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Dear Friends,

During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the parliament of Ukraine passed a new law criminalizing antisemitism, and the U.S. states of New Jersey and Florida initiated steps to divest from Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever over support for the antisemitic BDS movement.

Thirty-four countries abstained this week from the UN’s Durban IV conference over its antisemitic legacy – double the number of nations that pulled out of Durban III. Meanwhile, as the Los Angeles teacher’s union unsuccessfully debated a pro-BDS resolution, three French education unions condemned the return of the “filthy beast” of antisemitism. Yesterday, on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) slammed his colleague Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for trafficking in antisemitism after a fiery speech in which she urged members to not support Israel’s life-saving Iron Dome missile defense system.

Amidst these positive developments, CAM monitored an alarming increase in physical threats directed at Jews this week. This week’s global antisemitism report highlights 51 new media reports of antisemitic incidents. The total includes 20 (39.2%) from the far-right, 10 (19.6%) from the far-left, 7 (13.7%) with Islamist motivations, and 14 (27.5%) unidentifiable in nature.

In Los Angeles, a man attempted to ram his car into a crowd of Jews attending a Sukkot concert after shouting, “I’m a real Muslim, I’ll show you what real terrorism looks like…f**k the Jews.” In Germany, authorities thwarted a 16-year-old Syrian’s ISIS-inspired attack on a synagogue during Yom Kippur, and a 60-year-old man was assaulted at a vigil against antisemitism by a group yelling “f**k Israel, free Palestine.” A Toronto man was arrested for assaulting an elderly Jewish man at a liquor store. In London, a man was arrested for shouting “kill you Jews” and invoking Hitler outside of a synagogue, while in Brooklyn a man threatened to blow up a synagogue while shouting antisemitic slurs outside.

The home of the Jewish community leader in Merida, Mexico was vandalized with anti-Zionist and Neo-Nazi graffiti after having received numerous anonymous and threatening phone calls. Amid the global rise in Holocaust trivialization, eighth-grade students in Ontario marched to the Nazi anthem while shouting ‘Heil Hitler” and giving Nazi salutes. Local and national authorities must guard against this rise in attacks.

Happy Sukkot to all those observing!
The holiday of Sukkot is a great time to come together with family and friends and to preserve, protect, and celebrate Jewish life wherever you are.

UNITY NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER: ARE WE OUR WORST ENEMIES?

BY CAM ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER RABBI STUART WEINBLATT

LEO STRAUSS, BIGOTRY AND THE BLUES

BY ARYEH TEPPER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS AT AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION

EXCLUSIVE:

BARCELONA ANTISEMITISM EXPERT ISAAC LEVY SPEAKS ON CONTEMPORARY PREVALENCE OF JEW-HATRED IN SPAIN

16-YEAR-OLD SYRIAN CHARGED FOR PLOT TO ATTACK GERMAN SYNAGOGUE ON YOM KIPPUR

MAN SHOUTS ‘KILL YOU JEWS’, INVOKES HITLER OUTSIDE OF LONDON SYNAGOGUE

Finland Rallies Against Antisemitism in Pro-Israel March

The latest webinar in the yearlong “Life, Hatred and Hope” series — co-sponsored by Christian Friends of Yad Vashem, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), American Christian Leaders for Israel, and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) — will take place on Wednesday, September 29th, at 12 PM EDT.

Holocaust survivor Dr. Giselle (Gita) Cycowicz — joined by her daughter Yael Bier — will speak about her experiences in the Nazi camps.

In the next installation of CAM’S Partner Webinar Series, don’t miss a unique opportunity to hear from a leading representative of Australia’s Jewish community. Broadcasting on Thursday, October 7th, at 8 AM EDT/10 PM AEDT — the webinar will feature Australian Jewish Association (AJA) President Dr. David Adler.

DEMOCRATIC U.S. CONGRESSMAN TED DEUTCH EXCORIATES REP. RASHIDA TLAIB FOR ANTISEMITISM ON HOUSE FLOOR

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