Swastika graffiti scrawled onto wall in Watford
A swastika has been drawn onto a wall in Watford. Campaign Against Antisemitism has seen a photograph that appears to show a large, black swastika scrawled onto a wall near Watford High Street. The hate symbol was said to have been spotted this morning at approximately 9:30. Campaign Against Antisemitism’s analysis of Home Office statistics […]
Jewish people “learned evil” from the Nazis: Professor faces criminal charges after allegedly equating Israel to Nazi Germany
A microbiology professor in Germany is facing criminal charges after allegedly equating Israel to the Nazis. Sucharit Bhakdi, 74, is a member of the fringe political party ‘Die Basis’ and will appear in court this month in connection with his controversial statements. In a campaign video, he stated: “The people who fled from this land where […]
CAA marks Mental Health Awareness Week with podcast about impact of antisemitism on Jewish mental health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, CAA has released a new episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism which looks at the impact of antisemitism on Jewish mental health. We spoke with Asher M. Seruya and Laur Plawker, the hosts of Kvetching on the Couch, a podcast that looks at Jewish mental health. Ms Seruya is […]
Nazi memorabilia for sale in online New York auction
Nazi memorabilia has been offered for sale in an online auction in Brooklyn, New York. Items available for purchase in the “estate liquidation auction” held by Antique Arena include Nazi propaganda posters, Ghetto Police armbands, the yellow Star of David badges that Jewish people were forced to wear by the Nazis, and a canister of […]
German Teenagers appear to give Nazi salute in Auschwitz
German Teenagers appeared to give Nazi salutes whilst visiting Auschwitz in a photograph recently disseminated on social media. The group from Leipzig visited the notorious former death camp, in which more than a million people are estimated to have perished, as part of an educational trip. The now-removed image reportedly displayed four teenagers, two of […]
Passengers in disbelief as recording of Hitler speech plays over speaker system on Austrian train
A recording of an Adolf Hitler speech was played over the speaker system of a train travelling to Vienna. David Stoegmueller, a Green Party MP who was on board the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) train at the time, said that “We heard two episodes. First there was 30 seconds of a Hitler speech, and then […]