Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in US
Jewish Student Leader at USC Quits Over Abuse She Says She Faced for Her Pro-Israel Views
A Jewish student leader at the University of Southern California (USC) has resigned over abuse she said she had faced due to her backing of...
Four Arrested in Arizona for Hanging ‘Hitler Was Right’ Banner on Railroad Bridge
Four men have been arrested for trespassing in Arizona after they hung a “Hitler Was Right” banner from a railroad bridge. The incident took place on...
New York Police Searching for Suspects After Orthodox Jewish Man Assaulted on Brooklyn Street
New York City police are searching for suspects after an Orthodox Jewish man was assaulted in Brooklyn over the weekend. According to a CBS New York report,...
Top US Jewish Group Urges Zero Tolerance for Antisemitism Amid Ongoing Surge of Jew-Hatred
A top US Jewish group raised the alarm on Thursday about an ongoing rise in antisemitism across America. "We are outraged by recent instances of blatant...
Amid DeSean Jackson Furor, Jewish Ex-MLB Player Kevin Youkilis Offers to Speak With Fellow Athletes on Antisemitism
A Jewish ex-MLB baseball player offered on Wednesday to teach fellow athletes about antisemitism and how specific hateful ideas inspired by it have reverberated across...
Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks US Far-Right Rally, Leading Antisemitic Sing-Along in Disguise
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen went incognito and crashed a right-wing militia event in Olympia, Washington, on Saturday, getting the crowd to sing with him...
Nevada Cops Hunt for Knife Attacker Who Stabbed Jewish Man in Head Last Week While Shouting ‘Heil Hitler’
Police in Nevada have asked for the public's assistance in apprehending an assailant who stabbed a Jewish man outside a bar in Carson City as...
Antisemitic Vandals Hang Sheet Spray-Painted With ‘Vulgar Insults’ Over Holocaust Memorial in Nashville
A memorial to the Holocaust at a Jewish community center in Nashville, Tennessee, was defaced over the weekend with white supremacist symbols and antisemitic insults. Local...
Growing Calls to Expel Penn State University Student Over Swastika Photo
More than 30,000 people have signed a petition urging Penn State University to expel a student who posted a photograph on Twitter displaying a hand-drawn...
Watchdog Reports Record Number of Antisemitic Incidents in US Last Year
Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of antisemitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism...
Police Searching for Man Who Daubed Boston-Area Chabad Center With Antisemitic Graffiti in Russian
Police are searching for an unidentified man who scrawled antisemitic graffiti at the entrance to the Chabad religious movement's office in Brookline, Massachusetts, next to...
Bernie Sanders Rally in Arizona Disrupted by Man Unfurling Nazi Swastika Flag
A Bernie Sanders campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona, was disrupted on Thursday by a man who unfurled a Nazi swastika flag in the stands above...
Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Property Manager of Jersey City Building Where Deadly Kosher Market Shooting Took Place
A man from Jersey City, New Jersey, was arrested on Thursday two days after he allegedly threatened the property manager of the building that houses...
Police Body-Camera Footage Shows Shootout With Antisemitic Assailants at New Jersey Kosher Supermarket
Police body-camera footage emerged on Thursday showing part of the Dec. 10 exchange of fire with antisemitic shooters at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City,...