Chilean newspaper reproduces antisemitic meme in alcohol advertisement
The Jewish community in Chile has expressed its disgust after the appearance of an advertisement for cheap alcohol that uses a well-known antisemitic meme. The advert, published by the alcohol company, Arbol Verde, in an edition of one of Chile’s national newspapers, Las Últimas Noticias, features the “Smirking Merchant” meme. This depicts a hook-nosed man […]
Documenta art festival director resigns over antisemitism scandal
The Director of Documenta, the quinquennial art festival held in the German city of Kassel, has resigned after the fifteenth edition of the festival displayed works that contained inflammatory references toward Jews. Director Sabine Schormann has agreed with Documenta’s supervisory board that her contract will be terminated and an interim director will be appointed in […]
Five children arrested in connection with smashed Jewish graves in Istanbul
Five children have been arrested following the news that several Jewish graves had been smashed in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish Chief Rabbinate said that it expects “those who carried out this vandalism to be caught as soon as possible.” 81 gravestones were desecrated in the Jewish cemetery of the Hasköy Cemetery in Beyoğlu, according to […]
49 percent of Telegram posts about the Holocaust deny or distort the events, according to new report
According to a new study, about half of all references to the Holocaust on the encrypted messaging service, Telegram, either distort the facts about the genocide of the Jewish people, or deny that it happened at all. The research, which was carried out by UNESCO, the United Nations Department for Global Communications, and the World […]
Former German soldier with far-right beliefs sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison
A German soldier who holds far-right views has been found guilty of attempting to carry out “false flag” attacks on politicians and people in the public eye while pretending to be a Syrian refugee. Franco Albrecht, 33, a former first lieutenant in the joint Franco-German Brigade, was sentenced to five and a half years in […]