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Yeshiva University is uniquely positioned to inform and educate on the many aspects of the crisis in Ukraine.

(JNS) — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted an Israeli-sponsored resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust. The

Co-sponsored by Germany—and backed by the United States, Russia and many other countries—it affirms that the Holocaust “will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice.”

South Africa’s moral leader frequently clashed with Israel and the American Jewish establishment.

When the University of Toronto announced that it had accepted all the recommendations of a campus working group on antisemitism, much of the

Visitors to the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s website are greeted with a ticker showing the number of people and organizations who have signed on to say they are that “all in” for this fight: 322,552 individuals and 321 groups as of Wednesday. A page of “notable quotes” starts off with Presidents Biden, Trump, Obama and George W. Bush, then moves on to international heads of state and other politicians. It includes Rep. Steven Scalise, the Louisiana Republican who is minority whip ...

22 senators call on Biden to hasten antisemitism envoy nomination The letter comes shortly after Biden formally submitted his first ambassadorial nominees U.S. Senate By Share Twenty-two senators sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden yesterday calling on him to “swiftly” nominate an ambassador to monitor and combat antisemitism. The letter, organized by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), who lead the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, c...

Names being talked about to be the US anti-Semitism monitor   April 16, 2021 WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nancy Kaufman, the former CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, said this week that she had been in touch with the Biden administration about becoming this country’s newly empowered anti-Semitism monitor. Kaufman revealed her contact in the Forward in a story about how progressive Jewish groups appear to be coalescing around her candidacy. She confirmed it on Wednesday to the Jewish Teleg...

Antisemitism: What is the IHRA definition and why is it controversial? Dozens of countries have adopted or endorsed the IHRAs antisemitism but critics say its adoption by universities could curtail free speech on campuses People participate in a Jewish solidarity march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The march was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the greater New York metropolitan area (AFP) By Published date: 16 April 2021 09:33 U...

Jewish Ledger These names are being talked about to be the US antisemitism monitor By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nancy Kaufman, the former CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, said this week that she had been in touch with the Biden administration about becoming this country’s newly empowered antisemitism monitor. Kaufman revealed her contact in the Forward in a story about how progressive Jewish groups appear to be coalescing around her candidacy. She ...