Louis Farrakhan

Dean and founder of the Simon Wisenthal Center Rabbi Marvin Hier seen at Fox 2000 Pictures special screening of 'The Book Thief' held at the Simon Wisenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, on Saturday, November, 2, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Twentieth Century Fox/AP Images)

June 14, 2019, 4:17 pm

Wiesenthal’s Rabbi Marvin Hier praises Trump for being only US leader to deliver

Speaking to ToI about combating anti-Semitism across hemispheres and partisan divides, the octogenarian clergyman is as comfortable as ever in his role as defender of the Tribe

By Jordan Hoffman

Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam speaks at Saint Sabina Church, May 9, 2019, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

May 11, 2019, 3:31 am

Farrakhan refers to ‘Satanic Jews’ while denying he’s anti-Semitic

Notorious Nation of Islam leader makes remarks after Facebook ban for extremist rhetoric, says he separates ‘the good Jews from the Satanic Jews’

By HERBERT G. McCANN

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaks during a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, on Capitol Hill, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

May 10, 2019, 8:58 am

After Facebook ban, Farrakhan claims he doesn’t hate Jewish people

Invited to speak at Chicago church, notorious anti-Semite says people shouldn’t be angry with him if ‘I stand on God’s word’

By AP and TOI staff

May 4, 2019, 12:34 am

Although it is removing bigots, Facebook says it will allow Holocaust denial

Social media giant boots anti-Semites, extremists, conspiracy theorists, but says it will permit content that is ‘wrong or inaccurate,’ including denying genocides

By Ben Sales

May 3, 2019, 1:04 am

Facebook bans anti-Semite Farrakhan, conspiracy jock Jones for hate speech

Right-wing extremists Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer also booted off social network; experts say more remains to be done

By AP

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

February 20, 2019, 5:37 am

Farrakhan accuses ‘wicked Jews’ of using him to ‘break up the women’s movement’

Women’s March leader Tamika Mallory has refused to condemn Nation of Islam leader’s pervasive anti-Semitism, leading to splits in movement

By JTA

Demonstrators hold signs during the Women's March on January 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Demonstrations are taking place in cities across the US in the third annual event aimed to highlight social change and celebrate women's rights around the world. ( Zach Gibson/Getty Images/AFP)

January 19, 2019, 8:24 pm

Thousands join US Women’s March amid discord over its handling of anti-Semitism

As protests start, turnout expected to be lower than in past years, in part because of co-founder Tamika Mallory’s ties to Farrakhan

By Cyril Julien

Protesters walk during the Women's March on Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via JTA)

January 19, 2019, 6:01 pm

Women’s March returns to DC amid shutdown and controversy

Turnout Saturday expected to be lower than in past years because of accusations of anti-Semitism by movement leaders

By AFP and JTA

People take part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women walk along Sixth Avenue, Saturday, January 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

January 19, 2019, 5:28 am

Schism leads to dueling women’s march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and anti-Semitism will see separate marches, after talks between the two groups fail to bridge the divide

By Deepti Hajela

Women’s March National Co-Chair Tamika Mallory speaking in New York, April 22, 2017. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)

January 18, 2019, 11:34 pm

Women’s March co-leader Mallory refuses to answer if Israel should exist

Mallory dodges the question and claims ‘Jewish scholars’ share her view that nobody ‘has a right to exist at the disposal of another group’

By JTA

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., gestures as she speaks against the dangers of 3D-printed guns, along with Fred Guttenberg, rear, during a news conference at the Sunrise Police Department, August 16, 2018, in Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

January 18, 2019, 8:54 pm

Debbie Wasserman Schultz breaks with Women’s March over anti-Semitism ‘failures’

US representative, who participated in 2017 march against Trump, calls out protest movement’s leaders for their bigotry against Jewish people

By Cnaan Liphshiz

From top left, clockwise: Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, a young participant at the 2018 Los Angeles Women’s March, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Women’s March participants in Las Vegas in 2018. (JTA Collage/Farrakhan Photo: Monica Morgan/WireImage/Getty Images; Girl Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images; Mallory, Sarsour and protestors Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

January 18, 2019, 8:09 am

Upcoming Women’s March clouded by anti-Semitism allegations

Local chapters and progressive organizations have distanced themselves from protest group’s national leadership ahead of Saturday’s march

By Josefin Dolsten

Abby Stein, left (Debra Nussbaum Cohen); April Baskin, right (URJ) via JTA

January 17, 2019, 8:43 am

Jewish women defend decision to join Women’s March steering committee

April Baskin says telling black people how to communicate is ‘unconscious white supremacy’; Abby Stein argues she should be in the room to speak up against anti-Semitism

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

From left to right, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez at the Women's March "Power to the Polls" voter registration tour launch at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, January 21, 2018. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images via JTA)

January 17, 2019, 1:49 am

9 rabbis endorse Women’s March after meeting with Sarsour, Mallory

Liberal Jewish leaders in NY say they held ‘frank discussions’ with heads of protest group on their ties to Louis Farrakhan, refusal to condemn his anti-Semitism

By Josefin Dolsten

January 16, 2019, 5:02 am

Jewish Democrats say party has dropped Women’s March sponsorship

JDCA to join the increasingly popular strategy of participating in local protests while avoiding affiliation with the national group

By JTA