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Farrakhan compares Jews to termites, says Jews are ‘stupid’

“White people don’t like Farrakhan,” he said in his speech at the event on Sunday, a clip of which was posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday.

Jewish demonstrator kicked in the face while protesting Labour

The incident, which left the protester moderately injured, occurred on Tuesday night at an event titled “Corbyn, Antisemitism and Justice for Palestine – North London."

Museum exhibit unearths underground youth magazine in Terezin Ghetto

The exhibit is called "Vedem Underground: The Secret Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto (1942-1944)."

UK Jews disproportionately targets of religious hate crime

In total, there were 672 offenses of religiously motivated hate crime against Jews in the 2017/2018 period.

'Free Palestine' graffiti scrawled on Holocaust education poster

The subway advertisement was written on by a passer-by inscribed with the words "Free Palestine" and a heart drawn to the side of the statement.

'Anti-racism' rally in Berlin calls for destruction of Israel

Demonstrators at the march hoisted symbols in support of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Hate Crime: Jewish man beaten on the way to Brooklyn synagogue

The attack occurred when a man of Middle Eastern descent got out of his car and chased the Jewish man into the middle of the intersection where he threw him down on the road and began to beat him.

Dallas Jews Condemn Trump-Hitler Campaign Ad

The Dallas-area organizations said bringing up the Nazi leader for anything other than education or in reference to the Holocaust was “highly inappropriate and offensive.”

Drake: The unexpected face for a different kind of Jewishness

In 2014, Rolling Stone called Drake “the biggest Jewish rapper since the Beastie Boys.” Now he’s just one of the biggest rappers of all.

Danish Jews reflect on rescue from Nazi oppression 75 years later

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin was among those on hand at the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, to mark the day in 1943 when the Jews were ferried in boats by fishermen and resistance activists

Leonard Cohen's posthumously bashes Kanye and Jay-Z

The poem skewers Kanye and Jay-Z for comparing themselves to historical icons.

African-American rabbi tackles racism in the Jewish community

One episode, in which Ariel confronted an Orthodox New York assemblyman over wearing a blackface costume,is a “verbatim” recollection of a conversation that Rishon had with a real politician.

New Quebec government looks to ban kippahs for public servants

Most native Quebecers are lapsed Roman Catholics.

When the BDS battle lost pro-Israel U.S. Jewry

Staunch Israel supporters are criticizing the country’s anti-boycott policies. Is the law necessary for Israel’s well-being and is it worth the damage?

Break-lines: How conservative Israelis and Reform U.S. Jews are torn

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen

Would you eat a doughnut Reuben sandwich?

Famed Carnegie Deli teamed up with Doughnut Project for a limited-edition creation.

William Shatner opens up about antisemitic childhood bullying

"Star Trek" actor William Shatner reveals that as a child he faced anti-Semitism in Montreal.

Topple, roll, bang! Museum unveils Rube Goldberg exhibit

The eccentric cartoonist known for drawing diagrams of long-winded and elaborate contraptions will be memoralized in Philadelphia.

Far-right pro-Israel candidate wins first round of Brazil’s elections

Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old conservative Christian congressman, won 46 percent of the ballot on Sunday as voters appeared to reject Brazil’s political establishment.

Restored fragment of prewar Torah scroll displayed in Poland

It is estimated that the document is about 15 percent of the original Torah scroll.

Polish President to commemorate diplomat who helped save Jews from Nazis

It is not known exactly how many people were saved, but it is thought to be around 800.

Hasidic protest breaks out after arrest in New York

Joel Herskovitz thought the police's response “was definitely overkill."

University of Michigan lecture compares Netanyahu to Hitler

Speaker Emory Douglas displayed a slide that showed a picture of Netanyahu and Hitler with the words “Guilty Of Genocide” written across their faces.

Swedish prosecutors appeal decision not to deport synagogue arsonist

Last month, a Swedish appeals court overturned a criminal tribunal’s ruling from June stating that Alnadim would be deported at the end of his two-year prison term.

NY Jewish school officials knew of abuser

The report, which was published Friday, found that Stanley Rosenfeld sexually abused at least a dozen students at SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.