US & Canada
Bronx Defenders to Pay $170,000 to Harassed Jewish Employee
JNS.org - A legal-aid agency in New York City with a history of anti-Israel bias reached a settlement with a former Jewish employee, who...
Over 30 Law Faculty Call Out American Bar Association for Omitting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism from Resolution
Over 30 law faculty and two university leaders on Tuesday issued a letter criticizing the American Bar Association (ABA) for not adopting what is widely considered the world's leading definition of antisemitism after activists argued...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Los Angeles Gunman Who Shot Two Jewish Men
JNS.org - A federal grand jury indicted a man for hate crimes in the shooting last month of two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles. The four-count indictment charges Jaime Tran, 28, with hate crimes...
International Antisemitism Envoys to Brief White House
JNS.org - As the Biden administration formulates its plan to combat antisemitism, several international antisemitism envoys will travel to the White House to discuss strategy with administration officials. On Feb. 28, the American Jewish Committee (AJC)...
Police Search for Man who Left Swastika Flag at North Carolina Synagogue
JNS.org - Police in Boone, N.C., have released images of a man they allege waved a...
Federal Prosecutors Charge Suspect in Shooting of Two LA Jewish Men with Hate Crimes
JNS.org - The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested Jaime Tran, 28, alleged to have...
Antisemite Who Threatened Chuck Schumer’s Life Gets 5 Months in Prison
JNS.org - Johnathan Ryan McGuire was sentenced to five months in prison for leveling threats, a...
Illinois Taxpayers Footing $1 Million Bill for Group Inspired by Antisemitic Nation of Islam
JNS.org - Throughout its nearly 95-year history, the Nation of Islam has been “notorious for...
‘Crossed the Line’: Jewish Group Calls for Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Group over ‘Intifada’ Chant During Protest
A pro-Israel campus group has issued a letter calling for the suspension of a pro-Palestinian...
Bronx Defenders to Pay $170,000 to Harassed Jewish Employee
JNS.org - A legal-aid agency in New York City with a history of anti-Israel bias reached a settlement with a former Jewish employee, who claims...
Over 30 Law Faculty Call Out American Bar Association for Omitting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism from Resolution
Over 30 law faculty and two university leaders on Tuesday issued a letter criticizing the American Bar Association (ABA) for not adopting what is widely...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Los Angeles Gunman Who Shot Two Jewish Men
JNS.org - A federal grand jury indicted a man for hate crimes in the shooting last month of two Jewish men as they left synagogues in...
International Antisemitism Envoys to Brief White House
JNS.org - As the Biden administration formulates its plan to combat antisemitism, several international antisemitism envoys will travel to the White House to discuss strategy...
Police Search for Man who Left Swastika Flag at North Carolina Synagogue
JNS.org - Police in Boone, N.C., have released images of a man they allege waved a flag with a swastika on it outside of the Temple...
Federal Prosecutors Charge Suspect in Shooting of Two LA Jewish Men with Hate Crimes
JNS.org - The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested Jaime Tran, 28, alleged to have shot two Jewish men in that city in as many days....
Antisemite Who Threatened Chuck Schumer’s Life Gets 5 Months in Prison
JNS.org - Johnathan Ryan McGuire was sentenced to five months in prison for leveling threats, a homophobic slur, and an antisemitic insult against Senate Majority Leader...
Illinois Taxpayers Footing $1 Million Bill for Group Inspired by Antisemitic Nation of Islam
JNS.org - Throughout its nearly 95-year history, the Nation of Islam has been “notorious for its antisemitism, homophobia and anti-white bigotry,” the Southern Poverty Law...
‘Crossed the Line’: Jewish Group Calls for Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Group over ‘Intifada’ Chant During Protest
A pro-Israel campus group has issued a letter calling for the suspension of a pro-Palestinian club at University of Michigan over its staging a demonstration...
Borough President: NY Must Stop Honoring Nazi Collaborators
JNS.org - Philippe Pétain and Pierre Laval—who led the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France, and under whom 75,000 French Jews were deported...
US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Honoring Diplomatic ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Friday introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award granted...
Biden Says Antisemitism Drove Him to Run for President
JNS.org - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was motivated to run for his current office when Neo-Nazis and white nationalists marching in Charlottesville,...
AJC Survey: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Many Jews Died in the Holocaust
JNS.org - Only 53% of Americans over the age of 18 answered correctly that approximately six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, according to...
Iowa to Test United Hatzalah EMS Model in Rural Areas
JNS.org - Iowa will fund a pilot program to test the efficacy of the United Hatzalah emergency response model in rural parts of the state,...
