Antisemitism
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Organizers at the Illinois Holocaust Museum chose International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 for the official rollout of their new cutting-edge virtual-reality Holocaust experience, titled “The Journey Back.”
Aviva Rosenschein, CAMERA’s International Campus Director, told JNS: “It’s gotten much worse since I started in 2008 with CAMERA—much worse. It’s much more intimidating on the campuses.”
It showed the steepest incline in anti-Semitic events in May, during Israel’s 11-day conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
New Diaspora Affairs Ministry report highlights dramatic spike in online anti-Semitism in 2021, including 3.5 million anti-Semitic posts on five networks.
The state will also direct additional resources to the fight against BDS, says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The effort involved 40 focus groups comprised of students, faculty, staff, alumni and trustees, in addition to a campus-wide survey.
“I would hope that she understands the severity of what she did,” Aryeh Fried told CBS New York. “To do it to anybody is obviously problematic, but for an adult to do it to a child is just beyond crazy.”
The resolution aims to stamp out Holocaust denial and distortion, prioritizing education and placing a greater responsibility on social-media platforms.
“Not only does the administration not care about discrimination against Orthodox or Zionist Jews, but they actively retaliate against them,” claimed Professor Jeffrey Lax, who is involved in an investigation against Kingsborough Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system.
Co-sponsored by Germany—and backed by the United States, Russia and many other countries—it affirms that the Holocaust “will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice.”
Losses not directly connected to boycott • Ben & Jerry’s Israel owner Avi Zinger calls the news “a tremendous boost” • Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked: “It doesn’t pay to boycott Israel.”
U.S. Jewish organizations outraged at Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II’s “unacceptable,” “dangerous” remarks.
