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Fighting antisemitism

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.

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August 19, 2026, 10:01 pm

Pennsylvania removes school guide amid complaints over Jew-hatred definition

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman

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

A different and unrelated Holocaust Center event on April 13 at Beit Kulanu. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

August 6, 2026, 10:00 am

A profound failure by a Pittsburgh institution

That was the session’s final explicit message: Jews, as a group, do not get to decide what is anti-Jewish.

By Alex Kranjec

A rendering of the building at Shady and Wilkins. (Photo courtesy of Studio Libeskind)

August 6, 2026, 10:00 am

Addressing the Holocaust Center’s antisemitism presentation

At the heart of everything we do at The Tree of Life is the belief in our shared humanity.

By The Tree of Life Leadership

Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. Piker, a popular Twitch streamer accused of antisemitism, prompted controversy for campaigning with El-Sayed. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)

July 26, 2026, 5:11 pm

Hasan Piker is gaslighting American Jews. As a historian of antisemitism, I can tell.

We should not be afraid to call antisemitism what it is, writes a scholar.

By Pamela S. Nadell

Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses on Feb. 19, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)

February 23, 2026, 8:09 pm

At US Commission on Civil Rights hearing, Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism

The hearing last week was the first in an independent government investigation into campus antisemitism.

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Debra Messing addresses a pro-Israel rally in Washington on November 14, 2023. (Screen capture/YouTube)

September 25, 2025, 11:27 am

‘Blatant discrimination’: 1,200 Hollywood stars slam industry call to boycott Israel

US entertainment industry leaders sign letter denouncing call to shun Israel’s film industry, say boycotters ‘aligning themselves with a dark legacy of antisemitism’

By Jessica Steinberg

March 31, 2025, 11:34 am

Digital breadcrumbs lead to the team behind Jewish Onliner, the AI-powered website that got a Yale scholar suspended

The people behind Jewish Onliner don’t see themselves as journalists reporting the news, even if they are pleased to be making it.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Dozens of Harvard Medical School faculty and students protested outside of the school on March 15, 2024. They were protesting an event featuring the president of the American Medical Association, over the powerful physicians' group's repeated refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

February 6, 2025, 11:00 am

Federal health department to investigate medical schools over pro-Palestinian graduation protests

New federal agency opens antisemitism investigations for the first time.

By Andrew Lapin

Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

January 6, 2025, 12:54 pm

Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works.

A behavioral social scientist at the Anti-Defamation League is partnering with universities on an ambitious research agenda.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

December 29, 2024, 1:18 pm

Righteous Among the Neighbors: Selina Shultz

Mt. Lebanon High School students interviewed non-Jewish Pittsburghers who support the Jewish community and take action to uproot antisemitism.

By Abby Sohyda

Members of the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See give a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, to Pope Francis during a Christmas ceremony at St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Dec. 7, 2024. (Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images)

December 16, 2024, 9:52 pm

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

The guide, a collaboration between Jewish and Catholic leaders, lands as Pope Francis’ sharp criticism of Israel has drawn allegations of antisemitism.

By Ben Sales

Protests gather in front of the Israeli Embassy to stage a protest against Israel's war in Gaza in Dublin, Ireland, on May 14, 2024. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

December 16, 2024, 9:43 pm

Israel to shutter Ireland embassy, citing ‘antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government’

The move illustrates how Israel’s new foreign minister is approaching ties with countries that criticize Israel.

By Philissa Cramer

Graffiti is pictured on a wall as pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the Millar Library on the campus of Portland State University, in Portland, Oregon on April 30, 2024. (John Rudoff / AFP via Getty Images)

December 15, 2024, 7:54 pm

Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream bends to the right

Jews feeling threatened by campus protests and the rise of antisemitism look to Jewish organizations and a new administration to crack down.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Angell Hall at the University of Michigan (Wikimedia)

December 14, 2024, 4:29 pm

U of Michigan fires DEI official over purported antisemitic comments

The incident came as the university has faced questions about its ability to protect Jewish students and personnel.

By Andrew Lapin