Antisemitism

A group of anti-Israel activists gather at the University of Pittsburgh in 2024. (Photo by David Rullo)

Reporting on hate

ADL launches new initiative to help universities address antisemitism

“Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance.”

Sri Lankan police outside the Chabad House in Sri Lanka, Aug. 14, 2026. Credit: Chabad-Lubavitch.

AntisemitismViolence erupts outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

By Etgar Lefkovits

News media‘New York Magazine’ faces backlash over edition critics say marginalizes Jewish, Israeli identities

By Mike Wagenheim

AntisemitismJews have long fought antisemitism in court. Is the law built for the fight?

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

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August 19, 2026, 10:01 pm

Pennsylvania removes school guide amid complaints over Jew-hatred definition

The state guidance, which replaced the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism with the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, was removed after parents contacted Jewish advocacy groups.

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman

The distinction is often blurred between Israeli restaurateurs and the actions of a government 7,000 miles away. Photo by Rob Eshman

August 19, 2026, 9:38 pm

Israeli restaurants are hiding their identity. New York Magazine won’t say why

A splashy story about Middle Eastern food feature reveals understated violence, blurred facts and a stigma the story itself helps reinforce

By Rob Eshman

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

August 19, 2026, 2:59 pm

Rep. Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian, who said he wants to ‘kill Israelis’

The GOP representative won his party’s primary in a race marked by barbs against Jews and Muslims.

By Sharon Udasin

August 19, 2026, 2:19 pm

Chronicle poll results: Wearing Jewish symbols or clothing in public

We asked our readers if they feel unsafe wearing Jewish symbols or clothing in public. Here's what they said.

By Toby Tabachnick

August 18, 2026, 8:39 pm

Violence erupts outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.

By Etgar Lefkovits

Neo-Nazis and white supremacists take part in a march the night before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 11, 2017. (Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

August 18, 2026, 7:05 pm

Jews have long fought antisemitism in court. Is the law built for the fight?

Historian James Loeffler’s new book, “Exceptional Hatred,” traces how America came to treat antisemitism and its Jewish victims as special cases.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Survivor Audrey Glickman sounding the shofar outside of the Tree of Life building as a call to action. (Still provided by Trish Adlesic)

August 18, 2026, 2:51 pm

‘We are in a time of biblical proportions’: Survivors of past shul attacks want Central Synagogue to know

Audrey Glickman survived the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker was held hostage in his own sanctuary in 2022.

By Benyamin Cohen

August 18, 2026, 2:27 pm

ADL launches new initiative to help universities address antisemitism

"Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance."

By David Rullo

Admissions office at Swarthmore College (iStock)

August 17, 2026, 9:26 pm

It’s not just Harvard and Columbia. Small liberal arts colleges are quietly settling antisemitism complaints

Reed College and Haverford College most recently settled complaints; nine others remain unresolved

By Sage Lattman

August 14, 2026, 10:00 pm

‘New York Magazine’ faces backlash over edition critics say marginalizes Jewish, Israeli identities

The publication “couldn’t find a way to celebrate one part of the city without also denigrating and erasing another,” a former New York Magazine editor wrote.

By Mike Wagenheim

“120 Years of Zionism,” an exhibit at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, was launched in 2017 to mark the establishment of the World Zionst Congress in 1897. (Rakoon/Wikimedia Commons)

August 13, 2026, 4:36 am

Should Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’?

A consultant was fired for telling Jewish leaders not to use the term. But many think he has a point.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Screenshot from the Safe for Jews website

August 11, 2026, 10:58 am

Mapping antisemitism, a website helps Jewish jet-setters avoid turbulence

Safe for Jews uses AI, official advisories and more to rate countries and cities for travelers eager to avoid harassment or violence

By Zev Stub/The Times of Israel

The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: Harrison Keely via Wikimedia Commons.

August 9, 2026, 12:34 pm

APA again delays decision on Jewish psychologists’ bid for ethnic association status

The American Psychological Association postponed a vote on the Association of Jewish Psychologists’ application for formal recognition, prompting criticism from Jewish groups that said the move reflects broader concerns about antisemitism and Jewish inclusion.

By JNS Staff

A Star of David forms part of the design of the Jewish Cultural Center under construction in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. (Larry Luxner)

August 9, 2026, 12:18 pm

Montenegro’s tiny Jewish community navigates uncertain territory as hostility toward Israel increases

The country has been a top destination for Israeli tourists, but a recent brawl has unsettled some.

By Larry Luxner

(Photo by gorodenkoff, courtesy of iStock)

August 7, 2026, 2:23 pm

Man pleads guilty in attack on Jewish Pitt student

Erie resident faces federal charges for antisemitic threats

By David Rullo