Struggle against antisemitism
23-07-2009 /
First mission of European imams and rabbis to the US
The
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
, the
All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center
, and the
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU)
, will co-host a festive dinner this evening to meet and dialogue with members of the first Mission of European Imams and Rabbis to the United States. The event will take place at the ADAMS Center
The
visiting...
...22-07-2009 / Romania
Romania - Jewish group slams Nazi uniform mayor
A Romanian mayor has been criticized by Jewish groups after appearing in a Nazi uniform at a local fashion show.
Costanza mayor Radu Mazare and his 15-year-old son were both dressed in the uniform.
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Centre has called on Mr. Mazare to admit he made a mistake, apologies and resign.
Mr. Mazare says his choice of costume was...21-07-2009 / Ukraine
Ukraine - Ukrainian committee bans xenophobic books
The National Expert Commission of Ukraine on Public Morals last week banned the books “The Secret History of Ukraine” by Aleksandr Shyrokorad and “Life, History and Reality” by Vladimir Putyatin, which, according to the findings of the experts, degrade both the Ukrainian and Jewish nations, and therefore must be banned in Ukraine. The book “Life, History and Reality”...20-07-2009 / United States
USA - Priests express their support to Chabbad in Long Island
Twelve priests in the
Mineola
neighborhood in Long Island have signed a letter of support to the Chabbad center headed by the envoy Rabbi Anchil Pearl. In the letter, they condemn the attack of the Chabbad community –Beit Shalom – in the city.
Two weeks ago, swastikas had been spread on the local Chabbad House and the police announced that a 6,000 dollars price would be...18-07-2009 / Australia
Australia - Holocaust denier Toben banned from attending exhibition
A Federal Court judge has forbidden Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben from going to an exhibition on people who risked their lives to save others during the Holocaust, after concerns were raised that he would offend survivors.
Toben, 65, who is appealing against his three-month jail sentence for contempt of court, had planned to take advantage of a relaxation of his bail conditions to...17-07-2009 / France
France - Dissolution of ""Jeunesse 'Kémi Séba" ("'Kémi Séba Youth")
The Minister of the Interior, Brice Hortefeux, has presented to the Ministers' Council a decree about the dissolution of the ultra-radical antisemitic black movement ""Jeunesse 'Kémi Séba " that has replaced the "Tribu K" movement that was dissolved on July the 26th, 2007.
In his announcement given at mid-day, the Minister of the Interior said that: "This small group that includes...11-07-2009 / Britain
Britain - Two jailed for inciting racial hatred online
Two men have been jailed in UK for publishing inflammatory race hate articles on the internet
, in a case that has been hailed as a landmark.
Simon Sheppard, 52, was sentenced to four years and 10 months while Stephen Whittle, 42, was given a term of two years and four months.
Sheppard had argued that because his website used a server registered in the US it was beyond the...11-07-2009 / France
France - Life in prison to Ilan Halimi’s murderer
The leader of a group that called itself a "gang of barbarians" was sentenced to life imprisonment by a French court for kidnapping and torturing Ilan Halimi for more than three weeks before leaving him to die.
The gang abducted 23-year-old Ilan Halimi in 2006, unsuccessfully tried to extort a ransom for their captive, tortured him until he was close to death and then left him near a...10-07-2009 / Germany
Germany - Germany urged to create Antisemitism panel
Six nongovernmental organizations and academic institutes demanded that Germany keep its promise to create a commission to combat Antisemitism. ''We want this [commission] to be more than just a hope; it must be a reality", Deidre Berger, head of the American Jewish Committee office in Berlin, said at a joint news conference with the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, the Anne Frank Center, Action...07-07-2009 / Canada
Canada - Students condemn Antisemitic hate crimes at York University
Toronto students at York University condemn recent hateful Antisemitic attacks that occurred at the University campuses. On July 2nd, Antisemitic material was found in a bathroom of Scott Library and on July 7th, an office window of ''Hillel'' - a York Jewish student association - was smashed in a deliberate act of vandalism ( After a Police investigation, it was determined that the... ...06-07-2009 / Australia
Australia - Prime Minister of Australia visits Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
Berlin’s ‘Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe’ – a haunting maze of thousands of grey, concrete pillars – visibly moved the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, who laid a wreath in silence and prayed such a catastrophe would never occur again.
Walking through the 19,000 square metre site marked by the phalanx of 2,711 concrete slabs, Mr Rudd, said any reminder of the...05-07-2009 / United States
USA - Jail sentence for dentist sending antisemitic letter to competition
A dentist from
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 5 years of probation after pleading guilty to felony ethnic intimidation.
Marc Kamp sent a threatening, antisemitic letter in April 2008 to another dentist with whom he was involved in a civil lawsuit. The other dentist, Steven Moss, is Jewish.
The letter included a picture of Adolf Hitler...03-07-2009 / Hungary
Hungary - Budapest court disbands neo-Nazi Hungarian Guard
A Budapest appeals court disbanded the Hungarian Guard, the private army of the neo-Nazi Jobbik political party.
Thursday's legally binding ruling upheld a non-binding decision passed by a lower court in the capital in December. The Guard has responded by vowing to continue its activities, while seeking legal redress from the Hungarian Supreme Court and the European Court of Human...03-07-2009 / United States
USA - David Irving’s holocaust-denial speaking tour - the show that must be stopped
This July, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold approximately one and a half dozen speaking engagements over the course of a month.
Irving’s current tour focuses on "Re-writing history, using the decoded Nazi messages" (see: http://www.focal.org/speaks/index.html). The re-writing of Third Reich history...02-07-2009 / Canada
Canada – York university president condemns the Antisemitic Graffiti on campus
York university president, Mamdouh Shoukri, condemns the Antisemitic Graffiti discovered in York's main library:
''As President of this academic community of some 60,000 people, I and the entire York community condemn this cowardly and hateful act — and all acts of racism — in the strongest possible terms. We are not immune from the world around us, but as a university, we should be a...01-07-2009 / France
France - Life sentence to Ilan Halimi's murderer
The prosecution in France is seeking a life sentence for Youssouff Fofana, leader of the gang that tortured and murdered Jewish Ilan Halimi in 2006. In addition, the prosecution is seeking 20 years imprisonment for Fofana's two accomplices.
Source: AFP01-07-2009 / United States
USA - Colorado paper rues ‘Jewish descent’ description
A Colorado newspaper editor apologized for an article featuring a description of a burglary suspect that some deemed antisemitic
.
The Vail Daily article described the suspect in a house break-in in Edwards, Colo., as being “of Jewish or Eastern European descent,” drawing its conclusion from a description provided by a witness characterizing the man as having “dark hair,...27-06-2009 / United States
USA - Jewish, Latino groups to unite in hate crime fight
A national Jewish organization and a Boston-based Latino group are planning a joint effort to fight hate crimes that target Latinos.
The Anti-Defamation League of New England and the Latino Professional Network will announce the creation the Latino/Jewish Roundtable. The committee will focus on solutions to combat "anti-immigrant rhetoric" aimed at U.S - born Latinos and Latino...27-06-2009 / United States
USA - Police arrest two teens on lower East Side for antisemetic spree
Police arrested two teens who have been terrorizing Jewish residents and sites on the lower East Side with eggs, smoke bombs and swastikas. The youngsters kicked off the antisemitic spree when, armed with a magic marker and a smoke bomb, they scrawled a swastika on a wall at the United Hebrew Center on East Broadway. They set off the smoke device, too, before bolting. An hour later at...24-06-2009 / Italy
Italy –The Italian president: anti-Zionism is Antisemitism
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu met with the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and told him about his principles regarding the creation of a demilitarized Palestinian state that will recognize the State of Israel of the state of Jews. "For me, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism" said the Italian President and he agreed with Netanyahu over the fact that Israel should keep being the state of...
