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Antisemitism

News about antisemitism and antisemitic incidents

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler leave their meeting at Bad Godesberg, Germany, on Sept. 23 1938. Source: German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons.

Conversion of Hitler’s first home to police station gets underway

Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in the town of Braunau am Inn in modern-day Austria.

October 3, 2023

The Jerusalem skyline seen from the Mount of Olives, May 19, 2008. Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90

Zion and antisemitism

Denying the Jewish right to the Land of Israel is a crime against humanity.

Farley Weiss and Leonard Grunstein

October 2, 2023

The Chelsea FC Stadium, Stamford Bridge. Credit: Vespa125125CFC via Wikimedia Commons.

Chelsea Football Club launches fan group to encourage Jewish identity

“I would urge other clubs to follow their example and celebrate their Jewish supporters,” said Lord John Mann, independent adviser to the British government on antisemitism.

October 2, 2023

The words “Neuremburg 2.0” (sic), next to a hangman noose, and “Covid is Jew” were spray-painted on an underpass in Melbourne, Australia.
Source: Screenshot.

Antisemitic incident report: Sept. 23-29

From antisemitic Zoom calls at community meetings in Northern California and a Holocaust denier running for school board to “Yids” being scrawled in London near the Emirates Football Stadium.

September 29, 2023

American Jewish historian Deborah Lipstadt. Source: YouTube.

Lipstadt report takes ‘big picture’ look at worldwide antisemitism

“Tackling antisemitism at home means appreciating how this hatred is addressed around the world,” per the U.S. State Department.

September 29, 2023

San Francisco Bay. Credit: derwiki/Pixabay.

Bay Area JCRC offers guide to counter hate speech at public meetings

It comes as antisemitic conspiracy theorists have sought to hijack official community proceedings.

September 28, 2023

Roger Waters wears a Nazi-style uniform during a concert in Berlin on May 17, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Banned rocker Waters gives Zoom speech at ‘Palestine Writes’ fest

A documentary released this week features new interviews alleging bigoted statements against Jews from the former Pink Floyd frontman.

September 28, 2023

White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Menachem Wecker.

White House announces Civil Rights Act applies to forms of antisemitism

Eight federal agencies wrote that Title VI of the transformative 1964 law can protect Jews and other minority groups.

September 28, 2023

Demonstrators protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City, Sept. 20, 2023. Photo: Luke Tress/Flash90

Countering antisemitism can’t wait until Israel’s crisis is resolved

The NGO-led efforts to weaken and replace the IHRA working definition— the most effective means of countering modern antisemitism—need to be countered effectively before they become dominant.

Gerald M. Steinberg

September 28, 2023