admin | June 15, 2024
Following their successful 50,000-person-strong march in Toronto, the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) held a gathering last Sunday to address the growing issue of antisemitism in Canada, according to a statement on Monday. The meeting was attended by IAF President Josh Reinstein, Chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus MP Dr.
admin | June 15, 2024
"[T]hey were made of the same cloth as we, they were average human beings, averagely intelligent, averagely wicked: save the exceptions, they were not monsters, they had our faces." Primo Levi, The Drowned and the Saved I have, up until this point, avoided publishing anything on the war in Gaza. It has not been for lack of concern or grief, and not because I dont think protest is important and even sometimes efficacious. I have not written about the war because the very terms through which we describe it have explosive and divisive force: terrorism, genocide, Zionism, and anti-Semitism
admin | June 15, 2024
On May 21, the Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education filed a lawsuit against Harvard University for allegedly allowing anti-Semitism on campus during the recent pro-Hamas encampment. According to the lawsuit, Jewish students have been discriminated against at the Cambridge, Massachusetts school for years, and especially in the months since the Oct
admin | June 15, 2024
At the Jerusalem Post 2024 Annual Conference, Michael Starr, Diaspora Correspondent, sat down with Eric S. Goldstein, CEO of UJA-Federation of New York, to dive into the philanthropic efforts and communal response following the surge in anti-Semitic incidents, particularly since October 7. Goldstein emphasized the seismic impact of October 7 on both Israel and the Jewish community in New York, highlighting the immediate spike in anti-Semitic incidents following the attack
admin | June 15, 2024
On Friday, May 31, alumni descended on Columbia University's Manhattan campus to celebrate their class reunions. In addition to eating and drinking, the festivities included several panel discussions featuring professors and administrators.
admin | June 15, 2024
Zachary Marschall, Editor-in-Chief of Campus Reform, joined Kelly Wright on Americas Hope to discuss the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses and the lack of response from university administrations.
admin | June 15, 2024
Earlier this week, inverted red triangles were daubed on the New York home of Anne Pasternak, the director of the Brooklyn Museum. Alongside the ominous symbols was a banner that stated: Anne Pasternak / Brooklyn Museum / White Supremacist Zionist
admin | June 15, 2024
Recent events at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), have brought a disturbing resurgence of anti-Semitism to the forefront. Violent protests aimed at silencing pro-Israel voices have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation for Jewish students. This hostility draws unsettling parallels to Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany, an infamous night of anti-Semitic violence that left an indelible scar on Jewish history.
admin | June 15, 2024
Amid mayhem and miasma, its easy to get stuck in the moment and forget the broader context. After all, how could we remain indifferent to the sight of hundreds of police officers in riot gear, wielding batons and tear gas and firing rubber bullets to clear the encampments of mostly peaceful protesters demanding that their universities stop doing business with Israeli institutions? How could we not be appalled by the cowardice of university presidents who caved in to the pressure from rich donors and mighty lobbies, and betrayed the fundamental freedoms that they were tasked to protect?
admin | June 15, 2024
The home of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak was vandalized overnight in an apparent protest of her institutions ties to Israel. Red paint was splashed across the front door and windows of Pasternaks home. Unfurled between two columns was abanner that read: Anne Pasternak / Brooklyn Museum / White Supremacist Zionist.
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