January 22, 2021 Newsletter - Combat Antisemitism Movement

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Dear Friends,

This week, CAM documented 34 new anti-Semitic incidents (53% far-right, 23% far-left, 18% Islamist, and 6% unidentifiable). Two California synagogues were targeted with far-right vandalism. A Spanish court acquitted far-left BDS activists of anti-Semitism charges for having forced a boycott against Jewish American reggae artist Matisyahu; the Flemish parliament honored two Nazi collaborators; and the President of Tunisia blamed “thieving Jews” for domestic civil unrest.

In more positive news, a breakthrough memorandum of understanding was signed between the U.S. Anti-Semitism Special Envoy and Association Mimouna, a CAM member organization in Morocco. The agreement establishes a joint commitment to combat anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and Islamophobia. Also, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the CAM team participated in the World Jewish Congress’ #WeRemember campaign to help ensure the Holocaust is never forgotten.

See below for more news, exclusive interviews, the latest IHRA definition adoptions, and two upcoming events.

‘DR. KING AND THE RABBI’

DAUGHTER OF RABBI ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL REMEMBERS MLK’S LEGACY

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“BDS HAS LOST ITS GLORY”

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FORUM DIRECTOR YIFA SEGAL ON LATEST TRENDS IN GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM

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2 CALIFORNIA SYNAGOGUES VANDALIZED WITH ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI

MOROCCAN NGO SIGNS BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM & ANTI-ZIONISM

FLEMISH REGIONAL PARLIAMENT HONORS NAZIS COLLABORATORS

SPANISH COURT ACQUITS BDS ACTIVISTS WHO FORCED BOYCOTT OF JEWISH ARTIST MATISYAHU

TUNISIAN PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES AFTER BLAMING JEWS FOR UNREST

WORLD’S LARGEST HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL PLANNED FOR UKRAINE’S BABYN YAR RAVINE

IHRA WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM ADOPTIONS THIS WEEK:

University of Leicester (UK)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama (UK)
University of Surrey (UK)

Royal Veterinary College (UK)
Cal. State University, Northridge (US)
Watford Football Club (UK)

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis. As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we celebrate the brave heroes who stood up for the Jews and whose example can inspire a new generation to fight anti-Semitism.

Join this virtual reception to hear personal testimony from a Sugihara survivor, along with leading diplomats and experts on Sugihara’s legacy and the Japanese-Jewish relationship.

Club Z, in partnership with CAM, invites you to join this Sunday’s national teen summit, “Break Free, Celebrating Zionism, Justice, and Action.”

The summit comes as teens report an all-time high of Jew-hatred in school and online that targets their Zionist identity.

Inspiring speakers from the frontlines of the struggle for justice will provide practical advice on how to become part of a positive movement to celebrate Jewish pride in the face of bigotry.

Webinar: Implementing the IHRA Definition for NGO Funding

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Coaching Tips to Fight Anti-Semitism

#WeRemember Campaign for Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Call On Johns Hopkins University To Hold Teachers’ Assistant Accountable For Anti-Semitism!

TA Rasha Anayah wrote a series of tweets where she threatened to fail pro-Israel students solely on the basis of their identity.

Urge the administration to take swift action against campus anti-Semitism.

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A rabbi and an imam in Melbourne, Australia have forged an interfaith alliance against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

The interfaith friendship was forged between Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and Imam Saeed Wasama Bulhan after the shooting attacks at the Christchurch mosque and Pittsburgh synagogue.