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German FM: Diplomats shared blame for Holocaust

Annalena Baerbock says Nazi-era ministers 'put themselves at the service of the crimes and genocide of the Nazi regime', adds staffers will undergo training on issues of diversity and antidiscrimination

Associated Press , 23:00, 01.20.22

UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

Israeli envoy to UN Gilad Erdan says the resolution is a commitment to make sure Holocaust denial 'will be tolerated no more', adds social media platforms are spreading 'distortions and lies'

Associated Press , 20:17, 01.20.22

Israel hopes UN will unanimously condemn Holocaust denial

UN envoy Gilad Erdan says vote on resolution meant to prevent future genocide; draft resolution urges UN and its agencies to continue developing, implementing programs aimed at countering Holocaust denial and distortions

Associated Press , 14:32, 01.20.22

White House: Texas synagogue hostage-taker had raised no red flags

Press Secretary Jen Psaki says U.S. government did not have any derogatory information about Malik Faisal Akram at the time of entry, but British media reported Akram was investigated by domestic intelligence service as a possible 'terrorist threat'

Associated Press , 23:17, 01.19.22

Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after synagogue hostage case

Congregation Beth Israel hostages say they don't think Malik Faisal Akram came to Texas house of worship to 'kill Jews,' but believe attacker thought he could get convicted terrorist freed due to his reliance on antisemitic trope that 'Jews control everything'

Associated Press , 20:21, 01.19.22

Rabbi threw chair at Texas synagogue hostage-taker before escaping

Rabbi Cytron-Walker says gunman was let in willingly before he took the six people inside hostage, says he drew on FBI hostage training when determining if and when to try to escape

Reuters , 22:42, 01.17.22

Cold case probe reveals Jewish suspect in Anne Frank’s betrayal

Team of historians, criminologists and data specialists say note sent to Frank's father after WWII points to a Jewish notary as likely culprit who turned in teenage diarist to the Nazis

i24NEWS, Ynet , 17:51, 01.17.22

France shuts Cannes mosque over anti-Semitic remarks

Closure comes after mosque emerged as supporter of CCIF and BarakaCity, associations French government dissolved for spreading Islamist propaganda; follows Islamic house of worship shut down in north of country

AFP , 15:06, 01.12.22

U.S. neo-Nazi leader sentenced to seven years in prison

Kaleb Cole, the leader of Atomwaffen Division group, was convicted of mailing threatening communications to anti-Semitism activists and cyberstalking among other charges; Cole and 3 other neo-Nazis were arrested in early 2020

AFP , 13:29, 01.12.22

Gulf Jewish community launching campaign to restore Bahrain cemetery

Initiative to refurbish the only operating Jewish burial ground in the Arab Gulf region will kick off Sunday with tree-planting ceremony to mark start of Tu B'Shevat

i24NEWS , 22:48, 01.11.22

Italian Jewish leaders condemn use of Nazi flag at church funeral

Police investigating burial of right-wing extremist as a possible hate crime following use of swastikas and Nazi salutes during the procession; Rome's Catholic archdiocese says clergy 'had no idea'

Reuters , 17:01, 01.11.22

Polish official fired after calling Holocaust law 'stupid'

Jaroslaw Nowak's termination comes after he slammed the Polish government's law limiting public speech on Poland's connection to the Holocaust in interview with UK-based Jewish News weekly

Associated Press , 16:45, 01.10.22

COVID-19 pandemic unmasks American antisemitism

Extremist groups back nonsense conspiracy theories, such as accusing Jews of creating the virus to profit from the vaccine, or comparing anti-COVID restrictions to the Holocaust

The Media Line , 07:31, 01.09.22

Facing Omicron surge, NYC's Jewish community rallies around the flag

Community is bracing for the worst — still carrying the scars of a devastating outbreak in the early days of the pandemic — and is preparing to aid those in need, including the poor and Holocaust survivors

Attila Somfalvi , 20:09, 01.03.22

Outspoken Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger dies at 94

Vienna-native became famous after speaking out against Austria's far-right parties in run-up to 2016 presidential elections; 'She had the courage to tell her story as a Holocaust survivor,' tweets Austrian president

i24NEWS , 10:56, 01.02.22

Ben & Jerry's board chair Anuradha Mittal voted 'Anti-Semite of the Year'

Executive bestowed with dubious title for her part in ice cream parlor chain's Israel boycott; British singer Dua Lipa places second and U.S. lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene wraps up finalists

i24NEWS , 23:46, 12.29.21

California man gets second life term for synagogue attack

Federal judge orders White supremacist John T. Earnest to serve life term following first life sentence handed down by state court for killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding 3 others in deadly 2019 shooting at Poway synagogue

Associated Press , 09:29, 12.29.21

Jewish group seeks to ban Israeli auction of Nazi memorabilia

European Jewish Association demands Israel enacts law against sale of Holocaust-related items after Israeli auction house 'Pentagon' offered a Jewish passport, Nazi stamps, as well as an Austrian cigarette box bearing a swastika

Itamar Eichner , 10:31, 12.23.21

Jewish immigration to Israel up by 30% compared to last year

Despite pandemic-induced travel restrictions, 2021 saw the largest number of immigrants from the U.S. since 1973, while immigration from France and Russia jumped by 40% and 10%, respectively

i24NEWS, Ynet , 22:17, 12.22.21

Jewish artist to pull works from Swiss museum over Nazi-era collection

Miriam Cahn accuses Zurich's Kunsthaus of 'historical blindness', saying that 'buying art doesn't whitewash you'; controversy centers on Emil Buhrle collections — one of Europe's most prestigious — as several items are suspected to have been stolen from Jewish owners

AFP , 18:22, 12.22.21

Italy to probe suspected government ties to Palestinian terror groups

Member of the parliamentary panel that surveys intel agencies says ‘time has come to hear the truth’; documents seem to prove country enabled 1982 terror attack on Rome synagogue

i24NEWS , 15:31, 12.19.21

Swiss museum orders experts to review Nazi-era art collection

Announcement comes as renewed suspicions swirl around the Nazi-era origins of one of Europe's most prestigious private art collections as some works believed to have been seized from Jewish owners

AFP , 13:36, 12.16.21

Outcry over nod to Auschwitz slogan at Polish anti-vax rally

In play on words on infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work Makes You Free') sign, protesters hold banner that said in Polish 'Vaccination Makes You Free'; Israeli charge d'affaires says incident 'disrespectful' to victim's memory

AFP , 18:07, 12.15.21

Henry Orenstein, Holocaust survivor and 'father of' Transformers,' dies at 98

Polish-American toymaker, professional poker player, and entrepreneur throughout his life donated money to Israel and fellow Holocaust survivors; he holds more than 100 patents, including for the Transformers toyline

Nina Fox, Saar Haas , 16:26, 12.15.21

From Ben & Jerry's chief to global pop star: Who will be 2021 'Anti-Semite of the Year'?

Anti-Semitism watchdog names finalists of its annual contest picked by online users, aiming to direct a spotlight to their bigotry; winner to be announced December 27

Nina Fox , 23:20, 12.14.21

More Orthodox Jewish women are ordained, though equality remains a problem

Yeshivat Maharat in the Bronx ordained no less than 50 women as rabbis and Orthodox leaders despite innate hardships posed by the Halacha and criticism from both the Rabbinical Council and the Orthodox

Associated Press , 22:06, 12.14.21

Austria's new interior minister accused of anti-Semitism

Prominent figures call to remove Gerhard Karner from office due to allegedly anti-Semitic comments he made more than a decade ago; Karner apologizes but denies allegations of anti-Semitism

Associated Press , 21:23, 12.13.21

Israel shelves plan for Western Wall egalitarian plaza

Prime minister and Religious Affairs Minister consider scrapping plans for open plaza for Reform, Conservative prayer, fearing Ultra-Orthodox violence, 'right-wing incitement against gov't'

i24NEWS , 13:10, 12.12.21

Russia to return pre-war Jewish archives to Greece

Local Jewish council says among plundered items by Nazis are books and religious artifacts from 30 synagogues, libraries and communal institutions in Thessaloniki alone, which was home to one of the largest Jewish populations in Europe

AFP , 16:34, 12.09.21

Tree of Life awarded $6.6m to rebuild after shooting

State governor announces funding to redevelop synagogue where 11 worshippers were murdered in 2018 and build a memorial for the victims

i24NEWS , 09:16, 12.08.21

Jordanian TV rejects German station’s anti-Semitism accusation

Amman-based Roya says it 'regrets' broadcaster Deutsche Welle's decision to suspend their partnership after it emerged the Jordanian channel’s social media platforms were awash with anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic content

Associated Press , 12:06, 12.07.21

Israel's first liberal rabbi MK swims against Orthodox tide

Despite being ostracized by his religious colleagues in the Knesset, Labor MK Gilad Kariv vows to bring forth liberal reforms to end the Chief Rabbinate's conservative line

AFP , 13:55, 12.05.21

UK police investigating anti-Semitic hate crime in London

The video shows group of men making Nazi salutes, yelling verbal threats and spitting at Jews who were celebrating Hanukkah at an open-top bus on Oxford Street

Associated Press , 13:13, 12.02.21

Yad Vashem slams Fox News host for likening Dr. Fauci to Nazi Doctor Mengele

Museum's director says comparison made by pundit Lara Logan during debate on vaccines is 'disrespectful to Nazi's victims and a sad symptom of moral and intellectual decline'

TPS , 10:44, 12.01.21

Holocaust survivors mark Hanukkah at Western Wall

In video statement, Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz says Germany 'will continue to do everything we can to protect Jewish citizens in the future and to counter all anti-Semitism'; lauds 'close partnership' between Jerusalem and Berlin

Associated Press , 23:29, 11.30.21