Antisemitism
State Rep. Abigail Salisbury condemned antisemitic flyers distributed on May 18. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
Tossing hate
Antisemitic flyers distributed in local neighborhoods
By David Rullo
“This kind of hate has no place in our neighborhoods,” said Laura Cherner, director of the Federation’s community relations council.
View of downtown Chicago, Ill. (Credit: Daniel Schwen/Wikimedia Commons)
May 20, 2025, 9:33 am
Chicago City Council appointee who tore down hostage posters steps down amid backlash
Alderman Debra Silverstein said mayor's decision to appoint Ishan Daya “to a leadership position in Chicago is a deliberate slap in the face to the Jewish community.”
By JNS
King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session on Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit: Loey Felipe/U.N. photo)
May 20, 2025, 7:32 am
Jordanian textbooks justify Hamas Oct. 7 massacre
A study by IMPACT-se found that textbooks "promote antisemitism, glorify violent jihad, and express strong hostility toward homosexuality."
By Etgar Lefkovits
State Rep. Abigail Salisbury condemned antisemitic flyers distributed on May 18. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
May 19, 2025, 1:22 pm
Antisemitic flyers distributed in local neighborhoods
“This kind of hate has no place in our neighborhoods,” said Laura Cherner, director of the Federation’s community relations council.
By David Rullo
Logan Rozos, a New York University student commencement speaker, denounces "atrocities currently happening in Palestine" during his talk, May 14, 2025. NYU revoked his diploma over the speech. (Screenshot via X)
May 16, 2025, 3:15 pm
NYU withholds diploma over grad’s Gaza speech
Most pro-Palestinian demonstrations at campus graduations appear to have passed without incident.
By Andrew Lapin
In a letter to their constituents, Allegheny County Democratic Committee 14th ward, 11th District members Greg Kochanski and Jane Louik write of 'fake accusations of antisemitism' in the Pittsburgh mayoral primary race. (Photo by David Rullo)
May 16, 2025, 3:03 pm
Antisemitism, AIPAC allegations stir controversy
Charges come in final days of Pittsburgh mayoral primary
By David Rullo
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29. (Courtesy photo)
May 15, 2025, 8:55 pm
Jewish woman pleads guilty to antisemitic vandalism at Chabad of Squirrel Hill
Lubit will pay nearly $11,000 in restitution as part of her plea agreement
By David Rullo
President Donald J. Trump speaks to reporters upon arriving at the White House from Bedminster, New Jersey, in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025. (Andrew Thomas / Middle East Images / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Photos)
May 14, 2025, 8:56 pm
Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds
The poll also found that only a fraction of American Jewish voters believe Trump’s campus crackdown reduced antisemitism.
By Grace Gilson
May 14, 2025, 10:09 am
The ‘what about Sudan?’ trap
When you compare Gaza to Sudan, you’re not just slandering Israel. You’re flattening the moral universe.
By Daniel Friedman
Leonard Bernstein conducting a rehearsal in one of the "barns" at Tanglewood Music Center in Western Massachusetts. (BSO Press Office)
May 11, 2025, 10:31 pm
The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over?
Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer and Leonard Bernstein are the “unruly” subjects of David Denby’s 'Eminent Jews.'
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
The ad that ran in the New York Times Thursday displaying the letter signed by 36 former Jewish organization leaders. (Jewish Leaders for Democracy)
May 11, 2025, 10:17 pm
Former leaders of large Jewish groups call on them to speak out against ‘stunning assault on democratic norms’
Past chairs and CEOs from the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel International and American Jewish Committee were among the signatories.
By Grace Gilson
Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 8, 2025, 9:33 pm
Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’
Abu Toha’s social media posts disparaged freed and murdered hostages, which were included in an expose by a pro-Israel media watchdog.
By Philissa Cramer
Harvard Yard on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2025, 11:08 am
Excuse me if I don’t applaud Harvard’s antisemitism report
Harvard continues to reward student activists who directly harassed Jewish students.
By Laura “Lori” Fein
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance appear during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
May 6, 2025, 10:08 pm
Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’
“They said, well, only 24 are living, but now it’s 21. That was a week ago,” the president said.
By Ben Sales
May 6, 2025, 3:43 pm
Chronicle poll question
Since Oct. 7, 2023, have you avoided a Jewish event due to safety concerns?
Damage caused by a firebomb at Beth Tikvah synagogue, Montreal, Dec. 18, 2024 (Photo courtesy of B’nai Brith Canada via JTA)
May 6, 2025, 10:09 am
Israeli government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel
Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish incidents
By Zev Stub
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