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At a virtual Holocaust survivor event on Thursday, beloved Jewish film director Rob Reiner gave a pre-recorded address where he urged those watching to be “resilient.” For the survivors, families and advocates who tuned into the virtual event hosted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, or Claims Conference, Reiner’s words carried added […]

A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel LGBTQ organization that became a flashpoint in debates over Israel, antisemitism and “pinkwashing” inside the American queer community, announced Friday that it will shut down at the end of the year. The San Francisco–based nonprofit said it will wind down operations as of Dec. 31, 2025, citing financial strain, according […]

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area is calling for the resignation of a local mayor who reposted conspiracy theories to his Linkedin account that claimed the Bondi Beach attack on a Hanukkah celebration was a “false flag” perpetrated by Israel. “When an elected official’s words and actions make a segment of the […]

Nine federal prosecutors, including at least one Jew, recently resigned from the Justice Department over what they described as the Trump administration’s “fraudulent” handling of its ongoing antisemitism investigation targeting the University of California system. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times last week, the attorneys described an “unserious” and “sham” investigation fueled primarily by Trump’s […]

The man responsible for two shootings at elite universities that ignited rumors of antisemitism has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a New Hampshire self-storage center, authorities announced late Thursday. Though they did not explain his motives, authorities laid out a facts suggesting that Claudio Neves Valente might have been settling old […]

The Trump administration has extended its travel ban to Palestinian Authority passport holders amid a crackdown on legal immigration and travel. The White House said the ben was needed because “several U.S.-designated terrorist groups operate actively in the West Bank or Gaza Strip and have murdered American citizens.” “Also, the recent war in these areas […]

Four progressive House Democrats have introduced a bill aimed at combatting antisemitism in the wake of the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney. The Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act would demand a host of policy measures, including fully funding the federal Office of Civil Rights, while also repudiating the Trump administration’s tactics around antisemitism, […]

Ben Shapiro walked onto a Heritage Foundation stage Wednesday week and used it to draw a line against Tucker Carlson and a strain of conservatism Shapiro warned is drifting toward conspiracy theories and antisemitism. For a talk that lasted about an hour, Shapiro, one of the most prominent Jewish voices on the American right, denounced […]

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