Antisemitism

Antisemitism is hostility towards or prejudice against the Jewish people. Since biblical times, Jews experienced periods in which they were persecuted for refusing to adopt the religion and culture of the ... Read Moreruling societies in which they lived. The rise of Christianity and perception of Jews as rejectors of Jesus led to a rise in antisemitism. Less

Anti-Israel activists chain themselves to Columbia gate demanding to know who reported Khalil

The chains and bindings were removed by security personnel, and the students were removed from the campus area.

 Adam Lehman succeeded Eric Fingerhut as the CEO of Hillel International.

Hillel CEO says he shares ‘concerns’ over campus deportations, calls for due process

Hillel’s CEO warned that Trump’s deportation plans and funding cuts could fuel antisemitism and unfairly target Jewish students.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
03/04/2025
 Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.

Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty

A Jewish Princeton senior and US Army veteran was found not guilty of assaulting a campus security official during a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
03/04/2025
 Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students, addresses the media outside Chicago's Coo

Jewish DePaul students sue university for over $50,000 after alleged antisemitic attack

Two Jewish students are suing DePaul University, claiming it failed to protect them from an antisemitic attack on campus last November.

03/04/2025

64% of Jews experienced antisemitism in workplace since October 7

One respondent related that three days after the Hamas-led pogrom in Israel, a receptionist had told them, “I don’t feel sorry for you Jews, you kill Muslim babies at Passover.”

'Belgium is blind to antisemitism': Another Belgian gov't fails to protect Belgian Jewry

The Belgian government has failed to fulfill its promise to tackle antisemitism.

02/04/2025

European Parliament suspends MEP who disrupted Holocaust moment of silence

European Parliament Member Grzegorz Braun was suspended for thirty days from the European Parliament after disrupting the moment of silence "for the next victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza."

A Chicagoan wanted to protest Elon Musk — and put a swastika sticker on a Jewish man’s Tesla

People have vandalized Tesla dealerships, as well as some individual Teslas, in protest of CEO Elon Musk’s work in the Trump administration.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
02/04/2025

NY attorney-general orders car wash to stop ripping off Jews with antisemitic ‘Passover special’

Jewish customers were reportedly billed $169.99 for a ‘Passover special’ service that was priced at $47 for non-Jewish customers.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
02/04/2025

Princeton says US grants frozen, follows Trump administration moves against other schools

The Princeton President said government agencies notified the university of the move but gave no reasons for the action.

By REUTERS
02/04/2025
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