Charlottesville

HBO airing ‘No Accident,’ documentary on legal team that sued Charlottesville rally organizers

The film features interviews with and behind-the-scenes footage of the attorneys, their team, and six of the nine plaintiffs.

OCTOBER 7, 2023|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

White nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11, 2017.

Court orders defendants in Charlottesville neo-Nazi lawsuit to pay nearly $5m.

Magistrate Joel Hoppe cited the massive amount of research that the plaintiffs’ legal team put into establishing that a conspiracy led to the deadly violence in the Virginia college town.

MARCH 10, 2023|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

THE WRITER visits Charlottesville. On the wall, it reads: ‘It can happen again – gone but not forgotten.’

Charlottesville revisited: Confronting resurging antisemitism - opinion

We must not remain silent in the face of this hatred. We must fight back and join forces to end antisemitism once and for all.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023|ByYUVAL DAVID

A memorial for Heather Heyer, who was killed. On August 12, 2017, a car was deliberately driven into a crowd of people who had been peacefully protesting the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and injuring 28.

Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%

Victims in the case, brought by two Jewish attorneys who have made it their mission to hit neo-Nazis in their bank accounts, are entitled to $2.35 million, not the $26 million that a jury awarded.

JANUARY 5, 2023|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

Character and moral action in the age of Trump

A response to Bret Stephens.

AUGUST 24, 2017BySHMULEY BOTEACH

Netanyahu: neo-Nazi slogans in the streets of America are 'no small thing'

The prime minister came under scrutiny for waiting nearly two weeks to issue a statement on the rally.

AUGUST 24, 2017ByHERB KEINON

US rabbis cancel High Holidays call with Trump

Trump's failure to condemn neo-Nazis and white supremacists has drawn criticism from many prominent leaders.

AUGUST 24, 2017ByDANIELLE ZIRI

Washington Watch: Trump’s Jewish enablers

President Donald Trump needs to get a stronger message from the few Jews in his administration.

AUGUST 23, 2017ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

A man holds kippot displaying Donald Trump's name.

Jewish Democrats hit refresh with new action group

The Jewish Democratic Council of America hopes to remind Jews why they tend to vote Democratic in the first place.

AUGUST 23, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER

Grumpy Old Man: What’s that, Dr. Zuroff?

It’s bad enough that Netanyahu failed to call out Trump for Charlottesville. It’s worse when someone who should know far better thinks this is okay.

AUGUST 23, 2017ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN

A WHITE nationalist stands behind militia members after he scuffled with a counter demonstrator in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12.

Trump defends Charlottesville response at raucous rally

Police used pepper spray to disperse crowds after protesters threw rocks and bottles outside the convention center where US President Donald Trump spoke, police said.

AUGUST 23, 2017ByREUTERS