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UK Labour suspends Corbyn for dismissal of damning anti-Semitism inquiry

Party says move came 'in light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently,' followed warning from new Labour leader that 'those who think there's no problem with anti-Semitism... should be nowhere near' party

News Agencies, Ynet , 15:51 , 10.29.20

UK Labour guilty of discrimination in handling anti-Semitism, inquiry finds

Right commission says party under Corbyn responsible for three breaches of Equality Act including political interference, harassment; Starmer: We failed Jewish people, those who think it’s all exaggerated should be nowhere near Labour

Ynet, News Agencies , 14:07 , 10.29.20

Fresh push to save Vienna's Jewish cemetery 'jewel'

The prominent Jewish cemetery has been defaced during the Nazi regime and subsequently abandoned; now, the cemetery is now open for tours after a group of volunteers helped restore the historic site

AFP , 10:58 , 10.29.20

Iran leader tests Twitter policy on removing Holocaust denial tweets

Khamenei equates insults against Mohammed to Holocaust denial, asking 'why is it a crime to raise doubts about the Holocaust? Why should anyone who writes about such doubts be imprisoned while insulting the Prophet [pbuh] is allowed?'

i24NEWS , 22:59 , 10.28.20

Biden vows to fight anti-Semitism if elected, labels it a 'cancer'

In an editorial published in a Jewish publication on the 2nd anniversary of the fatal attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Democratic candidate says he will stand with Israel to ensure its security

Ynet, i24NEWS , 11:17 , 10.28.20

Israel looks to far-right figure to head Holocaust memorial

Groups protest appointment of former hardline lawmaker, Effie Eitam, who called for the expulsion of most Palestinians from the West Bank and for the removal of Israel's Arab citizens from the political system

Associated Press , 22:56 , 10.27.20

Holocaust survivor who sold cigarettes in Warsaw as a child dies at 84

At age of six, Ben-Zion Hadar fled ghetto in Nazi-occupied Polish capital, became youngest in group of kids who sold cigarettes to survive near local Gestapo HQ, where none would suspect Jewish children of hiding in plain sight

Ynet , 11:52 , 10.27.20

Jews For Trump car parade stirs protests, fights in New York

Videos shared on Twitter show several protesters pelting the vehicles with eggs or stones, snatching flags and shouting insults; Jews For Trump website says the rally meant to show solidarity with 'beleaguered Red Zone community'

Associated Press , 09:43 , 10.26.20

Marking Kristallnacht anniversary with anti-racism drive

'Let There Be Light' initiative asking people, places and houses of worship to illuminate their buildings on Nov. 9 'as symbol of solidarity and mutual commitment in shared battle against anti-Semitism, racism, hatred and intolerance'

Ynet , 12:03 , 10.25.20

Attack, then pandemic: Pittsburgh Jewish congregations cope

The three congregations from the Tree of Life synagogue, who relocated after an anti-Semitic attack that killed 11 worshippers, were forced to disperse again due to the coronavirus pandemic and switch to virtual services

Associated Press , 10:07 , 10.25.20

Jewish museum to honor magicians Houdini, David Copperfield

The National Museum of American Jewish History says it will induct the two illusionists into its hall of fame on Dec. 12 in celebration of their achievements

Associated Press , 23:33 , 10.22.20

Albania joins global efforts to combat anti-Semitism

Tirana adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, becoming the second majority Muslim to do so after Kosovo; first-ever Balkans Forum Against Anti-Semitism set to be held in the country next week

Associated Press , 21:06 , 10.22.20

U.S. said mulling declaring human rights groups as anti-Semitic

Quoting unnamed congressional aides, Politico says declaration could come as early as this week and could result in administration withholding funds from the NGOs; move by Pompeo seen as part of future bid for White House

Ynet , 10:54 , 10.22.20

Yom Kippur Zoom service reunites Holocaust survivors after 71 years

After last seeing each other at a displaced persons camp in Austria in 1949, Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel 'Shasha' Eisenberg suddenly spotted one another at a New Jersey synagogue's virtual service, leading to emotional Sukkot reunion

Associated Press , 22:51 , 10.20.20

Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece

Athens denounces attack that 'damages memory of our fellow citizens and all victims of Nazism'; acts of vandalism come days after leader of Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn and his inner circle receive prison sentences

AFP , 09:05 , 10.20.20

Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust

'The Beautiful Days of My Youth' is based on the diary of Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor Ana Novac and premiered online on October 9, the day when deportations of Romania's Jews and Roma began in 1941

Associated Press , 14:41 , 10.18.20

NY Jewish leaders call virus rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

Three Jewish congregation file lawsuit against the state and Gov. Cuomo, accusing him of making negative, false, and discriminatory statements about the ultra-Orthodox community as he imposed new COVID-19 measures

Associated Press , 22:39 , 10.15.20

Israel honors Polish couple who hid filmmaker Polanski during WWII

The late Stefania and Jan Buchala receive the Yad Vashem title of 'Righteous Among the Nations' honoring those who helped save Jews during World War II after they took in the controversial film director as a child

AFP , Reuters , 18:38 , 10.15.20

Most U.S. ultra-Orthodox Jews support Trump - Haredi poll shows

Democratic nominee Joe Biden received only 13% of support according to the Ami Magazine poll; survey suggests a deep divide in the US Jewish community, with a separate survey published by Pew Research on Tuesday suggesting 70 percent of US Jews support Biden.

i24NEWS , 08:52 , 10.15.20

TikTok vows in Knesset to tackle anti-Semitism

After abstaining from previous Knesset discussions on surge of anti-Semitism online and facing accusations of ignoring the phenomenon on the platform, TikTok official suggests app be used as tool to increase awareness of the horrors of the Holocaust and Holocaust studies

Itamer Eichner, Tal Shahaf , 22:24 , 10.14.20

Germany frees up millions in aid to Holocaust survivors amid pandemic

Following negotiations with Berlin, Claims Conference agrees to pay $662 million to more than 240,000 survivors around the world to help ease coronavirus burden; German government expands eligibility to Romanian, Bulgarian survivors

Associated Press, Ynet , 15:40 , 10.14.20

Poll: 70% of American Jews say they plan to vote for Joe Biden

Survey by Pew also finds that only 35% of U.S. Jewry are happy with Donald Trump's policy; numbers show slight advantage for Biden with majority of Jews, Hispanic Catholics, Black Protestants and non-religious voters supporting him

i24NEWS , 10:33 , 10.14.20

Lives Lost: London rabbi worked to end community’s isolation

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter from Stamford Hill, Europe’s largest ultra-Orthodox community founded by Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia, went door-to-door to deliver public health warnings about COVID; within days he caught the virus himself and died

Associated Press , 09:29 , 10.13.20

Haredi NYC virus lockdown protest leader arrested on riot charge

Man taken into custody after video surfaces showing crowd, egged on by him, surrounding, jostling and taunting Jewish Insider journalist who has been reporting on resistance to social distancing in Borough Park neighborhood

Associated Press , 18:00 , 10.12.20

Facebook says it will ban Holocaust denial, distortion posts

Announcement by social media giant is latest attempt to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election following widespread protest by Jewish organizations and Holocaust survivors

Associated Press, Ynet , 17:45 , 10.12.20

American Jewish economist shares Nobel for auction theory work

Award given jointly to Stanford professor Paul Milgrom and U.S. colleague Robert Wilson for their work understanding value and bidding; Milgrom is the third Jew to win the prestigious prize this year

Reuters , 17:08 , 10.12.20

Lithuania city celebrates Jewish past, honors Israeli poet

Kaunas unveils a mural of prolific writer Leah Goldberg and her influence on the town's history and culture, nearly 85 years after she left with her family to immigrate to Israel

Ynet , 17:40 , 10.11.20

UK education sec. slams universities for 'dragging their feet' on anti-Semitism

Williamson criticizes 'lack of willingness' on academia's side to confront phenomenon head-on and says will act if 'overwhelming majority of institutions' does not adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism by Christmas

i24NEWS , 13:41 , 10.11.20

Israel to ‘immediately’ bring over 2,000 Ethiopian Jews

Netanyahu tells Ethiopian PM the Jewish state is committed to 'continued aliyah of Jews to Israel' that was halted due to coronavirus; Jews are often referred to in Ethiopia as 'Falashas,' a derogatory word which translates as 'strangers'

Associated Press, Ynet , 13:55 , 10.10.20

Jewish Democratic Council targets Trump with 'Kaddish' advert

JDCA ad, part of a larger campaign of liberal faith groups, juxtaposes president's words minimizing impact of coronavirus with sacred Jewish prayer of mourning, as on-screen images show the mounting U.S. death toll from the pandemic

Associated Press, Ynet , 18:32 , 10.08.20

Jewish American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

The Nobel Committee praises the 77-year-old writer for her 'unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal'; New York-born English professor is the first U.S. winner since 2016

Associated Press , 15:05 , 10.08.20

Anti-Semitic ex-mayor becomes magnet for Vienna statue protests

The statue of Karl Lueger, who apparently inspired Hitler, was defaced several times in recent months with graffiti reading 'Schande' or shame, and while the city wishes to remove the graffiti others stand guard, demanding it remains

AFP , 11:47 , 10.08.20

Members of NY Haredi community riot over new shutdowns

Video of the protests shows a large group of Haredi men taking to the streets at 13th Avenue in Brooklyn's Borough Park, without social distancing or wearing masks, which they allegedly burned as an act of rebellion

Associated Press, Ynet , 10:26 , 10.08.20

YouTube removes Farrakhan's Nation of Islam channel

Video-sharing giant says notoriously anti-Semitic group violated rules against hate speech, in particular for promoting claim that Jews are part of evil conspiracy; group's leader, who also has history of homophobia, banned from Facebook, entering UK

i24NEWS , 11:40 , 10.07.20

NY Haredi group hits back at new coronavirus rules for hot spots

Claiming shutdowns target religious practice by limiting worship in synagogues, Agudath Israel of America calls the plan 'appalling to all people of religion and good faith' and vows to explore all options to reverse the decision

Associated Press , 11:38 , 10.07.20