedia Commons. Antisemitism in Canadian social work programs fosters a hostile environment for Jewish students and undermines the goals of the field, according to a preliminary qualitative study issued by the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF). Read more » »
