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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 653

J.K. Rowling

Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland celebrate as they leave Britain's Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025, following the court's ruling on how to define a 'woman'. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
April 16, 2025, 7:37 pm
UK’s top court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex
Government welcomes ‘clarity’ on issue; trans rights advocates condemn judgment, which Harry Potter author Rowling lauds for ‘protecting rights of women and girls’
By Agencies
12-year-old Noya Dan, seen here in a Harry Potter-inspired costume, was murdered by Hamas alongside her grandmother Carmela on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz. (via X)
October 19, 2023, 4:52 pm
12-year-old Harry Potter fan championed by J.K. Rowling found murdered by Hamas
Shared by Israel’s X account, story of autistic girl and her grandmother helped world see massacres; pair originally thought captured by terror group in vicious Oct. 7 incursion
By ToI Staff
Some have accused the new video game, Hogwarts Legacy, as peddling in antisemitic caricatures of goblins. (YouTube screenshot/Hogwarts Legacy via JTA)
February 11, 2023, 4:27 am
Are the goblins in blockbuster Harry Potter game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ antisemitic?
Newly released video game revives criticism that hook-nosed creatures running wizard bank echo racist tropes about Jews and money
By Jacob Henry
Author J.K. Rowling attends the HBO Documentary Films premiere of 'Finding the Way Home' at 30 Hudson Yards on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
August 13, 2022, 10:27 pm
J.K. Rowling gets death threat by person who hailed Rushdie’s stabbing
In reply to Harry Potter writer’s post on stabbing of author, Pakistani Twitter user says: ‘Don’t worry you are next’; he previously wrote about his desire to destroy Israel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with winners of state culture prizes via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 25, 2022 (Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)
March 25, 2022, 5:49 pm
Putin likens ‘canceling’ of Russian culture to Nazi book burnings, J.K. Rowling
Russian president makes false comparison at meeting with culture prize winners; says ‘last time such a mass campaign to destroy unwanted literature was carried out was by Nazis’
By AFP
Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 5, 2022, 11:35 pm
‘Out of context nonsense’: Jon Stewart says he never accused Rowling of antisemitism
Comedian says media entirely misrepresented his point on portrayal of goblins in ‘Harry Potter’; adds: ‘I really love the Harry Potter movies. Probably too much for my age’
By Amy Spiro
Author J.K. Rowling attends the HBO Documentary Films premiere of 'Finding the Way Home' at 30 Hudson Yards on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
January 5, 2022, 8:29 pm
Jewish groups defend J.K. Rowling over claim ‘Harry Potter’ goblins antisemitic
After comedian Jon Stewart says the books’ portrayal of goblins clearly based on Jew hatred, groups suggest Rowling was merely tapping into centuries of cultural context
By Amy Spiro
A goblin at the Gringotts bank, part of Warner Bros' 'The Making of Harry Potter Tour in London (courtesy/ www.wbstudiotour.co.uk)
January 5, 2022, 1:31 am
Jon Stewart says J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ goblin characters clearly antisemitic
‘That’s a caricature of a Jew from an antisemitic piece of literature’: Comedian surprised there wasn’t wider outcry over depiction of hooked-nosed characters that run the banks
By Shira Hanau
Author JK Rowling accepts an award onstage during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 2019 Ripple Of Hope Gala and Auction In NYC, in New York City, on December 12, 2019. (Bennett Raglin / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
June 11, 2020, 2:14 pm
Defending gender remarks, JK Rowling says she’s a survivor of sexual assault
In blog post, author discusses her own struggles with sexual identity in her youth, says ‘huge numbers of women are justifiably terrified by the trans activists’
By Dmitry Zaks
Yiddish linguist Arun Viswanath has brought the first of the Harry Potter series to speakers of the mamaloshen around the globe. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2020, 5:10 am
For young translator of sold-out ‘Harry Potter,’ Yiddish is truly his mamaloshen
How Arun Viswanath, the 29-year-old scion of a US literary dynasty, translated series opener ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ into the language of Sholem Aleichem is a story in itself
By Alex Surin
In this July 30, 2016, photo, writer J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon arrival at gala performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' in central London. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
From the WebDecember 24, 2018, 7:13 pm
J.K. Rowling attacks Corbynites and ‘Saint Jeremy’ on Twitter
British author issues biblical parody of Labour leader’s stance on Brexit and anti-Semitism scandals, the Jewish News reports
Gili Bar-Hillel with her Hebrew-language version of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' one of the four Harry Potter books she translated, in her Tel Aviv office, June 23, 2003. (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA)
October 20, 2018, 9:01 am
How a Hanukkah song made its way into Harry Potter’s Hebrew version
Translator Gili Bar Hillel speaks about the challenges of interpreting the series in a manner that would resonate with Israeli readers
By Josefin Dolsten
Author J.K. Rowling attends the "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Broadway opening at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
September 22, 2018, 3:28 am
In J.K. Rowling’s new novel, a villain is an Israel-hating anti-Semite
‘Harry Potter’ author, who has been vocal in her criticism of bigotry, has seemingly incorporated her views into ‘Lethal White,’ the latest in her Cormoran Strike mystery series
By Yvette Alt Miller
J.K. Rowling at the opening night of the Broadway show “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” at The Lyric Theater in New York City, April 22, 2018. (Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic via JTA)
August 28, 2018, 3:14 am
J.K. Rowling takes on ‘anti-Semite’ fellow author in Twitter spat over Corbyn
Simon Maginn attacks ‘Zionists’ in support of UK Labour Party leader; Harry Potter author challenges, ‘What other minority would you speak to this way?’
By JTA
In this July 30, 2016, photo, writer J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon arrival at gala performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' in central London. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
April 19, 2018, 12:12 am
JK Rowling tells victims of anti-Semitism: ‘You aren’t alone’
In series of tweets calling for fellow non-Jews to take a stand, Harry Potter author asks, ‘Would response to any other form of racism or bigotry be to squirm, deflect or justify?’
By David Sedley
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