Antisemitism

Biden administration heeds calls from Congress, Jewish groups who urged 'whole of government' approach to better coordinate approach to combat various forms ...

West proceeded to get [suspended from Twitter](https://www.timesofisrael.com/musk-kicks-kanye-west-off-twitter-after-he-posts-star-of-david-merged-with-swastika/) after posting a picture that showed a swastika interlaced with a Star of David, just weeks after new owner Elon Musk allowed the rapper back on the platform. Sign in to stop seeing this](//crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-in) [praise for Hitler and the Nazis](https://www.timesofisrael.com/doubling-down-on-antisemitism-kanye-west-praises-hitler-in-unhinged-interview/). While Jewish groups have long called for more aggressive efforts to address antisemitism, the issue received national attention last month after former president Donald Trump hosted at his Mar-a-Lago resort Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, just weeks after the rapper lost a series of business deals over antisemitic posts he made on social media. I believe Israel is stronger and more democratic when professional journalists do that tough job well. [round table](https://www.timesofisrael.com/doug-emhoff-laments-epidemic-of-hate-at-white-house-antisemitism-roundtable/) meeting with executives from prominent Jewish groups who made the recommendation — the same one that was pushed by a bipartisan group of 125 House lawmakers in a [letter](https://www.timesofisrael.com/125-us-lawmakers-call-for-unified-national-strategy-to-fight-antisemitism/) to US President Joe Biden.

Last Wednesday, the Biden administration chose this venue for its first-ever roundtable on antisemitism, led by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. For a meeting full ...

He simply doesn’t have that capacity—even if an apology to the Jewish community is well in place and even when it is clear to all that hosting two avowed antisemites for dinner was a mistake. Sending a clear message that discrimination and hate against the Jewish community do not have a place in 21st-century America can inspire leaders and chart the course for fashioning locally tailored responses to antisemitic threats, as they present themselves. Jewish Republicans could take a leading role ushering the Republican Party into a post-Trump era. If there’s anything America has learned about the former president in the past six years, it’s that “the Donald” never apologizes and never admits to making a mistake. Some have even hinted they’re checking out other options for the party’s presidential candidate. America’s response to the 9/11 terror attacks focused on the lack of interagency coordination to terrorism and improved it significantly. Beyond the formal measures, there is also a broad understanding in the U.S. I’m proud to live openly as a Jew and I’m not afraid. Just before the meeting, Congress sent President Biden a request for essentially the same action. The meeting, which lasted about an hour and half, was, according to participants, intimate and uplifting. Deborah Lipstadt, the State Department’s special envoy on antisemitism, drove home the gravity of the situation by telling participants from Jewish organizations gathered around the table how she can no longer condemn foreign countries as sources of Jew hatred, as some of her predecessors have done in the past. Last Wednesday, the Biden administration chose this venue for its first-ever roundtable on antisemitism, led by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.

Reports of harassment, vandalism and violence targeting Jewish people in the U.S. hit a record high in 2021. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela ...

[Yair Rosenberg](https://yairrosenberg.com/)is a writer at The Atlantic. [Pamela Nadell](https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/pnadell.cfm)is a professor of women’s and gender history and the director of the Jewish studies program at American University in Washington D.C. [praised Adolf Hitler on the podcast InfoWars](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140218872/ye-antisemitism-alex-jones-podcast) earlier this year. How do you talk to your friends, family, and children about antisemitism? [reports of violence, harassment and vandalism targeting Jewish people reached an all-time high](https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/1139971241/anti-semitism-is-on-the-rise-and-not-just-among-high-profile-figures). If you are Jewish, how is the rise in antisemitism affecting you?

President Biden will establish a task force to coordinate government efforts to address antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, the White House ...

[hosted a roundtable](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3765411-emhoff-on-combating-antisemitism-i-refuse-to-be-afraid/) at the White House with community leaders to discuss the rise in antisemitism and how to combat it. [Biden](https://thehill.com/people/biden/) [Karine Jean-Pierre](https://thehill.com/people/karine-jean-pierre/) [Trump](https://thehill.com/people/trump/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [International](https://thehill.com/policy/international/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) Trump has in recent weeks also suggested Jews who do not support Israel enough, or his political views, are disloyal, a common antisemitic trope. The group’s first order of business will be to formulate a national strategy to counter antisemitism. All Americans should forcefully reject antisemitism — including Holocaust denial — wherever it exists,” Jean-Pierre said. [What America's Thinking](https://thehill.com/hilltv/america/) [Rising](https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/) [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video)

Decrying what he described as "hostile times" when antisemitism and violence against Christians are on the rise, Pope Francis said a renewed commitment to ...

“The task is not finished, and I encourage you to persevere on the path of dialogue, fraternity and joint initiatives,” the pope said. Pope Francis praised Isaac and, particularly, his work at the 1947 Seelisberg Conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews, which came up with a 10-point list of facts Christians must keep in mind when speaking with or about their Jewish brothers and sisters. “We must give thanks to God” for the progress, the pope said, especially “given the weight of mutual prejudices and the sometimes-painful history that must be acknowledged.”

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday called out former President Trump, warning against a “dramatic resurgence” of antisemitism ...

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says the number of reported antisemitic incidents, including assaults and vandalism, reached an all-time high in 2021. [What America's Thinking](https://thehill.com/hilltv/america/) [Rising](https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/) [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) This lack of loyalty to their greatest friends and allies is why large numbers in Congress, and so many others, have stopped giving support to Israel.” “How quickly Jewish Leaders forgot that I was the best, by far, President for Israel,” he said in a post on Truth Social. Joining Schumer was New York Gov. [Charles Schumer](https://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer/) [Chuck Schumer](https://thehill.com/tag/chuck-schumer/) [Chuck Schumer](https://thehill.com/people/chuck-schumer/) [Donald Trump](https://thehill.com/tag/donald-trump/) [Eric Adams](https://thehill.com/tag/eric-adams/) [Eric Adams](https://thehill.com/people/eric-adams/) [kathy hochul](https://thehill.com/tag/kathy-hochul/) [New York City](https://thehill.com/city/new-york-city/) [Nick Fuentes](https://thehill.com/tag/nick-fuentes/) [ye](https://thehill.com/tag/ye/) [Ye](https://thehill.com/people/ye/) [Finance](https://thehill.com/policy/finance/) [Finance](https://thehill.com/policy/finance/) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/)

Staff File Photo By Olivia Ross / Michael Dzik, executive director of the Jewish Cultural Center, says the organization wants to inform the public about the ...

We even admit to the thought several decades ago, when antisemitism began to rise in Europe, that it would never happen in the U.S. Since the Times was owned by the Jewish Ochs family and the Free Press had a Jewish man in a prominent newsroom role, such instances were unlikely to be hidden. Young people who grew up locally in the post-WWII era were educated on the Holocaust and other atrocities committed on Jews in Eastern Europe and couldn't imagine another rise of something so unthinkable. We invite people in all faiths and cultures to join the fight against antisemitism." "Violence against Jews in the United State is happening almost daily; in Chattanooga, more recent antisemitism incidents include fliers near UTC's campus and on church property. And not even after perhaps the most antisemitic attack on local Jews in the last century.

Antisemitism, defined as "hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic or racial group," has regained momentum in the 21st.

We have the opportunity to step into the flow of redemption and bring hope and healing. These experiences enabled us to walk in the shoes of the people who feel threatened and unsafe to be Jewish in America. We learn by studying our past and by building relationships with the Jewish community in the present. Serene Hudson is the Vice President of Israel Engagement at Passages, leading efforts to increase awareness regarding antisemitism and support for Jewish communities through education and advocacy initiatives. We had a discussion with the Holocaust Center about the realities of Christian antisemitism throughout our history, and we heard the facilitator’s gentle yet forthright answers to participants’ questions. Anti-Jewish sentiment can be seen in the writings and teachings of some of [the Church Fathers,](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/antisemitism-in-history-from-the-early-church-to-1400) and by the medieval period it was [mainstream](https://www.britannica.com/topic/anti-Semitism/Anti-Semitism-in-medieval-Europe) to denigrate and attack the Jews of Christian Europe. Education on the true nature and extent of antisemitism can help Christians stop the cycle of hate and build relationships with our Jewish neighbors. Because education begins with listening well, we were present with those who survived and the leaders who are helping the community to recover from the trauma caused by this violent attack. Recently, the Director of the FBI [flagged](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/10/fbi-director-wray-antisemitism-remains-pervasive-fact/8322469001/) antisemitism as “a pervasive and present fact,” and promised to combat the [many](https://www.yahoo.com/now/alarming-rise-antisemitism-united-states-095211675.html) recent threats of violent extremism. It is a journey of recognizing that prejudice and arrogance against Jewish people is antithetical to the biblical reflection of God’s faithfulness to them. This understanding can empower a renewed commitment to be inclusive of all people as recipients of Christian compassion, with careful attention toward not excluding the Jewish people. [defined](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitism) as “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic or racial group,” has regained momentum in the 21st century.

President Joe Biden is creating an inter-agency group charged with coordinating US efforts to combat antisemitism and other forms of bias after a string of ...

The Group Will 'Develop a National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism' as the Announcement Comes Hours After U.S. Jewish Establishment Groups Expressed Deep ...

The administration has also worked with Congress to secure the largest-ever increase in funding for the security of synagogues and other religious institutions. and worldwide experiencing an epidemic of anti-Jewish bigotry and violence, a whole-of-government approach is needed to counter the scourge of antisemitism,” said Sen. The steps announced today will go a long way toward improving the United States’ ability to combat antisemitism, helping to keep communities safe and eradicate hate,” Rosen added. All Americans should forcefully reject antisemitism – including Holocaust denial – wherever it exists,” Jean-Pierre added, noting the White House will continue to work with advocates, civil rights leaders, civil society and bipartisan members of Congress on the matter. government efforts to combat antisemitism, as well as Islamophobia and related forms of discrimination within America. Jewish organizations at the White House to address rising antisemitism.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden has set up an interagency task force to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia and has set as its first task coming up ...

One spur for convening the task force was the recent full embrace of antisemitism by rapper and designer Kanye West, and then former President Donald Trump’s dinner with West, who now goes by Ye, and Nick Fuentes, a prominent Holocaust denier. She did not say which other government agencies will be involved. [urged Biden to establish a task force on antisemitism](https://www.jta.org/2022/12/06/politics/bipartisan-slate-of-125-lawmakers-call-for-whole-of-government-approach-to-combating-antisemitism).

President Biden is set to establish an inter-agency group to increase and coordinate U.S. government efforts to counter “antisemitism, Islamaphobia and ...

"As President Biden has made clear: antisemitism has no place in America," Jean-Pierre said Monday. President Biden is set to establish an inter-agency group to increase and coordinate U.S. Ye has also faced criticism for making antisemitic remarks. The group will encourage "whole-of-society" efforts to counter antisemitism and "build a more inclusive nation." Jean-Pierre said the strategy will "raise understanding about antisemitism and the threat it poses to the Jewish community and all Americans." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Monday evening said the inter-agency group will be led by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the White House National Security Council.

U.S. President Joe Biden is establishing an inter-agency group to coordinate efforts to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia and related forms of bias and ...

[released on Monday](https://reut.rs/3USEcWB), more than 7,200 hate crimes were reported in 2021 in the United States. The move comes as reports of antisemitism have increased nationwide. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

As President Joe Biden "has made clear: antisemitism has no place in America. All Americans should forcefully reject antisemitism – including Holocaust denial – ...

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) – the nation's largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed ...

“President Biden’s establishment of this interagency task force is a very important step toward an effective response to the recent surge of antisemitism in the United States. government in the fight against antisemitism.” [meeting on this topic](https://www.ou.org/news/orthodox-union-holds-urgent-meeting-on-antisemitism-in-new-york-city-with-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-sen-schumer-gov-hochul-mayor-adams/) in New York City between community leaders and high-ranking government officials, including DHS Secretary Alejandro N.

BEVERLY — Rabbi Alison Adler will lead a "Learning Conversation about Antisemitism" on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Temple B'nai Abraham, ...