anti-semitism

Anti-Semitic Attacks Have Spiked Since the 2016 Election

Incidents have spiked 86% in the first three months of 2017

By Tara John April 24, 2017

A Sign That Reads ‘Beware of Jews’ Appeared in London

The area's Member of Parliament called the sign "disgusting" and "unacceptable"

By Zamira Rahim March 15, 2017

New York Governor Cuomo Orders Police to Investigate Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery

At least five headstones were knocked over in Rochester

By Abigail Abrams March 2, 2017

Hate Incidents Sow Fear Across U.S.

When 21 Jewish Community Centers across the U.S. received bomb threats on Feb. 27, the JCC staff in Rockville, Md., knew what to do: notify the authorities and confirm the evacuation routes. The group's national...

By Charlotte Alter March 2, 2017

Why It’s So Hard to Investigate Recent Anti-Semitic Threats

Jewish Community Centers across the country have faced bomb threats

By Katie Reilly February 23, 2017

Trump Condemns Antisemitism, Too Late for Critics

His remarks, following bomb threats against Jewish community centers and the vandalism of a Jewish cemetery, are seen as overdue by critics

By Elizabeth Dias February 21, 2017

President Trump Talked About Campaign Win When Asked About Anti-Semitism

President Trump has a habit of talking about his Electoral College win at inappropriate moments, but his reference on Wednesday was perhaps the most unexpected. The scene: A joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith February 15, 2017

Jewish Cemetery Vandalized With Spray-Painted Swastikas Before Yom Kippur

“Whether their intentions were to shock ... or to scare us or silence us, that’s not where we’re going"

By Suyin Haynes October 11, 2016

Jewish Groups Condemn Hate After Donald Trump Defends 'Star of David' Tweet

“We have witnessed the dangerous acts that can follow verbal expressions of hate”

By Abigail Abrams July 7, 2016

Walmart Stops Selling Costumes Criticized as Anti-Arab

Many believe the prosthetic noses are anti-Semitic

By Nash Jenkins October 28, 2015

Lena Dunham’s Not an Anti-Semite, She’s Just Clueless

Lena Dunham's portrayals of Jews, in her show and in her New Yorker piece, trade in the stalest of stereotypes

By Mark Oppenheimer March 28, 2015

Watch the Abuse This Jewish Man Gets as He Walks Through Paris

The team filmed for 10 hours to get 90 seconds of material and they had to go to the roughest areas of Paris to get it

By Megan Gibson February 17, 2015

It's Time to Stop Ignoring the New Wave of Anti-Semitism

I won't be like the rabbis of the 1930s

By Jason Miller February 3, 2015

Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Hairy Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupée

Blends in with the wearer's hair

By Charlotte Alter January 23, 2015

U.N. Hosts First Meeting Dedicated to Battling Anti-Semitism

Meeting planned long before the recent attacks in Paris

By TIME Staff January 23, 2015

Kosher Grocery Assault Confirms Worst Fears of French Jews

Jewish community in Paris had already been on high alert

By Noah Rayman January 9, 2015

Sydney Teen Who Made Anti-Semitic Remarks Ordered to Attend Shabbat Dinner

Five teenagers yelled remarks like 'Heil Hitler' and 'Kill the Jews'

By Justin Worland December 15, 2014

'The Death of Klinghoffer': Censorship Isn't Just Anti-Democratic—It's Anti-Jewish

Isn't the very point and soul of art to demonstrate the human endeavor in all its multifaceted messiness?

By Jennifer Moses October 22, 2014

German Chancellor Vows to Fight Surge in Anti-Semitism

"It pains me when I hear that young Jewish parents ask whether they should raise their children in Germany"

By Helen Regan September 15, 2014

Yale Chaplain Explains Resignation After Oped About Israel and Anti-Semitism

Letter sparks a debate over what opinions should be permitted in the clergy and on university campuses

By Elizabeth Dias September 12, 2014

My Jewish Family's Incredible Shrinking World

Synagogues from the UK to France have been defaced, and there's no sense of outrage to be found

By Karol Markowicz August 14, 2014

Town Resistant to Changing Name From 'Death to Jews'

A Jewish group has petitioned to change the name of La-mort-aux-Juifs

By Laura Stampler August 12, 2014

Anti-Semitism: Not a Threat to American Jews

There are plenty of things for American Jews to worry about, but anti-Semitism is not one of them.

By Eric H. Yoffie May 30, 2014

Spanish ‘Jew Killers’ Town Votes to Change Unfortunate Name

The town is believed to have once been home to a thriving Jewish community, who converted to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition and changed the town's name to prove their faith

By Noah Rayman May 26, 2014

Macklemore Sorry For Costume Called Anti-Semitic

The "Thrift Shop" rapper posted an apology to his website after stirring accusations of racial insensitivity for performing while dressed in a prosthetic nose, fake beard and black wig

By Megan Gibson May 20, 2014

One in four people harbor anti-semitic beliefs, study says

The Anti-Defamation League's first global survey of sentiment towards Jews finds that anti-Semitism is "pervasive and persistent" worldwide, the group's national director says

By Dan Kedmey May 13, 2014

Cops Say Ex-Cop Tagged Brooklyn With Hate Graffiti

A former New York City police officer was arrested over the weekend after allegedly spray-painting anti-Semitic slurs and swastikas on cars and buildings in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn

By David Stout May 5, 2014

Missouri Mayor Resigns Over Anti-Semitic Remarks

Marionville Mayor Dan Clevenger, who called himself a friend of accused Kansas City shooter Frazier Glenn Cross, resigned Monday after local aldermen voted to begin the impeachment process due to his anti-Semitic statements

By Laura Stampler April 22, 2014

Hate Crimes May Be Down, But Anti-Semitism Is Still Malignant

Experts say Sunday’s shooting spree that left three dead is a reminder that anti-Jewish hate lives on in the U.S.

By Maya Rhodan April 15, 2014

Putin Says Ukraine's Revolutionaries Are Anti-Semites

Russian rhetoric during the Ukraine crisis has repeatedly labeled protesters in Kiev as dangerous "fascists" or "anti-Semites." Some Ukrainian rabbis and even far-right activists strongly disagree.

By Simon Shuster March 6, 2014

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