On 1st April 1933, the Nazis announced their boycott of Jewish businesses and professionals. SA officers stood outside Jewish-owned businesses, intimidating shopkeepers and customers alike, and signs were posted that
Who are the victims of the Holocaust, and who are the perpetuators? The victims For some years now, this question has been yet another front in the battle over antisemitism
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, but as we reflect on historic antisemitism, as a society we also have to ask ourselves: why are we doing so little about antisemitism right
An investigation by Sky News has found more than 72,000 posts on the social media platform TikTok containing recordings of Nazi speeches and marching music in videos, audios and soundtracks.
Around the world, International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked with dignity and respect. But not everywhere. Some, like Labour MP Kate Osamor, used the occasion to imply in a message
Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) commissioned Kingâs College London to survey British adultsâ attitudes towards Jews, using YouGov. The polling has revealed worrying levels of anti-Jewish prejudice among the British public,
Police in Berlin are investigating a suspected arson attack on a Holocaust street library box. The library, which is part of a larger communal library project called âBĂźcherboxxâ, is located
A new virtual Holocaust museum within the online game server Fortnite has been pushed back due to threats from online trolls. The online video game Fortnite has over 400 million
âBawaalâ, a new Bollywood romantic comedy available on Amazon Prime, is under fire for making multiple comparisons between a romantic relationship and the Holocaust. According to the filmâs synopsis, the
A vegan activist compared the slaughter of animals to the Holocaust in an interview on TalkTV on Friday. Tash Peterson, an Australian activist, appeared in an interview with Piers Morgan
It has been announced that the British Government will launch an investigation into the Nazi camps on Alderney. Â Alderney, one of the Channel Islands, is the only place on
A man from Mississippi has been arrested following his alleged targeting of synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in Pennsylvania. The charges faced by Donavon Parish, 28, relate to a series of
A training course provided by a Holocaust centre is inviting managers to âcurb their inner Hitlerâ in the workplace. The Holocaust Centre North, in Huddersfield, launched a programme earlier this
Germany has committed to giving $1.4 billion in reparations to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024. The compensation will reportedly include $888.9 million to assist with the home care and support
A painting by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky is set to be returned to its Jewish owners after being seized by Nazis during the Holocaust. The 1927 painting entitled The Colourful
Wikipedia has banned three editors from writing articles on Poland during World War II after it was discovered that articles were being written which apparently absolve Poland of its role
A mural commemorating victims of the Holocaust has been defaced in Italy. Track 21, the Simpsons deported to Auschwitz, a Holocaust mural by Italian artist, aleXandro Palombo, was found defaced
Jonathan Brent, an academic and historian who serves as the Executive Director and CEO of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against
A new study has revealed that four in ten secondary school teachers who teach about the Holocaust have witnessed antisemitism in the classroom. According the research conducted by the UCL Centre for Holocaust
Ruth Posner BEM, a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto as a child, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where she recounted her
Modi Rosenfeld, a New York-based comedian, writer and actor who uses his comedy to poke fun at Jewish culture and to speak out against antisemitism, appeared on the most recent
Ben Rebuck, a Jewish vegan chef and activist who runs the popular Instagram page Benâs Vegan Kitchen, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where he discussed
The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has partially revised comments that he made in which he accused Israel of committing â50 Holocaustsâ. In a new statement released by
The German Chancellor has condemned remarks by the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) made while on a visit to Berlin. PA President Mahmoud Abbas, also known by his nom de guerre, Abu
Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Polandâs current, and longest-serving, Chief Rabbi, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where he discussed the revival of the Polish Jewish community and
The bestselling author, Stephen King, has come under fire for appearing to praise the antisemitic Second World War-era Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator, Stepan Bandera, who played a key
A judge in Quebec has claimed that the prosecution during a trial of a man charged with stoking antisemitic hatred failed to establish a link between Nazi ideology and the
The Prime Minister of France has spoken publicly about the suicide of her father, who was a Holocaust survivor, when she was eleven years old. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne explained
Technology giant Apple is imposing tight new restrictions on users who want to take photographs of Holocaust-related sites and make them part of photo albums. A new software update means
Robert Rinder MBE, the criminal barrister and television and radio broadcaster, best known nationwide for his ITV reality show, Judge Rinder, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against
A survey has shown that nearly half the Israeli public is concerned about another Holocaust taking place. The poll, organised by the Pnima group, aimed to probe particularly sensitive questions
Luc Bernard, a video game developer and the creator of the first video game about the Holocaust, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where he spoke
It has been reported that Canada plans to criminalise Holocaust denial in a bid to deal with increasing antisemitism. The Canadian government is said to be debating a law that
The comedian and actor Elon Gold appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where he spoke about how he uses comedy to tackle antisemitism. Speaking on his
It has been reported that items displayed in the collection of a Glasgow museum may have been looted from their Jewish former owners by the Nazis. The Burrell Collection, which
Rabbi Yaakov Baruch, the rabbi of Indonesiaâs only synagogue, Shaar HaShamayim, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism to discuss why he feels compelled to create education
Denmark has become the latest country to develop an official action plan to tackle antisemitism for students in schools. In a statement published by Eurydice, the European Unionâs network for
The multi-award-winning author and scholar of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, Dr Dara Horn, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where, among other topics, she discussed her
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Ben M. Freeman, an author, activist and educator, spoke about the importance of having a basic understanding of history and why
For the first time in the countryâs history, Romanian officials have paid tribute to the hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution during the Holocaust who died in the tragic sinking
Leaflets comparing the COVID-19 vaccine to the Holocaust have reportedly been left on car windscreens in Bournemouth. In an apparent criticism of the vaccine and lockdown rules, the leaflets read: âMillions believed in
A guard at a Nazi concentration camp who has lived in the United States since 1959 has been deported to Germany. German prosecutors, however, have dropped their case against him
The controversial French comedian DieudonnĂŠ was instructed by the Paris Court of Appeals to pay a fine of âŹ9,000 (over ÂŁ7,700) for mocking the Holocaust in a video. DieudonnĂŠ, whose
The Metropolitan Police has disclosed that it arrested a 73-year-old man in Southwark yesterday on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance. Campaign Against Antisemitism and others have reported recently
Facebook is now promoting new resources on Holocaust education in an apparent effort to compensate for years of allowing Holocaust deniers to run amok on its platform. In a statement, the technology
New Zealandâs Governor-General acknowledged the âshamefulâ treatment by New Zealand of Jewish refugees fleeing Europe in the 1930s. Speaking in Auckland at a commemorative event for International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Taoiseach MichĂŠal Martin addressed a virtual commemoration in the Mansion House, Dublin on 24th January to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day. Mr Martin said that education is an âimportant toolâ
One of the largest Holocaust memorial centres in the world is set to be built in Ukraine at Babyn Yar (also known as Babi Yar), near the capital, Kyiv. Plans
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) has denounced what it calls âanother attempt to diminish and exploit the Holocaustâ following the publication of a cartoon in a Greek newspaper.
A Holocaust museum is due to open this week in Oporto, Portugalâs second-largest city after the capital, Lisbon. It will be the first museum of its kind in the country.
Antisemitic stickers have been found appended to street furniture in Penzance. According to Cornwall Against Antisemitism, stickers reading âThe Holocasut didnât happen. But it should haveâ and featuring a swastika, have been
A Confederate flag, described as âa potent symbol of white supremacyâ was placed at a New York City Holocaust museum on Friday. The incident at the Museum of Jewish Heritage:
T-shirts and other items claiming â6 million wasn’t enoughâ were briefly being sold on Amazon earlier this month. T-shirts, hoodies and cups, emblazoned with â6MWEâ, the neo-Nazi acronym for the phrase
Notorious antisemite Alison Chabloz appeared in court today to deny three new charges of sending by a public communications network an offensive, indecent message or material. The charges were brought following action by Campaign
A Holocaust memorial has been inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, the memorial comprises a 72-foot tower with the Commandment, âThou shalt not killâ, at its base.
A Labour frontbencher has compared the Prime Minister to the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Bill Esterson MP, who is Shadow Minister for International Trade, tweeted: âMy dadâs family is Jewish. We have no
A Holocaust monument has been vandalised and the wall of a synagogue desecrated in the Greek city of Larissa. The latest in a string of such attacks in central Greece,
A German government official has raised concerns that antisemitism is emerging as a common and unifying ideology among protestors against pandemic lockdown measures after an eleven-year-old German girl compared holding
A Parliamentary antisemitism watchdog has discovered that Alexa, Amazonâs smart speaker that provides answers to questions by reference to online resources, presents antisemitic conspiracies as truthful. The leadership of the
Alton Brown, the host of the Food Networkâs âIron Chef Americaâ and creator of âGood Eatsâ, issued an apology last week following a âflippantâ remark he posted on Twitter about
A man imprisoned for antisemitic incitement has apologised for his actions after being required to learn about the Holocaust during his jail term. Michael Graves, 21, of Anchorage, Alaska, was
The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates made a ground-breaking visit to the Holocaust memorial in Berlin last week. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan visited Germanyâs main Holocaust memorial
A Florida high school principal who was fired in November 2019 for suggesting that there was doubt over the historical truth of the Holocaust has been reinstated. William Latson, the
Plans are currently in progress to find a new home for a collection of paintings by a victim of the Holocaust that were only discovered in 2018 by a construction
One of Grazia magazineâs new writers â hired in order to âfight for diversity, inclusion and womenâs rightsâ â has reportedly claimed that commemoration of the Holocaust can represent the âerasure of brown traumaâ.
Robert Jenrick has sounded a note of defiance in the wake of death threats made against him in connection with the proposed Westminster Holocaust Memorial. The Housing and Communities Secretary has been given counter
Following discussions with Campaign Against Antisemitism, Google has acted to remove the disgusting âJewish baby strollerâ meme from its image search engine. Campaign Against Antisemitism approached our contacts at Google
A professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has called Israel a âWestern virusâ and accused the Jewish state of using the Holocaust as the âclincher argumentâ in its âpresumed
Numerous users of the social media video platform TikTok are pretending to be Holocaust survivors in a abominable new antisemitic trend dubbed âtrauma pornâ. Some videos feature the user wearing a Star of David
TikTok, the popular social media video platform, has reportedly removed numerous videos that promoted a sickening antisemitic song, but only after its own algorithm ensured that they were viewed over 6.5
The social media platform TikTok is infested with far-right antisemitism and Holocaust denial, according to a new report. The report comes just weeks after Campaign Against Antisemitism called attention to the problem of
Urban Dictionary has removed a page devoted to the antisemitic term âHolocaust n*****â following contact between Campaign Against Antisemitism and numerous advertisers on the controversial website, several of which have
The disgraced racist activist Jackie Walker has claimed that the Holocaust gets more notice than other genocides or instances of oppression because Jews are âwhiteâ. The former Momentum Vice Chair and
The President-Elect of Edge Hill Universityâs Studentsâ Union âlikedâ a statement on Instagram that claimed that a scandal for which he apologised was in fact a conspiracy to damage him. Following
A woman who entered a âMiss Hitlerâ beauty pageant in order to attract new members to the neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action and was found guilty of membership in the proscribed organisation has now
The Conservatives in Scotland have readmitted a former parliamentary candidate and councillor who made comments minimising the Holocaust after a ârobust investigationâ during which he apologised, but apparently there is
A pupil and her school have apologised after she posted a video on the online platform Tik Tok that mocked Holocaust victims. The video, which we are not showing in
Another user of the popular online video platform, TikTok, has published a video mocking Holocaust survivors, and it has received almost one million âlikesâ. The video shows the user, known
Campaign Against Antisemitism is writing to the employer of a man who uploaded a viral video to TikTok which appears to mock Holocaust survivors. Posted on the popular video sharing
An investigation by Campaign Against Antisemitism has revealed that Prof. John Ashtonâs racism toward Jews goes even deeper than previously realised. In one instance, Prof. Ashton trolled the BBC on
A horrific Holocaust âcrypto currencyâ that burns Jews and trades their ash has been uncovered in what is just the latest â but particularly abhorrent â manifestation of online antisemitism.
As the Jewish community marks Yom HaShoah, the effects of the Holocaust continue to reverberate, with new statistics showing that the worldâs Jewish population is still smaller today than it
To mark Yom HaShoah, in this video Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE shares her incredible story with Campaign Against Antisemitism and delivers her message for the next generation.
After Campaign Against Antisemitism publicised how one of the candidates to become Edge Hill Universityâs Studentsâ Union president had recently dressed up as a Holocaust victim for a âMovie and
One of the two candidates running to become President of Edge Hill Universityâs Studentsâ Union recently dressed up as a Holocaust victim for a âMovie and TV Showâ themed night
An investigation has found no evidence for the claim made by notorious antisemite and Holocaust denier Alison Chabloz that the court officer who handcuffed her told her that she shared
Rory Stewart has described the significance of Holocaust Memorial Day as âeternalâ, and that the Holocaust âshines a light on how even in perceived metropolis liberal cities…scapegoating, racism and prejudice
Boris Johnson has written, to mark the Holocaust, of how âit is so important that those of us who remain continue to remember.â Writing in the Jewish News, the Prime
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Campaign Against Antisemitism held an exclusive screening of Quezon’s Game, before its UK release date, with the director and leading cast members. The award-winning film
Renee Salt, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz as a young teenager, remained silent about her experiences for 50 years, but is speaking out now as she says âantisemitism is very
Pope Francis used his weekly address and blessing to tens of thousands of people in St. Peterâs Square yesterday to call for prayer and reflection over the Holocaust, while Muslim
The BBC stands by the desecration of the Holocaust by its International Correspondent, Orla Guerin, as former Corporation executives describe it as âunjustifiably offensiveâ. Ms Guerin appallingly used a primetime
Antisemitic graffiti was found spray-painted in South-East London just prior to Holocaust Memorial Day. The graffiti, featuring a swastika and the sun cross symbol used by white supremacists, were daubed
The Government has said that it will investigate educational material for children comparing Gaza to Holocaust, in breach of International Definition of Antisemitism. The material â a course titled âGenocide
Last week, world leaders gathered in Jerusalem for an event entitled âRemembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism.â Organised by the World Holocaust Forum Foundation with Yad Vashem, under the auspices of
A man screamed âHitler did a great job in Auschwitz by killing all the Jews” at several Jewish pedestrians on Cazenove Road in Stamford Hill. As the world spends the
Jeremy Corbyn has audaciously referenced the âhorrors of the pastâ in comments in Parliament on the Holocaust that are insulting to the Jewish community. The Labour leader told MPs: âNext
HRH Prince Charles has said today that the âmagnitude of the genocide that was visited upon the Jewish people defies comprehensionâ as he joins world leaders in Jerusalem to commemorate
Orla Guerin, the BBCâs International Correspondent, has appallingly used a primetime segment on the BBCâs flagship News at Ten programme to link the murder of six million Jews in the
Chelsea Football Club has reportedly commissioned a British-Israeli artist to create a large mural to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The twelve metres by seven metres work of art will incorporate
