Anti-Semitism - Brandeis Center

November 21, 2018 Anti-Semitic Hate in Toronto

In Toronto on November 11th, a group of four Jewish teens were assaulted “in a Hitler-inspired racial attack.” According to the Toronto Sun, while walking to their Yeshiva to study in the evening, these 17-year old Jewish teens were approached by up to 20 teenage boys. One of the victims noted that they may have […]

November 20, 2018 Anti-Semitism Affecting U.S. High Schools

The growing intensity of anti-Semitism in America is not only affecting college students but also high school students throughout the country. 50 students, most of them Jewish, from Amity High in Woodbridge, Connecticut attended a Board of Education meeting in mid-November to express their subjection to anti-Jewish rhetoric and harassment. After seeing swastikas carved across […]

November 16, 2018 Louis D. Brandeis and the Virtue of Jewish America

The difference between a nation and a nationality is clear, but it is not always observed. Likeness between members is the essence of nationality, but the members of a nation may be very different. A nation may be composed of many nationalities, as some of the most successful nations are. – Louis D. Brandeis Louis Dembitz […]

November 16, 2018 Annual FBI Report Shows 37% Increase in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released their annual Hate Crime Statistics which indicated a 37% increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2017.

November 14, 2018 NGO Rescinds Award to Women’s March Due to Anti-Semitism

The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a leading left-wing think tank for the German Social Democratic Party, withdrew its Human Rights Award to the Women’s March USA while it investigates allegations of anti-Semitism. The decision to award the Women’s March faced much criticism, including from doctoral students associated with FES who “accused the organizers of the march of hardcore antisemitism and support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state.” The award ceremony, which was supposed to be held on November 12, was suspended, since “the FES is unable to assess with certainty the validity of the charges against individual members of the organization’s leadership.”

November 7, 2018 UCLA Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to NSJP

On October 31, UCLA’s Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck sent a cease-and-desist letter to National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) over the logo used in their promotional material. NSJP had created a logo for their upcoming annual conference that featured the UCLA Bruin Bear playing with a Palestinian kite. That same day, the Jewish Journal had publicized the fact that NSJP was using the logo.

October 31, 2018 Recognize, Define, and Condemn Anti-Semitism

Reposted from The Harvard Crimson, by David J. Benger, Oct. 31, 2018 On Sep. 6, 1972, Munich Olympic Games correspondent James K. “Jim” McKay looked at the television camera and solemnly pronounced, “Our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight.” All 11 Israeli Olympic athletes who were […]

October 25, 2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Doubles Down on Anti-Semitic Rhetoric

Earlier this month, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad repeated anti-Semitic claims he has made since the 1970s that Jews are “hook-nosed” and that the extent of the holocaust is greatly exaggerated by historians.

October 25, 2018 Seizure of Kosher Meat Leaves Malmo’s Jews with Few Options

Authorities in Sweden began seizing kosher meat products from Malmo’s only kosher meat shop, eventually shuttering the store’s entire kosher section over supposed health concerns.

October 24, 2018 Members of Anti-Semitic Group Arrested Over Charlottesville Rally

On October 2nd, four members of the anti-Semitic Rise Above Movement were arrested after being charged with conspiracy and incitement of a riot and participating in attacks against counter-protesters at the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally last year. The defendants, who are currently in custody in California, each face up to 10 years in prison.