West London Synagogue rabbi discusses “daunting but important” task of teaching conversion students about antisemitism
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Rabbi Emily Reitsma-Jurman, a rabbi at the West London Synagogue of British Jews, discussed the “daunting but important” task of teaching prospective converts to Judaism about antisemitism. Rabbi Emily said that teaching converts about antisemitism was a “huge challenge”, owing to the fact that she needed […]
Mayor of New York lambasts “disgusting” graffiti targeting Jewish people in Queens
The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has lambasted “disgusting” graffiti targeting Jewish people that was found scrawled on the window of a Queens dental office. A photograph shows the word “JEWS” scrawled across a window with a profanity preceding it. The graffiti was reportedly discovered by a rabbi on Saturday, after the Jewish Sabbath […]
Dutch universities ask for more time to respond to pro-Palestinian group’s request to reveal “Israeli and Jewish connections”
It has been reported that Dutch universities have requested more time from a pro-Palestinian group’s request in which they asked universities to reveal any ties they may have with Israeli and Jewish organisations. Universiteiten van Nederland (UNL), an umbrella group that represents fourteen Dutch universities, said that the request had caused “considerable unrest” but under […]
Amnesty UK takes no action after its Racial Justice Lead apologises for calling Jews “shady” in historic social media post
The controversial activist group, Amnesty UK, has reportedly taken no action after its Racial Justice Lead apologised for a historic social media post in which he appeared to describe Jewish people as “shady”. According to the Jewish News, Ilyas Nagdee was asked by a friend on Facebook for his thoughts on Orthodox Jews in Bury, in Greater […]
Extinction Rebellion co-founder who called Holocaust “just another f***ery in human history” to launch new controversial environmental group
The co-founder of the controversial activist group Extinction Rebellion, who was disowned by his colleagues after he described the Holocaust as “just another f***ery in human history,” is reportedly planning to launch a new environmental campaigning group. Roger Hallam has apparently spoken to meetings across the country to recruit a “direct action” force for a new campaign called “Just Stop […]
“Don’t get off the bus F***** Jew,” serial offender says, as she blocks pregnant Jewish woman from alighting bus
An alleged serial offender told a pregnant Jewish woman “Don’t get off the bus F***** Jew,” as she prevented the victim from alighting the bus. The incident took place on a 253 bus at 15:15 on 16th February and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. The assailant was described as a […]
Man convicted of sending antisemitic letters to Alan Sugar imprisoned for over three years
A man who was convicted of religiously-aggravated harassment after sending Alan Sugar a series of abusive and antisemitic letters was handed a jail sentence of three years and six months at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday. Patrick Gomes, 70, sent three letters to one of Lord Sugar’s business premises in Loughton between October and December 2018, according to Essex Police. Each letter was addressed to […]
Police in Germany pressure Telegram to remove far-right content
Police in Germany have reportedly pressured Telegram to remove far-right content. Telegram is a Russian-founded online messaging app with end-to-end encryption as well as ‘self-destruct timers’ on messages and media. Though used by many ordinary people, the service has also become the main messenger app for the far-right. Recently, Telegram blocked 64 channels due to pressure from the […]