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But the total remained historically high in 2020, with the third-highest tally since the ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979. Intruders disrupting video conferences on Zoom and other platforms offset a dramatic drop in antisemitic incidents in more traditional settings, according to the ADL, which provided The Associated Press with a copy of the report ahead of its release. Many synagogues used video conferences to hold prayer services, classes and other virtual programming as pandemic lockdown orders ruled out large indoors gatherings. “But these platforms quickly revealed sec...

Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’ Today 9:00 AM Rabbi Shai Cherry poses for a photograph at Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pa., Monday, April 26, 2021. Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: Hijacking video conferences. On the morning of June 27, 2020, Rabbi Shai Cherry was leading a Shabbat service on Zoom for his congregation in a Philadelphia suburb when several guests with suspicious usernames began posting pornographic images and antisemitic messages l...

Many synagogues used video conferences to hold prayer services, classes and other virtual programming as pandemic lockdown orders ruled out large indoors gatherings. “But these platforms quickly revealed security vulnerabilities and many individuals took it upon themselves to access these events and perpetuate hate and antisemitism by harassing participants,” the report says. On the morning of June 27, 2020, Rabbi Shai Cherry was leading a Shabbat service on Zoom for his congregation in a Philadelphia suburb when several guests with suspicious usernames began posting pornographic images a...

Anti-Semites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking videoconferences. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) counted 196 cases of anti-Semitic “Zoom bombing” attacks in the US last year, including 114 against Jewish institutions, an annual report that the organization released yesterday said. The Jewish civil rights group found that the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents dropped by 4 percent last year after reaching a record high in 2019. The decrease in incidents — from 2,107 in 2019 to...

NWA Jewish community commemorates holocaust victims on Yom HaShoah Share Updated: 5:45 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021 Share Updated: 5:45 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ARKANSAS CANTOR TODAY TO GET A LOOK AT HOW IMPORTANT THIS DAY IS. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC EVENTS IN HISTORY... MORE THAN SIX MILLION JEWS WERE MURDERED IN NAZI GERMANY. FOR CANTOR SAM RADWINE - IT'S DIFFICULT TO THINK ABOUT IT BUT IMPERATIVE TO REMEMBER IT. "It's very painful. It's painful to remember the loss and remember th senseless hatred and murdering of defenseless souls, b...