Jeffrey Katzenberg compares Will Smith slap to Ukraine war
At Simon Wiesenthal Center banquet, mogul calls slap 'intolerance on display'
At Simon Wiesenthal Center banquet, mogul calls slap 'intolerance on display'
Nick Cannon addressed his journey of teshuva following a summer of professional setbacks due to antisemitic comments — but he may have misrepresented what exactly he needs to atone for. On ABC’s “Soul of a Nation,” Cannon spoke with anchor Linsey Davis about the infamous episode of his “Cannon’s Class” podcast in July, where he…
When Rabbi Abraham Cooper finished watching the now-infamous YouTube video in which multi-hyphenate entertainer Nick Cannon spouts a mouthful of anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, he was outraged. So he took to Twitter. “Anyone seeking a Ph.D. in Jew-hatred should watch this ‘interview’ in its entirety,” Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center…
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights non-profit, is mulling posting a travel advisory for Jews going to Poland in the wake of an international controversy over a Holocaust rhetoric law, the Jewish Chronicle reported. “We would take such action with great reluctance. We are not enemies of Poland,” the group said in a statement….
The President’s Rabbi The rise of Donald Trump has been very good to Marvin Hier, founder and leader of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center. Hier has been an oft-noisy voice on the national Jewish scene since the 1970s. But the months since Trump’s inauguration have seen him ascend from the rank and file of…
(JTA) — The Simon Wiesenthal Center said it hasn’t considered withdrawing an award given to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was fired by the production company he founded following a string of sexual harassment allegations. Weinstein received the 2015 Humanitarian Award from the group, which promotes tolerance, and was honored at its annual gala dinner….
(JTA) — Berlin’s mayor will block the use of city venues and funds by groups or event organizers that support the boycott movement against Israel. The move, announced Wednesday, followed pressure by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, which had threatened to put Berlin Mayor Michael Müller on its annual list of 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents…
(JTA) — Berlin’s mayor, many local Jewish leaders agree, could do more to counter the city’s vocal BDS movement. But does that make him an anti-Semite? A report that the California-based Simon Wiesenthal Center may include Mayor Michael Müller on its annual list of the world’s 10 worst cases of anti-Semitic activity has perplexed prominent…