Nationalism and anti-semitism

As nationalism rises in Serbia, a Holocaust education seminar for teachers gets more popular

In recent years, local fascist and neo-Nazi groups in Serbia have become emboldened under President Aleksandar Vučić.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
Borka Marinkovic, far left, talks about her experiences as the daughter of Holocaust survivors with a group of Serbian teachers during an August 2023 TOLI education seminar in Šabac, Serbia.
Protesters light flares and carry Polish flags during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark the anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland, November 11, 2016.

Polish far-right Independence Day march to go ahead despite court ban

Organizers vowed the march would be held in honor of uniformed officers acting as "protectors of the border," and would highlight the importance of protecting Poland's sovereignty against intruders.

|ByREUTERS
An Orthodox Jew walks through the Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw April 15, 2013. The 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising will be commemorated on April 19, 2013. Picture taken April 15, 2013.

Polish government to give $50,000 to nationalist website

An organisation run by a student who called Jews “communists” and “Bolsheviks” at a Hanukkah party that featured Poland’s chief rabbi will be given $50,000 by the Polish government.

|ByKATARZYNA MARKUSZ / JTA
NATIONAL GUARD members walk in front of the US Capitol on Thursday, as tension continues ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

Washington, state capitals on high alert ahead of Wednesday inauguration

Capitals in battleground states, where Trump has directed his accusations of voter fraud, were on especially high alert.

|ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS

Comment: Facing the ugly truth

Details recently revealed in case of murdered Palestinian teen raise questions about who we are and who we are becoming.

JULY 6, 2014ByDAVID BRINN
Palestinians carry the body of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir during his funeral in Shuafat.