Antisemitism

Deborah Lipstadt took on Holocaust denier David Irving, and won. AJC congratulates Biden administration's "wise choice."

"We stand united against antisemitism in all its forms, including the worrying increase in hate crimes and Holocaust denial," the popular streaming service posted to its official Twitter and Instagram accounts.

In an effort to protect its members against antisemitic assaults, the Beth Abraham-Jacob congregation in Albany asks local authorities for permission to build a fence around its property.

Canadian Minister of Parliament Anthony Housefather: I have never in my lifetime seen the levels of antisemitism as I have in recent weeks.

In recent speech, foreign minister says slave traders, Muslim fanatics, and perpetrators of attacks againsts the LGBTQ community are also 'antisemites.'

Khaled Awad, who stabbed Rabbi Shlomo Noginski in Boston on July 1, arrived in the US with biased views against Jews, Christians and American culture, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Margaret Hegarty says during a court hearing.

"Bullying, vandalism and hateful discourse targeting Jewish youth create an unsafe learning environment and compel children to mask their Jewish identity. This is a reality no Canadian should accept," Noah Shack of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says.

"As antisemitic attacks have become more frequent... concern in the Jewish community and among our allies has reached a fever pitch," says Melissa Landa, director of Alliance for Israel, which is spearheading the rally.

"Self-defense can no longer be a foreign concept to American Jews. It must become the absolute norm," says Legion cofounder Meredith Weiss.