Antisemitism
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Several principals have said they are beefing up educational programs on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. And while that’s a good first step, some feel more needs to be done.
Campaign Against Antisemitism survey also finds that 43% of British adults agree with at least one anti-Semitic statement posed to them by researchers.
“The escalating number of anti-Semitic incidents at our schools is proof positive that something is broken at TDSB [Toronto District School Board], and we remain committed to educating the students and teachers of Toronto about the world’s oldest hate and being part of the solution,” Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Twitter.
Daniel Aghion, president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria told J-Wire, “The JCCV condemns the antisemitic defacing of a poster of Josh Burns, Member for Macnamara. It is notable that Mr. Burns is Jewish. The attack is therefore personal, offensive and designed to intimidate.”
The comments were posted on the website Greek Rank, which provides an anonymous message board where users can talk about Greek life on campus.
Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council, explained that the phrase “Jews them down, is an extremely offensive one, with a long and bloody history of use against the Jewish community. We were shocked to hear that term in a public forum.”
At Valley Park Middle School, a student in an 8th-grade class shouted “Heil Hitler” from his desk as two other students stood on a filing cabinet and performed a Nazi salute.
The Baker administration also released its 2020 Massachusetts Hate Crimes Report, compiled from data submitted by law-enforcement agencies across the state.
“While these symbols of hate can be removed from our campuses, the lasting impact on our community cannot,” said Manhattan Beach Unified board of trustees president Sally Peel.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper met with federal law-enforcement officials to suggest coordinating an office to analyze anti-Semitism and train federal agents to understand the nature of the threat.
“No student should be forced to make a choice between their faith and their education. Nor should they face backlash if they do,” said Howie Beigelman, executive director of Ohio Jewish Communities.
The survey, by the Ruderman Family Foundation, found that 62% of Israelis think the state should take firmer action against anti-Semitic incidents around the world.
