Dozens of bands defended Kneecap’s “freedom of expression” after the rap group faced criticism for publicly condemning Israel and appearing to support terror groups. “This past week has seen a clear, concerted attempt to censor and ultimately deplatform the band Kneecap,” reads the statement, signed by nearly 40 bands including The Pogues, Thin Lizzy, Dexys, […]
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Weeks after it was shut out of Germany’s new government, the far-right party Alternative for Germany has been designated as an extremist group by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. The move is another blow to the party, known as AfD, following its unprecedented second-place finish in national elections earlier this year. The party has a […]
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Jill Sobule, the Jewish pop singer whose hit “I Kissed A Girl” topped charts in the 1990s, has died at 66. The cause of death was a fire at her home outside Minneapolis, her publicist announced late Thursday. Sobule had been due to perform in Colorado on Friday. Sobule, who grew up as the only […]
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The Argentine government announced the release of nearly 1,850 classified documents that show how Nazi fugitives escaped to the country after World War II. The trove of documents were declassified and made available to the public Monday at the urging of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish advocacy group named for the famed late Nazi […]
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ZAGREB, Croatia — Among the Jews who gathered in nine cities and towns in this former Yugoslav republic last week to commemorate Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — was Darko Fischer, one of about 140 remaining survivors of a wartime regime whose fascist leaders were considered even more brutal than the Nazis. “It was […]
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R&B singer Kehlani denied claims that her pro-Palestinian activism is antisemitic after Cornell cancelled her campus concert amid outcry from Jewish students. “I am being asked and called to clarify and make a statement yet again, for the millionth time, that I am not antisemitic, nor anti-Jew,” said Kehlani in an Instagram video Sunday. “I […]
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The Irish rap group Kneecap denounced Hamas and Hezbollah after Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, called on them to “urgently clarify” their stances. The group is from Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and U.K. police have also announced that they are investigating the group. Martin’s call and the investigation […]
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A new abstract bronze sculpture that celebrates motherhood and caregiving was unveiled in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park last week. Created by Jewish artist and activist Molly Gochman, the sculpture, part of her “Monuments to Motherhood” series, is 15 feet tall and resembles a loosely tied knot. It stands just opposite Grand Army Plaza, whose most notable […]
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He’s known for a prankish public persona laced with several layers of irony. But Jewish comedian Nathan Fielder has always insisted he’s sincere about supporting Holocaust education. On a 2015 episode of his reality show “Nathan For You,” Fielder launched Summit Ice, a nonprofit winter apparel brand that incorporated Holocaust education into its marketing. “It’s […]
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Canada voted to keep Prime Minister Mark Carney in his seat Monday night after a stunning election that saw many voters swing to the Liberal Party amid fears over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and looming threats to make the country the “51st state.” Carney defeated Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party, who […]
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