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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

anti-semitic incidents

The synagogue of Kremenchuk in Ukraine. (Foundation for Jewish Heritage/The Center for Jewish Art)
June 1, 2021, 8:01 pm
Bullet holes found at Ukraine synagogue as mass Holocaust victims grave raided
Shooting incident in Kremenchuk kept quiet ‘to prevent panic’ in local Jewish community; grave robbers allegedly expose and scatter human remains in Pikov
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Clubhouse app on an iPhone. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
April 20, 2021, 5:35 pm
Clubhouse shuts down chatrooms after anti-Semitism complaints
Audio-based social network says it closed a number of groups due to ‘direct violation’ of community rules on racism and hate speech
By Ben Sales
Tombs tagged with swastikas are pictured in a Jewish cemetery in Westhoffen, eastern France, December 3, 2019. (AP Photo)
January 27, 2021, 8:08 pm
Anti-Semitic incidents drop by 50% in France; physical assaults almost unchanged
French Jewry’s security service recorded 339 episodes over past 12 months, compared to 687 the previous year
By Cnaan Liphshiz
People look at anti-Semitic graffiti on a shop window in Belsize Park, North London, December 29, 2019 (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
January 17, 2021, 6:58 pm
Poll: Nearly half of UK Jews avoid visible signs of Judaism due to anti-Semitism
45% of general public agree with at least 1 of 12 statements indicating anti-Semitic sentiments, 23% say ‘Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews’
By ToI Staff
Graffiti calling for the murder of Jews at the entrance to the Jewish cemetery of Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain, on December 24, 2020. (José de Isasa via JTA)
December 24, 2020, 8:30 pm
European Jewish sites, including Halle memorial, vandalized in spate of attacks
Graffiti sprayed on Bulgarian, Spanish synagogues; memorial to Halle shooting smashed, set alight; German, Belarusian cemeteries damaged
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A photo illustration of the facade of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School. (Wikimedia Commons)
December 15, 2020, 11:48 pm
NY Jewish high school’s website defaced with neo-Nazi imagery
North Shore Hebrew Academy site hacked and covered with swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs; state representative: ‘Horrific reminder that hatred and anti-Semitism are alive and well’
By Ben Sales
In this Sept. 27, 2017 photo, a new Amazon Echo is displayed during a program announcing several new Amazon products by the company, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
November 27, 2020, 3:21 pm
Amazon says investigating anti-Semitic conspiracy theory responses from ‘Alexa’
Probe comes after British MPs express outrage when smart speaker mines partial quotations from websites, cites sources lacking credibility to produce false, anti-Semitic answers
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of anti-Semitic vandalism at a kosher restaurant in Paris, Oct. 2, 2020. (Screen shot from Twitter/UEJF)
October 2, 2020, 11:09 pm
Paris kosher restaurant torn apart, vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
Phrases spray painted on walls of Mac Queen include ‘Hitler was right,’ ‘Jews get out’ and ‘Free Palestine’
By JTA
A Swiss lottery card featuring the words 'gassed Jew' (CICAD)
October 2, 2020, 9:20 pm
Swiss lottery scratch card appears to feature the phrase ‘gassed Jew’
Crossword places the two words in vertical succession; company apologizes, says it was an unfortunate coincidence
By JTA
French Muslim people gather at the Republique square to protest against anti-Semitism in Paris, France, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
September 9, 2020, 8:57 pm
French courts jail Muslim, white supremacist in separate anti-Semitic incidents
21-year-old identified only as Mohammed receives year in prison for anti-Semitic robbery; 52-year-old supremacist receives two months for incident involving anti-Semitic slurs
By JTA
Omar Farhadi, an elderly Iraqi Kurd points to a frame showing a stylized hexagram, or a Star of David, hanging in a room dedicated to famous Jewish Kurdish art teacher and painter Daniel Kassab, at the Museum of Education in Erbil's oldest primary school, in the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on July 5, 2020. (SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
September 7, 2020, 5:14 am
In Erbil, Iraq’s few remaining Jews cling to a fading heritage
400 families of Jewish descent still live in Iraqi Kurdistan, once home to a thriving community; some now practice their faith in secret, while others have converted to Islam
By Qassim Khidir
Hayden Library on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
September 2, 2020, 10:09 am
Posters lauding Nazism hung at Arizona State University
Neo-Nazi organization Folksfront takes credit for incident that included flyers declaring ‘Hitler was right’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Reception area of Southampton's Solent University (Wikimedia Commons vi JTA)
July 23, 2020, 11:38 pm
UK lecturer fired for racial claims, including Jews are ‘cleverest in the world’
Stephen Lamonby of Solent University in Southampton defends his remarks, says he is victim of ‘woke’ culture and universities are ‘obsessed’ with racism
By Marcy Oster
Signs showing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are taped to vehicles during a protest in Lansing, Michigan, April 15, 2020 (AP/Paul Sancya)
May 12, 2020, 8:40 pm
After historic surge in 2019, ADL says anti-Semitism now spreading amid pandemic
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt urges leaders to forcefully confront anti-Jewish attacks as new report finds 2019 brought record high
By Eric Cortellessa
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of coronavirus, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
April 23, 2020, 11:12 pm
Ohio governor pans ‘vile, disgusting’ anti-Semitic sign at anti-lockdown rally
Mike DeWine says placard depicting Jew as a rat with words ‘The real plague’ was deeply concerning; also criticizes state senator who compared closure measures to Nazi actions
By ToI Staff and JTA
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