As his four-year term in office came to an end last week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin released a report and recommendations required by Executive Order 48, which was issued by Youngkin last May to address and fight antisemitism in Virginia’s public K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Executive Order 48 built on Executive Order 8, […]
This op-ed was authored by Dazia Wallerson, African-American Alliance Manager for the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM). It was originally published by the Baltimore Jewish Times. I am raising a child in a country where overt hate has made a distinct comeback. It shows up on walls, online, in schools, and in the daily calculations parents
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A rabbi was barred from speaking at a public Martin Luther King Jr. Day program in San Diego, California, this week after organizers raised concerns about his connection to Israel. The decision drew swift condemnation from local Jewish institutions. Rabbi Hanan Leberman, of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, had been invited to deliver the closing prayer at
An antisemitic assault in New York City last fall that left Israeli educator Rami Glickstein with serious injuries has now led to federal hate crime charges, according to an indictment unsealed by U.S. authorities on Wednesday. Prosecutors say the attacker deliberately targeted Jewish victims because of their faith. Targeted Attack in Midtown Manhattan The assault
A Jewish family living in Bristol, England, plans to leave the city after facing escalating antisemitism in the ongoing aftermath of the October 7th massacre. In comments to The Sunday Times last week, the family described a sharp change in their neighborhood’s atmosphere. Once neighbors learned the family was Jewish, conversations shifted quickly toward Israel. In
