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Pervasive antisemitism present in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds

"Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance," said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests

 Thousands of Shluchim pose for a “class picture” outside Chabad World Headquarters

Will Chabad lead American Jewry? - opinion

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism


Jews struggle with how to react to seeing keffiyehs in public

Debates point to larger Jewish anxiety over navigating the uneasy post-October 7 world of symbols and slogans.

 A banner showing a university graduate in a keffiyeh in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. November 19, 2024.

Stars including Sia and Ben Stiller turn out to honor Nova survivors at ADL ‘Concert Again Hate'

The Anti-Defamation League's annual Concert Against Hate in Washington focused heavily on Israel and rising antisemitism and featured a performance by Sia.

 Sia performs during the 2024 ADL “In Concert Against Hate” at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington D.C., Nov. 18, 2024

National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher of antisemitic book

“Even if the books’ quality did not disqualify Coates from a National Book Award, one would expect that the antisemitism would,” the Jewish author and journalist Mark Oppenheimer recently wrote.

 Ta-Nehisi Coates at the University of Virginia during the MLK Celebration 2015

Michigan man arrested at Capitol with fuel, flare gun, and anti-Israel manifesto

A Michigan man carrying fuel, a lighter, a flare gun, and an opinionated manifesto was arrested at the US Capitol on Election Day.

 THE US Capitol in Washington.

'Antisemitic' Chicago Board of Ed. President resigns, effective immediately

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Rev. Johnson's resignation was effective immediately.

 Reverend Mitchell Ikenna Johnson

New Chicago Board of Ed. President to remain despite calls for his resignation over antisemitism

This new scandal comes amid the furor that followed Mayor Johnson's refusal to state that the victim of a shooting earlier this week was Jewish.

 Reverend Mitchell Ikenna Johnson

Washington Post syndrome: Former ADL chief slams group for muted response to Trump’s 'racist' rally

Foxman likened Greenblatt to Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon and Washington Post owner, who announced last week that it wouldn’t endorse this year’s presidential election, breaking years of tradition.

 Former president Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden, New York, Oct. 27, 2024.

Chicago mayor under fire days after antisemitic shooting

Chicago mayor faces backlash from Jewish leaders for failing to acknowledge antisemitic nature of synagogue shooting, while Senator Durbin explicitly condemns rising antisemitism.

 Speakers from left to right: David Goldenberg, Shlomo Soroka, Rabbi Levi Mostofsky

'New normal': Levels of antisemitic content on Telegram higher than before Oct 7, ADL finds

“The data suggest that users who hold antisemitic views are feeling emboldened to express them more frequently and forthrightly.”

  Investigation also in Europe: Telegram

Antisemitism in US at all-time high as American Jews report 'explosion of hate'

A total of 10,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the US since October 7 - the highest number of incidents in the ADL's history.

 Demonstrators protest against the lack of police action during pro-Palestinian demonstrations and to condemn the increase of antisemitic hate crimes in London, Britain, October 25, 2023