antisemtism
Anti-Israel graffiti was found at Blue Slide Park. (Photo provided by Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh)
May 24, 2024, 1:21 pm
Squirrel Hill resident charged with ethnic intimidation, arson
Graffiti found at Squirrel Hill park
By David Rullo
Lid of cup served to Hebrew speakers by employee of 61C on April 17. The employee is now on a leave of absence. (Courtesy photo)
April 19, 2024, 1:42 pm
Local coffee shop takes steps to make amends for antisemitic act of barista
Squirrel Hill proprietors "deeply apologize" for incident
By Toby Tabacnick
A worker cleans antisemitic and hateful messages from Summerset at Frick on Oct. 31. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
January 10, 2024, 12:07 pm
Antisemitic incidents have ‘skyrocketed’ in the U.S. post-Oct. 7, ADL reports
There were 3,283 antisemitic incidents in the United States between Oct. 7 and Jan. 7, according to the ADL’s report — including 60 physical assaults.
By Ben Sales
LAPD officers get between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists outside The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The museum held a private screening of footage documenting the Hamas invasion of Israel on Oct. 7th. Supporters of Palestine protested across the street outside. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
November 10, 2023, 12:31 pm
Brawls erupt outside LA Museum of Tolerance screening of Hamas atrocities footage
Anti-Israel protestors called the film "propaganda"
By Andrew Lapin
Entrance to the FBI Building in Washington, DC. (drnadig via Getty Images)
November 1, 2023, 2:27 pm
FBI director warns of increased threat of attacks amid ‘historic levels’ of antisemitism
Christopher Wray noted that while Jews account for less than 3% of the U.S. population, around 60% of religious-based hate crimes target Jews.
By Jacob Gurvis
(Photo by John Petalcurin via Pexels)
September 28, 2023, 1:27 pm
Man in Peru charged with making recent bomb threats to US synagogues, FBI says
Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos made more than 150 threats, mostly by email, against synagogues, hospitals, school districts and other institutions between Sept. 15 and Sept. 21.
By Philissa Cramer
Kanye West in 2009 (Photo by David Shankbone, public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
December 2, 2022, 1:19 pm
Ye suspended again from Twitter
Kanye West removed from social media platform after posting swastika following pro-Hitler Infowars appearance
By Philissa Cramer
In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of Twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 6, 2022. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency)
October 30, 2022, 6:58 pm
Online antisemites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk
A 4chan user called on others to use the hashtag #TheNoticing while posting antisemitic content on Twitter.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 3, 2022, 1:34 pm
Doug Mastriano cuts ties with Gab, and antisemitism on the site spikes
Mastriano’s statement against antisemitism was met by users with calls for violence against Jews
By Jacob Kornbluh
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow introduces U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith at Harvard University in Boston, May 2, 2019. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
June 13, 2022, 9:55 pm
Two Ivy League presidents leave different legacies on campus Israel speech and antisemitism
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow’s announcement that he would be leaving the school came on the heels of a similar announcement in April from Columbia’s president, Lee Bollinger.
By Andrew Lapin and Caleb Guedes-Reed
Jewish passengers were greeted by the police once they arrived in Frankfurt. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2022, 4:49 pm
Passengers say Lufthansa threw all visible Jews off flight because some weren’t wearing masks
In a video taken by a passenger, a Lufthansa supervisor says, “It’s Jews coming from JFK. Jewish people who were the mess, who made the problems.”
By Jacob Henry
The Internal Revenue Service building stands in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2019 (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
January 13, 2022, 3:02 pm
Muslim group, CAIR, accuses Jewish charities of funding Islamophobia
"This report is completely illegitimate and casts absurd and false accusations at Jewish Federations, whose sole purpose is to build up and secure the Jewish community."
By Asaf Shalev
Indiana Republican State Sen. Scott Baldwin, lower left, defended his education bill during a Jan. 5 hearing in the state house by saying that teachers should not "take a position" on issues like "Nazism." (Screenshot)
January 10, 2022, 3:09 pm
Indiana lawmaker has apologized for saying teachers should be ‘impartial’ on Nazis
Remarks were made during discussion of bill that would ban teachers from teaching certain topics, including slavery.
By Andrew Lapin
(Stock photo by Mabel Amber via Pixabay)
June 18, 2021, 4:38 pm
Members of Orthodox community assaulted in Squirrel Hill
Security director urges community to report incidents
By David Rullo
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