Diaspora

Holocaust denier David Irving draws ire on UK speaking tour

Convicted antisemite expressed intentions of speaking in the US and leading tour of Poland

Jewish Sunday school programs open in Europe and Asia

Countries that have seen JFUTURE Sunday schools opening since the project’s launch in November include Montenegro, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Bulgaria, Japan, India and Kazakhstan.

Jussie Smollett accused of planning homophobic, racist assault on himself

Chicago police have yet to investigate Smollett a second time and can therefore neither confirm nor deny whether the allegations are true.

Jewish philosopher assaulted, called 'dirty Jew' by yellow vest protesters

The yellow vest protesters followed Alain Finkielkraut as he walked away from the protest and down the street, yelling antisemitic insults at him.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg back at Supreme Court after cancer surgery

Following the surgery in December to remove cancer from her lungs, Ginsburg was declared cancer-free.

Fareed Zakaria criticizes Ilhan Omar, but also Israel in op-ed

Zakaria said he was responding to the debate about recent statements by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D.-Minn., about AIPAC, which have widely been denounced as antisemitic.

Paris hate crimes spread 'like poison', memory of Simone Veil defaced

Lauded late French politician Simeon Veil memorial art postboxes defaced by swastikas, bagel bakery front defaced as 'Juden'

Son of 'Japanese Schindler' dedicates memorial in Jerusalem

Roughly 6,000 Jews were saved by Chiune Sugihara, Japanese ambassador to Lithuania in 1940, who granted them visas to travel to Japan and escape the Nazis.

Outcry in Croatia as Anne Frank’s diary dropped from school curriculum

The petition has garnered over 4,000 signatures since its inception earlier this week.

NY Mayor declares city's intention to 'wage war' on antisemitism

"The recent events are a reminder to all of us - and this is a very sad reality, but antisemitism exists in this world, in this city, in this country, and must stop it."

Jewish school in LA goes on lockdown as security guard shoots man in leg

Why is Ilhan Omar attacking Elliott Abrams?

Here are some things to know about Abrams.

The Ilhan Omar antisemitism controversy, explained

It seems like she’s disavowed her antisemitic statements. What’s the big deal?

Holocaust survivors and Nazi descendants unite in March of Life conference

The March of Life was founded in 2007 by Jobst and Charlotte Bittner, bringing together Jews and Holocaust survivors with descendants of Nazi perpetrators to fight antisemitism and support Israel.

Ilan Halimi remembered in France as the fight against hate continues

The 2019 Ilan Halimi award was given for the first time to Dijon High School students who jointly created a project about genocide in the 20th century.

EU calls on Bosnia to address property restitution for Holocaust victims

No communal Jewish property has ever been restored to the community following the Holocaust or the Communist regime.

Fox News rejects ad for anti-Nazi film

The network said the footage was 'full of disgraceful Nazi imagery.'

Posters wanting to dissolve ‘Israeli Apartheid Forces’ hung outside Hillel

Some of the posters were hung on the windows of the Granoff Family Hillel Center with the images facing inward. No other campus buildings were targeted.

Omar’s tweets alienated her district’s Jews. Can they still work with her?

JTA has reached out to Omar’s office to comment.

‘Landmark decision’ in UK upholds conviction for Holocaust denial

According to the Campaign Against Antisemitism organization, the decision sets a precedent that Holocaust denial is ‘grossly offensive’ and therefore illegal.

Ilhan Omar attacks Trump on Twitter after call to resign

Meanwhile, a petition started by noted right-wing Trump activist, Jacob Wohl, which called for Omar to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee has garnered nearly 78,000 signatures.

Union files federal labor complaint against New York Jewish federation

The union representing employees of New York’s Jewish federation has filed a federal complaint alleging that the federation is breaking the law by negotiating salaries in bad faith.

Dutch textbook says Jerusalem is holy to Muslims, Christians, not Jews

Likoed Nederland, a pro-Israel group, called the book a form of “historical falsification."

When President Lincoln fought for the Jews

Sarah Silverman opens up on ‘Finding Your Roots’

“I was the hairy Jewish monkey in a sea of blond kids.”