December 21, 2017 Australian Student Union Adopts Definition of Anti-Semitism On December 14th, the National Union of Students recognized the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism. This adoption was part of a resolution, proposed by the Australasian Union of Jewish Students. Anti-Semitism Blog
December 14, 2017 A Decisive Victory in Bal Harbour On December 13th, 2017, Bal Harbour, a municipality in South Florida, became the first government body in the United States to adopt a definition of anti-Semitism into their laws. Anti-Semitism Blog
December 14, 2017 Daily Stormer Style Guide Reminds Writers to “Always Blame the Jews.” A leaked document from a confidential neo-Nazi online chat room, written by Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin, presents stylistic tips to would-be alt-Right Nazi writers, including examples like: “[a]s Hitler says…all enemies should be combined into one enemy, which is the Jews.” Anti-Semitism Blog
November 21, 2017 ISGAP Seeking Scholars for Anti-Semitism Curriculum Development Program The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy is currently seeking applicants for a workshop-based curriculum development program in anti-Semitism studies. Anti-Semitism Blog
November 20, 2017 European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Releases 2016 Report on Anti-Semitism Earlier this month, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released their annual report on anti-Semitism in the nations of the European Union, “Antisemitism – Overview of data available in the European Union 2006–2016.” The report shows increases and decreases in anti-Semitic incidents in various European nations. Anti-Semitism Blog
October 26, 2017 Bulgaria Adopts Definiton of Anti-Semitism On Thursday, October 19th, the Bulgarian government announced that it had adopted the working definition of anti-Semitism used by the International Alliance for Holocaust Remembrance (IHRA). In 2016, the 31 member states of the IHRA adopted their definition after a unanimous vote at a plenary session in Bucharest City. The IHRA was the first international body to formally adopt such a […] Anti-Semitism Blog
October 18, 2017 Austrian Student Union Denounces BDS On October 13th, 2017 the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH) announced that it had become the first national student union to officially pass a resolution denouncing BDS. The ÖH also passed a version of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
September 22, 2017 Germany Adopts Anti-Semitism Definition On Wednesday, September 20th, the German Cabinet announced that it had unanimously adopted the working definition of anti-Semitism used by the International Alliance for Holocaust Remembrance (IHRA). In 2016, the 31 member states of the IHRA adopted their definition after a unanimous vote at a plenary session in Bucharest City. Anti-Semitism Blog
September 20, 2017 Turning Over a New Leaf at UW The new Chair of the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), the student government body at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW), formally apologized to the UW Jewish community for her actions last April. Anti-Semitism Blog
August 21, 2017 Indiana University Reports on Social Media Anti-Semitism With the advent of the Internet, antisemitic messages are disseminated more quickly and widely than ever before, and often go unchallenged,” opens a new report from the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) based out of Indiana University. Anti-Semitism Blog