On “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Whoopi Goldberg said, “I don’t want to make a fake apology.”
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In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.
Students visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Less than half of the respondents to a UK survey knew that six million Jewish people were killed.
French officer Alfred Dreyfus spent five years as a prisoner on Devil’s Island, off the coast of South America.
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Alton Levy may not be a household name today, but his court-martial put a spotlight on unequal treatment in the military.
Eric Zemmour at a conference to discuss the future of right-wing politics in Paris.
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The French commentator’s heritage is providing a useful patina for extreme views.
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The increased prominence of antisemitic incidents may have you wondering: has antisemitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are we facing a newer, more sinister trend?
Supporters of the late Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, during a gathering of far right wing supporters in Madrid, March 2021.
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Spain has made it a punishable offence to praise the regime of General Franco.
Britain’s Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (L) and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (R).
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The Church of England’s apology for medieval antisemitism is welcome. But there is something missing.
FBI announcements in Yiddish encourage Hasidic or “ultra-Orthodox” Jews to report incidents of anti-Semitism.
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During the Cold War, the FBI boasted a ‘Judeo-Christian’ heritage in the US but also demonstrated anti-Jewish prejudice.
People carry a sign protesting Israeli actions in Palestine during a protest march in Toronto in May 2018.
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Canadian Jewish scholars have released a statement to express alarm at attempts to intervene in campus activities relating to Israel and Palestine.
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Our research tried to identify patterns linking antisemitic incidents to particular dates, local trends or global events. The aim was to be better prepared to counter them.
Sixth-century mosaic depicting Jesus before Roman governor Pontius Pilate washing his hands, at Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy.
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The expression to “wash one’s hands of responsibility” comes from Christian scripture and has been part of a toxic legacy of blaming Jews for Jesus’s death.
Finding common ground.
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What the largest study of diversity attitudes found from a survey of 11,000 adults in England and Wales in 2020.
Ontario’s new order in council adopting the IHRA definition on antisemitism risks stifling criticism of Israel.
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Ontario’s recent order-in-council adopting the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism has been lauded by some. However, critics fear that it could be used to curtail criticism of the Israeli government.
Dangers to academic freedom: Many see a shift to equate criticism of Israeli state policies with antisemitism.
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Scholars researching the politics and policies of Israel have been facing a growing and uphill battle for academic freedom.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party, now led by Keir Starmer.
Both sides are thinking about more than just the rules in this case.
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Most of the interviewees in the new documentary seek to correct what they see as unfair criticism of Anelka. Few discuss his failings.
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Grime artist is among many who don’t seem to see anti-Jewish views as racism.
How a conspiracy theory about the origins of the French Revolution became steeped in antisemitism.
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The dangerous legacy of a letter received by Augustin Barruel, a French Catholic priest and famous conspiracy theorist, in the early 1800s.
Holocaust survivor Janine Webber (British Empire Medal) being filmed for the forever project.
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Survivors voices are central to Holocaust education, but as their numbers dwindle educators must work to preserve their testimonies and bring in the second generation.
Asking ‘everyday’ people.
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We hear much from politicians, community leaders and experts. But what do ‘everyday’ Jewish and Muslim people find offensive?