Audit finds dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents in Canada
Canada has seen record levels of antisemitic incidents in 2021 according to an audit by Jewish advocacy group B’Nai Brith. The analysis found that there were 2,799 antisemitic hate crimes that year, including assaults, synagogue vandalism, and swastika graffiti in schools. This marks a seven percent increase from 2020, though incidents involving violence saw a […]
Dutch Easter carollers continue to sing antisemitic song despite outcry from the Jewish community
Easter carol singers in the Dutch city of Ootmarsum have faced criticism for the alleged antisemitic content of one of their songs. Ootmarsum, about 80 miles east of Amsterdam, has hosted the traditional carolling procession – known to locals as vlöggeln – since at least 1840. It consists of dozens of Catholic men singing as […]
Rutgers University and local police investigate two separate incidents of antisemitic harrassment of Jewish fraternity
Rutgers University and local police are investigating a series of antisemitic incidents involving a fraternity at the University. Members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity were commemorating Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in their annual 24-hour-long event, which involved reading the names of people who were murdered during the Holocaust, when they were reportedly pelted […]