Jewish World

Vandals desecrated four graves in the city of Strand, South Africa, marking the second such attack in six months. Police fear that a neo-Nazi cell might be behind the damage.

Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe, offering the public a chance to study an era seen as a golden age of Jewish self-governance.

Poll finds 71% of Israelis believe European Jews are not safe, 91% think they should immigrate to Israel. Conference of European Rabbis calls on Jerusalem to formulate action plan to tackle anti-Semitism across continent.

The university’s Union of Jewish Students says, “It is chilling to see a crowd of students laugh off flagrantly anti-Semitic comments. Freedom of speech is not a joke when it incites hatred against one people.”

"Do us all a favor and spend just a few minutes learning some actual history. 6 million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust. You demean their memory and disgrace yourself with comments like this," says Cheney.

San Diego police found a helmet with a video camera on it in Earnest's car when he man was arrested following the April 27 shooting, after killing 60-year-old Lori Kaye and injuring three others.

In Dusseldorf on Monday, unidentified assailants follow Rabbi Chaim Barkahn in the street and call him a "Jewish pig." In Berlin on Sunday, 20-year-old man says perpetrators tried to spit on him.

Image he posted showed a blue Star of David above a hand pushing down on a group of people accompanied by the quote: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." Cusack added, "Follow the money."

Berlin’s Jewish Museum says Peter Schäfer will step down to "prevent further damage" to the institution. Schäfer says he regrets the tweet, as the museum should not appear to take sides in political debates. Germany’s Central Council of Jews: resignation "an important step."

On Twitter, Foreign Ministry spokesman says, "Anne Frank's diary is NOT a warning about wishy washy pseudo universal values! Anne Frank's legacy is a warning against the hatred and persecution of JEWS."