‘Offensive’ photos taken at Canada’s National Holocaust Monument have been removed from Instagram: Ottawa photographer
A week before the annual Yom ha-Shoah remembrance ceremony at Canada’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, a photographer has stirred up condemnation for using the site as a location to promote his own business. A series of six photos were posted this week to a social media account belonging to the Ottawa photographer who is […]
A beloved Fresno State librarian fantasized about ‘target practice’ on Jews
The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State University bears the name of a scholar whose writings were often unabashedly antisemitic. Courtesy of Jweekly.com By Maya Mirsky/JWeekly.com April 21, 2022 A report commissioned by Fresno State University looking into the views of Henry Miller Madden, for whom the school’s library was named, has found copious — […]
Bennett buckles to Muslim violence, shutters Temple Mount for Jews
“This hallucinatory decision will cost us blood. Surrendering to the enemy only increases terrorism.” By Aryeh Savir, TPS The government, led by Naftali Bennett, has announced that it will block the entry of Jews to the Temple Mount for two weeks until the conclusion of the Muslim month of Ramadan, apparently buckling to pressure from […]
Teen due in court charged with assaulting strictly-Orthodox shop owners
The teenage suspect accused of assaulting two strictly-Orthodox shop owners on a Stamford Hill street earlier this year is due to appear in court on Thursday. Malachi Thorpe, 18, allegedly attacked Israel Grossman and Erwin Ginsberg as they were closing their shop for the evening on 27 January. Security camera footage of the incident, which […]
Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer, Rachel Bloom and several other Jewish celebs discuss antisemitism on YouTube show
This article first appeared on Hey Alma. It’s fun and exciting when our favorite celebrities regale us with the minutiae of their lives. What color were the balloon arches at Jenny Slate’s bat mitzvah? How does Morgan Spector react to being the object of the internet’s thirst? But when our favorite celebrities speak out on issues that matter, […]
Officials slam NY woman for suggesting zoning laws to keep out Orthodox Jews
“Everyone is welcome in New York. The despicable and antisemitic rhetoric used at a Rockville Centre board of trustees meeting has no place in our state,” Gov. Kathy Hochul stated. By World Israel News Staff A New York woman who proposed changing her community’s zoning laws in order to keep Orthodox Jews from moving to […]
NY Times Highlights Jews’ Frustration With French Media Minimizing Anti-Semitic Attacks
The New York Times has noticed. To a degree. On April 6, 2022, the paper wrote about a Jewish man killed when he was hit by a train, now being investigated as a hate crime, as video emerged of him fleeing a beating by a mob. His white kippah was found at the scene. New York Times […]
Barney Greengrass, beloved Upper West Side deli, hit by suspected arsonist
(New York Jewish Week) – A suspected arsonist set a series of small fires on the Upper West Side on Thursday morning — including one that destroyed the outdoor dining shed at appetizing institution Barney Greengrass at 541 Amsterdam Avenue. The beloved Jewish deli, famous for its smoked fish, was one of five suspected targets […]
NUS culture of ‘fear and anxiety’ pushing Jewish students away
Jewish students are at risk of being pushed out the biggest body representing university students in Britain because of a culture of “fear, anxiety, hostility and an environment that encourages antisemitic dialogue”, a student union has warned. Students at Lancaster University said they were “hurt” by the way the National Union of Students was treating […]
French politicians denounce death of Jewish man in possible antisemitic attack
French politicians denounce death of Jewish man in possible antisemitic attack Jérémy Cohen died after being hit by a tram in February as he ran from a group of men, video footage showed The death of a young Jewish man in Bobigny, north of Paris, has shocked France and sparked outrage among French presidential candidates, […]