New York Police search for attacker who assaulted elderly Jewish man on camera
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is searching for the person who assaulted an elderly Jewish man. The incident reportedly occurred at 11:50 am on Wednesday in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and it is understood that the NYPD is investigating it as a hate crime. The assault allegedly occurred when a dispute arose over a parking space. […]
CAA applauds Moorlands College for adding ground-breaking explanatory note to Kittel’s Theological Dictionary following discussions, and calls on other institutions to follow suit
Campaign Against Antisemitism applauds Moorlands College for adding a ground-breaking explanatory note to its editions of Kittel. The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, edited in part by Gerhard Kittel and known colloquially as “Kittel”, is a reference book openly available in Christian seminaries. While we recognise that it is a useful resource, we are […]
Memorial to Holocaust survivor Simone Veil vandalised with swastikas in France
A memorial in Perros-Guirec, France dedicated to Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor and former Minister of Health, was found vandalised on Wednesday. The stone memorial in north-western France was daubed with red swastikas and has prompted a police investigation. Ms Veil, born in 1917, was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp as a teenager where she […]
Labour Party reportedly investigating JVL’s Co-chair over comments on Newsnight
It was reported this week that the Labour Party is investigating Jenny Manson over comments she had made in an interview on BBC2’s Newsnight in November. Ms Manson is the Co-Chair of Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), the antisemitism-denial group and sham Jewish representative organisation. The interview began by discussing the antisemitic former Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reaction […]