Anti Semitism
I was taught the ‘opposing perspective’ of the Holocaust in middle school. I’ll never forget it
In the fallout from NBC News’ revelations that teachers in Texas were told to teach “opposing perspectives” about the Holocaust, many people are asking what teaching “opposing perspectives” of the Holocaust looks like. I know from personal experience, since I attended a Holocaust class that invited us to consider the Nazi perspective in middle school. The school was our local public school in Oxford, and the class in question occurred when I was in Year 6 (the equivalent of 5th grade) in the U.K.
Being pro-Israel is taboo among my fellow students on Instagram
A Manhattan high-schooler describes how one student was roasted in the comments, simply for posting photos of his trip to Israel.
A new glossary includes “el lobby judio” and other antisemitic Spanish terms to avoid
The American Jewish Committee published “Traduciendo el Odio” or “Translate Hate” — to combat anti-Jewish rhetoric.
German hotel requires rock star to hide Star of David
Gil Ofarim was told he could not check in until he had hidden his Star of David pendant.
Stop comparing everything you hate to the Holocaust
A flier circulating in my home state this week depicts a Jewish politician seated at a table stacked high with gold coins.
Jews face discrimination across the globe, new report finds
By this measure, that is most discrimination faced by any religious group other than Christians and Muslims.
Lawyers claim Amazon attorneys swayed Texas jury against Israeli startup with antisemitic ‘dog whistles’
The Amazon lawyer told the jury that the Israeli company Freshub’s patent infringement lawsuit was a “cooked up” plan “to try to get rich.”
The antisemitic conspiracy behind the anti-porn movement
There is antisemitic porn out there, sure, but the real antisemitism lies in the fight to ban porn — an industry some think is run by Jews.
Did hate or derangement drive a onetime knife salesman to stab a rabbi?
Tracking the story of Khaled Awad, a one-time knife salesman and Egyptian national who stabbed a Chabad Rabbi outside of a Jewish school in July.
22% of adult Jewish gamers faced antisemitic harassment while playing, survey finds
The survey found that harassment and bigotry are common across the 97 million Americans who play multiplayer games.