antisemitism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on December 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu fetes US Jews for ‘finally’ confronting campus antisemitism

Premier tells cabinet meeting ‘deeply rooted’ hatred of Jews showing its face on university grounds and elsewhere; thanks Biden for rushing arms shipment after bypassing Congress

A woman holds a sign reading 'Well Done Israel, Hitler Would Be Proud' as people rally in Brooklyn, New York in support of Palestinians and against Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught, October 21, 2023 (KENA BETANCUR / AFP)

One in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth, poll finds

By ToI Staff

December 11, 2023, 1:03 am

One in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth, poll finds

Survey also shows more than a quarter in the same 18-29 age group believe that Jews have too much power in the US

By ToI Staff

People take part in a demonstration against antisemitism at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on December 10, 2023. (MICHELE TANTUSSI / AFP)

December 10, 2023, 6:49 pm

Thousands march in Berlin against antisemitism amid sharp rise in Jew hatred

At least 10,000 protesters rally under banner of ‘Never again is now,’ as Jewish community’s main leader says antisemitism ‘common practice in Germany’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

December 10, 2023, 3:18 pm

Netanyahu fetes US Jews for ‘finally’ confronting campus antisemitism

Premier tells cabinet meeting ‘deeply rooted’ hatred of Jews showing its face on university grounds and elsewhere; thanks Biden for rushing arms shipment after bypassing Congress

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

December 8, 2023, 5:05 am

US Congress launches investigation of antisemitism at elite universities

Probe comes as presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT face backlash for refusal to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment during hearing on rising campus antisemitism

By AFP and ToI Staff

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (2nd R) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) light the giant Menorah for Hanukkah, in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate on December 7, 2023. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)

December 7, 2023, 7:48 pm

World leaders mark Hanukkah in shadow of Gaza war, soaring antisemitism

Germany’s Scholz becomes first chancellor to light Brandenburg Gate Menorah, calls for immediate release of hostages; Canada’s Trudeau notes ‘incredibly difficult’ months for Jews

By Michael Horovitz and AFP

A woman walks past a menorah standing outside a Jewish synagogue ahead of the start of Hanukkah, in Miami Beach, Florida, December 1, 2023. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

December 6, 2023, 7:17 pm

Hanukkah theme of light shines hope for Florida Jews during Israel-Hamas war

Concerned over fate of Jewish state and rising antisemitism in US, local community finds unity and shared sense of purpose

By Agencies

Illustrative: Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, lights a menorah during a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting ceremony in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)

December 5, 2023, 8:21 am

Reported cancellation of Virginia menorah lighting draws rebuke from governor

Art festival founder says Hanukkah ceremony could be seen as choosing sides in Israel-Hamas war; organizers say lighting also rejected to keep art festival event religion-free

By AP and ToI Staff

FILE - An antisemitic sign at a pro-Palestinian protest of NYU students and others in Manhattan's Washington Square Park on October 25, 2023. (Screen capture/X)

December 4, 2023, 2:10 pm

Israel issues severe travel warnings to dozens of countries amid rising antisemitism

National Security Council urges citizens to reconsider nonessential travel, upgrading threat warnings in UK, Germany, France, Australia, among other countries

By ToI Staff

Protesters hold placards and flags and chant slogans at a rally in support of Palestinians and against Israel, outside of the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 15, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/ AFP)

December 3, 2023, 9:44 am

Holocaust survivors in UK worried about rising antisemitism in country since Oct. 7

Refugees brought to Britain during World War II say they never expected antisemitism to return as it has, with incidents now reaching all-time high

By AFP and ToI Staff

File: Susan Sarandon attends Rufus Wainwright's 50th birthday celebration at the Montauk Point Lighthouse on July 13, 2023 in Montauk, New York. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images/AFP)

December 2, 2023, 10:27 pm

Susan Sarandon apologizes for saying US Jews ‘getting taste’ of Muslim experience

Hollywood actress states she was trying to express concern for spike in hate crimes at New York rally, regrets minimizing harsh reality long faced by Jews

By ToI Staff

Singer Tzvika Pick, who died in August 2022, is remembered in 'Days of Pick,' a documentary being screened during Jewish Film Week, December 9-14, 2023 (Courtesy)

December 1, 2023, 2:16 pm

Jerusalem’s Jewish Film Week going ahead, adjusted for war

The Jerusalem Cinematheque’s annual Hannukah-period film festival marks its 25th year; free admission for evacuees from southern and northern communities

By Jessica Steinberg

At a rally for Israel in Munich, a participant holds a sign reading "You are not alone. No tolerance for antisemitism," Nov. 26, 2023. (JTA/Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images)

November 30, 2023, 4:14 pm

Antisemitism in Germany increased by 320% after Oct. 7, report finds

Watchdog says signs of Jewish life in Germany becoming less visible as people refrain from wearing identifiable symbols, speaking Hebrew in public

By Shira Li Bartov

Elon Musk wears a symbollic dog tag in honor of Israeli hostages onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images via AFP)

November 30, 2023, 10:04 am

Musk apologizes for endorsing antisemitic post, curses advertisers boycotting X for it

Back from Israel, social media platform owner says any who try to ‘blackmail’ him by withholding ads can ‘go f**k yourself’; suggests some Jewish groups have funded Hamas affiliates

By Andrew Lapin

Screen capture from video of Rabbi Haim Fabrizio Cipriani, 2018. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 28, 2023, 11:53 pm

Italian rabbi faces death threats in antisemitic assault on street in Genoa

Homeless man wielding screwdriver hurls insults at Haim Fabrizio Cipriani, who is unharmed; police intervene and charge assailant

By ToI Staff

Gil Ofarim arrives at an event at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin, August 19, 2021. (Gerald Matzka/picture alliance via Getty Images)

November 28, 2023, 5:37 pm

German-Israeli singer admits in court to inventing hotel antisemitism claim

In 2021 video, Gil Ofarim said staff asked him to hide Star of David pendant; under plea bargain, will give 10,000 euros to Leipzig Jewish community and Holocaust education center

By AFP and ToI Staff