B’nai B’rith International
American University professor Lauren Strauss told JNS that Schumer’s comments, rather than the ways that Jewish nonprofits responded, was the “surprise element here.”
Research shows high-schoolers encounter hate both in person and online.
The presence of former hostage Mia Schem and relatives of hostages at the State of the Union address was “especially fitting and meaningful,” the international nonprofit said.
One of the accused has faced charges for other hate crimes.
“We remain concerned about a lack of specific recognition in this bill toward rising levels of hate, in the form of antisemitism,” said David Granovsky, the group’s director of government relations.
“We continue to receive messages of fear at the embassy from Israelis and Jewish students from all over Portugal,” said Dor Shapira.
“Police bringing food and coffee to demonstrators in the current context of the protests in Toronto was a very poor decision,” said Anthony Housefather, a Jewish member of the Canadian Parliament.
“It is so important for Jewish teens all around the world to convene and show strength in numbers,” said Liron Lipinsky, BBYO vice president of enrichment strategy.
Police didn’t say whether it was investigating the attacks as a hate crime.
The organization held a webinar describing a new U.N.-directed challenge against the Jewish state.
International Observatory of Human Rights President Luis Andrade presented a “certificate of homage” to the late Israeli statesman.
A congressman, rabbis and Jewish nonprofit heads also shared some of their personal resolutions for the coming year.