Fury as Italian educators try to equate local massacre with the Holocaust
A circular issued by the Italian Ministry of Education to heads of schools has caused anger in Italy’s Jewish community for comparing a local massacre to the Holocaust. The guidelines were issued ahead of the National Memorial Day, or Day of the Exiles, on 10th February, which also commemorates events known as Foibe, during which […]
Indonesian Muslim groups allege country’s first-ever Holocaust exhibition is simply attempt to normalise Israel relations
Indonesian Muslim groups have alleged that the country’s first-ever Holocaust exhibition is simply an attempt to normalise relations with Israel, calling for the closure of the exhibit. The exhibition was launched to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January and was featured at Shaar HaShamayim, Indonesia’s only synagogue, located in North Sulawesi province. The […]
New York paper apologises over cartoon using antisemitic stereotype
A newspaper in New York has apologised after using an overtly antisemitic cartoon to promote an investigative series about a local funding issue. The Journal News in Rockland County, in the Lower Hudson area known locally as Lohud, ran the cartoon depicting a rabbi as a puppet-master manipulating children on top of a pile of […]