Feb 13 Majority of American Jews feel less safe than they did a year ago, survey finds By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press “I live in a rural area and my home is most likely the only Jewish home in a 30-mile radius,” a 62-year-old woman is quoted as saying in the survey report. “We don’t tell people and outside the home do… Continue reading
Jan 29 Lawmakers in several U.S. states push for laws defining antisemitism By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The efforts are triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Continue reading
Jan 25 Georgia lawmakers pass bill that would define antisemitism in state law The proposal seeks to adopt a definition of antisemitism that would help prosecutors identify hate crimes and illegal discrimination targeting Jewish people. Continue reading
Jan 18 Indiana bill defining antisemitism in the state education code advances to Senate By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press Advocates for the bill said instances of antisemitism have increased at college campuses in Indiana since the Oct. 7 attack, when militants stormed into Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and capturing around 250 people. Continue reading
Jan 02 Harvard president resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony By Steve LeBlanc, Collin Binkley, Associated Press She and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania came under fire last month for their lawyerly answers to a line of questioning from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 3:56 Jewish Americans on how the Israel-Hamas war is affecting their Hanukkah celebrations By Maea Lenei Buhre Hanukkah is Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the darkness. But for some Jewish Americans, this year’s celebrations are tempered by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and antisemitism concerns closer to home. We hear from people across the… Continue watching
Dec 12 Harvard President Claudine Gay receives university board's support amid backlash to House testimony By Collin Binkley, Associated Press While the Israel-Hamas war has deepened rifts at campuses across the country, the three leaders were invited to testify as the public faces of universities embroiled in protest and complaints of antisemitism. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:24 Harvard president under pressure to resign after testimony about antisemitism on campus By Laura Barrón-López, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow, Jonah Anderson The president of Harvard University remains in her job, but there's been heavy debate about whether she should be allowed to stay. It all comes in response to how three high-profile university presidents spoke during a tense congressional hearing about… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Biden hosts White House Hanukkah ceremony amid fears of rising antisemitism By Will Weissert, Associated Press The White House says Biden plans to talk about how Hanukkah is a timeless story of miracles, and that — even in dark times — we can find the light. Continue reading
Dec 09 Liz Magill, UPenn president, resigns after antisemitism testimony draws backlash By Associated Press The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct… Continue reading