Oberammergau: Centuries-old passion play returns after pandemic break
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, of Associated Press, reports on the return of Germany’s world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play this month…
Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable” falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. In a signal of sharply deteriorating relations with Moscow, the Israeli foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an apology. “Such […]
COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fuelled anti-Semitism – researchers
Jerusalem, IsraelAP The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in anti-Semitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. The prominence of political extremism and the reach of social media also may have intensified the ancient phenomenon of scapegoating Jews in recent years, the report said. The […]
US Jewish civil rights group reports record tally of anti-Semitic incidents in 2021
College Park, Maryland, US AP A Jewish civil rights organisation’s annual tally of anti-Semitic incidents in the US reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents of assault, […]
Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as anti-Semitism monitor in late-night Senate vote
RNS After an eight-month delay, noted anti-Semitism scholar Deborah Lipstadt was confirmed by the US Senate to be special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, in a late-night voice vote Wednesday. The Senate vote was required because the position was recently elevated to the rank of ambassador. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved […]
Long delayed, Deborah Lipstadt nomination for US anti-Semitism envoy passes committee
RNS Following an eight-month-long delay, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of noted anti-Semitism scholar Deborah Lipstadt to be the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor anti-Semitism. The nomination now heads to the full Senate. Deborah E Lipstadt, nominated to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with […]
In the US, report finds white supremacist propaganda fell slightly in 2021; anti-Semitic disinformation grew
RNS Dissemination of white supremacist propaganda in the United States fell by five per cent in 2021, while specific anti-Semitic propaganda rose by 27 per cent, a new report by the Anti-Defamation League finds. The report – which collected instances of hate groups distributing or posting fliers, stickers, banners, pamphlets and graffiti – concluded that […]
A strike near Babyn Yar; but this time Ukraine’s views on Jews has changed
RNS As soon as a projectile hit Kyiv’s main radio and television tower, a short walk from the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center nearby, on Tuesday, Jews worldwide reflexively shuddered. It’s unclear if the Russians targeted the memorial centre. More likely, they were interested in knocking Kyiv’s television stations off the air. Five people were […]
Biden’s pick to combat anti-Semitism finally gets hearing
Washington DC, USAP Describing herself as an “equal-opportunity foe of anti-Semitism”, President Joe Biden’s pick to monitor and combat prejudice against Jews around the world finally got her day before the Senate committee that will evaluate her nomination. Deborah E Lipstadt, nominated to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of […]
The most important Jewish woman of medieval England recognised with new statue
RNS She was one of the most wealthy financiers of her day, known to the kings of England and described as the most important Jewish woman of medieval England. She was also brutally murdered in what may have been a 13th-century hate crime. Now, a statue of her is to be unveiled in the historic […]