Guardian Angels to Patrol Brooklyn After Increase in Antisemitic Attacks
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — The Guardian Angels said it would start patrolling in Brooklyn after an increase in antisemitic attacks in the area.
The group’s founder, Curtis Sliwa, told NBC News that the...
LA Man Arrested for Ripping Wigs From Orthodox Jewish Women
(JTA) — Los Angeles police have arrested a man who they say has been snatching wigs off the heads of Orthodox Jewish women in North Hollywood.
Police believe the man...
Romanian Police Arrest Suspect in Vandalism of Elie Wiesel’s Childhood Home
In the wake of this past weekend’s vandalism incident at the childhood home of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in Romania, there has been an...
Holocaust Museum Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Sets New Mark
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is marking its 25th anniversary with a new — and bold — $1 billion fundraising goal.
The "Never Again: What You Do Matters" campaign set...
Georgia Candidate With Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Gets Trump Bump
BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump boosted a Georgia Republican candidate who refuses to disavow a white supremacist she posed with in a photograph and has seemingly promoted...
Kahane Was Right. More Work Needs to Be Done.
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
Over 25,000 Jews and allies assembled the first Sunday in 2020 to send a message of "No Hate No Fear." The day before, 90,000 gathered to celebrate...
Father of Holocaust Denial Movement Robert Faurisson Dead At 89
Robert Faurisson — the French academic honored by the Iranian regime and convicted in France during a four decade-long career as one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers — died...
NYT Report Prompts Instagram to Confront Antisemitic Hashtags
(JTA) — Instagram removed two antisemitic hashtags after a New York Times report showed that the social media site was home to thousands of hateful posts.
The Facebook-owned site deleted...
Anti-Zionist NYU Students Arrested at Israel Independence Day Party
Two members of anti-Zionist groups at New York University were arrested while protesting a celebration of Israel’s Independence Day on Friday.
The unnamed students — who are affiliated with Students...
Guide to Hate Symbols on Display at Wednesday’s Capitol Riot
(JTA) — The sweatshirt, spotted amid the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, seemed designed to provoke fear.
“Camp Auschwitz,” it read, along with the message “Work brings freedom” — a...