Anti Semitism

Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Murder of Dr. Tiller

Leonard Zeskind | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Leonard Zeskind

Scott Roeder, a person of interest in the murder of Dr. Tiller, is widely known for his anti-abortion zealotry. Less known is his connection to the Christian common law courts and militia movement.

DePaul Students Plan Vigil After Swastikas Found Across Campus

Chi-Town Daily News | PETER SACHS | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago


Three student groups at DePaul University will hold a vigil tonight in response to the appearance of swastika graffiti on campus last week....

MSNBC's Deafening Silence on Patrick Buchanan's Association with Holocaust Deniers

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media


Menachem Rosensaft

If MSNBC's executives insist on retaining Buchanan as a fixture on their news channel, he must be clearly identified as an enabler of Holocaust deniers.

Austrian Bed And Breakfest Denied Jewish Customers

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.13.2009 | World


The owner of a bed and breakfast in the Austrian town of Serfaus refused earlier this month to book rooms to a family because they were Jews....

A Tale of Two Popes

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrimage to the Holy Land presents an opportunity for Jews to acknowledge that today, this Church openly recognizes our people's right to pursue its unique historic and spiritual destiny.

Roosevelt Aided European Jews, Claims New Book

nytimes.com | PATRICIA COHEN | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


Franklin Delano Roosevelt's legacy has been slid back under the microscope recently as his efforts to pull the country out of the Great Depression are...

Ilan Halimi, Murdered French Jew, Trial Begins With 27 Suspects

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 05.30.2009 | World


PARIS — The presumed leader of a group of 27 young people charged with participating in the torture and killing of a young French Jew took his s...

Liberal Anti-Semitism

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


Valerie Tarico

The subtle antisemitism of some of my fellow liberals violates the very humanitarian rhetoric that gives it cover.

Hitler's Motivational Self-Help Book: "Sieg Heil With a Smile!"

Erik Sean Nelson | Posted 05.26.2009 | Comedy


Erik Sean Nelson

In India right now Mein Kampf is a bestseller among Indian Business School students who are looking to it as a Self-Help Book. Here is a list of other inappropriate Nazi Self-Help Books...

In a Week of Genocide Remembrances, Right Wing Leaders Play Up Rhetoric

Pia Sawhney | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


Pia Sawhney

The radicalization of the Jewish/Muslim divide has, in part at least, contributed in stealing attention away from the genocide today that endures.

Remembering to Forget

Av Sinensky | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Av Sinensky

Despite our noble efforts to remember, genocide has continued to claim the lives of millions: Yugoslavians, Rwandans, Sudanese.

Hitler's Mein Kampf Seen As Self-Help Guide For India's Business Students

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has become a popular book among students in India looking for tips on management tactics, reports the Daily Telegraph. Stude...

Why We Remember

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


Bernard-Henri Lévy

I call for another Conference, truly antiracist, truly faithful to the ideals of the United Nations. Let's forget about Durban II. Let's prepare for Geneva III.

Elie Weisel Attacked as ¨Zion-Nazi¨ by Ahmadinejad Backer

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Only time will tell if the world's got the guts to deal with the menacing smirk and threats of Mahmoud Ahamdinejad.

DURBAN II: UN Chief Warns Economic Crisis Threatens More Racism

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.21.2009 | World


GENEVA — Dozens of Western diplomats walked out of a U.N. conference and a pair of rainbow-wigged protesters threw clown noses at Iran's preside...

Auschwitz Tattoos Reunite Lost Inmates

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 05.20.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — As terrified teenagers 65 years ago, Menachem Sholowicz and Anshel Sieradzki stood in line together in Auschwitz, having serial numb...

Why We Approach the Durban II 'Anti-Racism' Conference with Trepidation

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Despite cosmetic changes to the Durban conference, there is every reason to believe we are in for yet another hate fest. Let's hope that this farce will not generate new tragedies.

Christopher Hitchens and the Killer Jews

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

To read Hitchens these days is to be transported to an alternate universe where religious Jews are often terrorists inspired by racist Jewish ideology that is fomented by their Rabbis.

Anti-Semitism Without Anti-Semites

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 05.02.2009 | World


Heidi Kingstone

Polite, sophisticated, educated, cultured Europeans have altered their vocabulary. Today they speak of "Zionists" and "lobby" rather than "Jews" and "conspiracy."

Venezuela Synagogue Attack: 11 Charged, Including Police Officers

AP | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan prosecutors have filed charges against eight police officers and three other people, accusing them of involvemen...

Durban II: U.S. Condemned For Boycott Of Global Racism Conference

Inter Press Service | Haider Rizvi | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - Amid calls for Washington to increase its engagement with the international community, U.S.-based rights groups and c...

Israel Rejects Revised Durban II Draft

Haaretz | Posted 04.18.2009 | World


A senior Foreign Ministry source said Wednesday that Israel rejects the latest draft of the closing statement for the "Durban 2" anti-racism conferenc...

UN Durban II Draft Amended To Drop Israel Criticism

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


United Nations officials said Tuesday that Muslim-backed references to 'defamation of religion' and criticism of Israel have been dropped from a draft...

Holocaust Bishop Extradition Recalls Argentina's Anti-Semitic Past

GlobalPost | Anil Mundra | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


BUENOS AIRES -- When Argentines discovered that they had a Holocaust-denying bishop in their midst, the public outcry was forceful and the governmen...

German Muslims Show That Fear Of Rising Anti-Semitism Is Misplaced

Huffington Post Contributor | Mehmet Daimaguler | Posted 04.12.2009 | World


Berlin -- There is fear that anti-Semitism is rising among Europe's Muslims, transforming Europe into the new center of hate against Israel. But Europ...