Struggle against antisemitism
22-01-2010 / United States
USA - Second man arrested in Norfolk synagogue vandalisms
A man suspected of vandalizing Norfolk synagogues with antisemitic stickers was arrested Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.
It was the second arrest in the vandalisms, which happened April 17. Two men put antisemitic and anti-gay stickers on synagogues and were caught on camera at one of them, police said.
Christopher John Brooks, 25, was charged with injury to a church with the intent to instill...22-01-2010 / Greece
Greece - Two Britons and a Greek arrested over synagogue arson in Crete
The authorities on the Greek island of Crete have arrested two Britons and a Greek after arson attacks on a synagogue, police said Friday. The 24-year-old Greek confessed, while the Britons, aged 23 and 33, denied any involvement, according to Costas Liotsakis, the island's deputy police chief. The attacks on January 5 and 16 seriously damaged the Etz-Hayyim synagogue in the town of...17-01-2010 / Vatican
The Vatican - Rome Jewish leader presses pope on Pius XII 'silence'
An Italian Jewish leader told Pope Benedict on Sunday that his wartime predecessor Pius XII should have spoken out more forcefully against the Holocaust to show solidarity with Jews being led to the "ovens of Auschwitz".
The comments, from the president of Rome's Jewish community Riccardo Pacifici, were made during the pope's first visit to Rome's synagogue and were some of the bluntest...08-01-2010 / Canada
Canada - AlAmeen apologizes for 'organ theft' story
AlAmeen apologizes for 'organ theft' story
On January 7th, 2010, at approximately 11:30 AM, we received a news release issued by B’nai Brith Canada, Canada’s Jewish community’s foremost human rights agency raising concerns about an article published in alAmeen’s last issue, titled, “Ukrainian kids, new victims of Israeli 'organ theft'.
We understand from the communiqué that...02-01-2010 / United States
USA - Rep. Clarke releases statement on Antisemitic remarks by Ukraine presidential candidate
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) issued the following statement on Antisemitic remarks from Ukraine Presidential Candidate Sergei Ratushnyak:
“The United States and the government of the Ukraine have formed a strong relationship over the course of the last decade. For this reason I am particularly concerned by the comments made by the Mayor of Uzhgorod, Sergei Ratushnyak, a...30-12-2009 / Greece
Greece - Christians rally to support Greek Jews
A week before what is arguably the most lucrative and religiously important event in the Christian calendar, hundreds of Christians in a small Greek town turned out in the winter cold to express support for their Jewish neighbors.
Joining hands in a “human chain against racism and violence,” Christians in the small northwestern Greek city of Ioannina, surrounded the city’s Jewish...
30-12-2009 / Russia
Russia - Leading Russian Jewish group brings back Antisemitism hot line
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FEOR) announced this week that it is bringing back a hot line for Russian Jews to call if they experience Antisemitism.
The Moscow-based hot line (495) 681-2663 connects victims of Antisemitism with lawyers who can advise them of their rights.
Source: http://www.ucsj.org/28-12-2009 / Israel
Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism
The third conference of the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism opened today (16 Dec) in Jerusalem with over 500 senior delegates from over 50 countries.
The conference is being held under the chairmanship of Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman, and the Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, Yuli Edelstein....27-12-2009 / Poland
Poland - joint project between the Israeli and Polish Prisons Services: Polish prisoners renovating desecrated Jewish cemeteries
Pangs of conscience: The Polish and the Israeli Prisons Services are collaborating in a new project in which Polish prisoners are renovating and restoring Jewish cemeteries that were desecrated during and after the holocaust. The secret "repair" project has been under way now for several months but its existence was only revealed for the first time last week. Close to 100 Jewish...25-12-2009 / Canada
Canada - Antisemitic episode lands man in jail
A man who spewed “antisemitic profanities” and threatened a Jewish man and his young son with a knife in front of their home will spend six months in jail. Matthew Veersasammy, 28, will also serve three years probation following his release with conditions that include doing cultural-sensitivity training. Last month, Veersasammy pleaded guilty to criminal harassment, assault with a... ...24-12-2009 / Russia
Russia - Science professor convicted of running Antisemitic website
A court in Snezhinsk, (Chelyabinsk region) sentenced a science professor to 120 hours of community service for criminal incitement of ethnic hatred. For two years, the professor's web site incited hatred against Jews, blacks, and people from the Caucasus, and police found neo-Nazi literature in the professor's home. Source:...24-12-2009 / Hungary
Hungary - Teens charged in beating of Budapest Jew
Police charged two men in the assault of a Jewish man in the old Ghetto district of the Hungarian capital. A third man was also arrested Wednesday, as investigations into last summer's assault in Budapest continue. After the incident, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai called on the police to be more vigilant against antisemitic attacks. In Hungary, violence targeting individuals for reason...22-12-2009 / Canada
Canada - Canada cuts funding to group it calls antisemitic
The Canadian government has cut its longtime funding to a Christian ecumenical group after accusing it of being antisemitic.
In announcing a cut to the group Kairos of $7 million in public funds, half of the total annual budget of the group, Immigration Minister Jason Kenny accused the organization of "taking a leadership role in the boycott" of Israel, and that cutting its funding was...21-12-2009 / United States
USA - Worcester unites after rash of hate crimes
The message was loud and clear. Worcester leaders, police and the D.A. at City Hall Monday morning to say hate in the city is not okay.
The alleged crimes occurred almost a month ago.
And while leaders say the damage is done, they vow that it'll only make the community stronger.
That message was echoed by over a dozen speakers, all of whom say uniting will drive the message home....16-12-2009 / Hungary
Hungary - Supreme Court upholds ban on Magyar Gárda
The Supreme Court dissolved the far-right Magyar Gárda society and movement on Tuesday, upholding an earlier ruling issued by the Budapest Court of Appeals.
The prosecutor's office launched a civil lawsuit to have the group dissolved two years ago, arguing that the Magyar Gárda provides institutional frameworks for the spreading of unconstitutional and racist views.
Jobbik chairman...16-12-2009 / Canada
Canada - Antisemite jailed after confronting Jewish family with a knife
A Vaughan man who unleashed a tirade of antisemitic slurs and death threats against a Jewish man and his 11-year-old son while they stood in the driveway of their home has been sentenced to six months in custody. York Regional Police say Matthew Veersasammy, 28, was walking two dogs in the Bathurst St. and Clark Ave. neighbourhood on Sept. 11 when, unprovoked, he began swearing, yelling...16-12-2009 / Israel
Israel - 2009 Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism (GFCA) opened in Jerusalem
The two-day 2009 Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism (GFCA) opened in Jerusalem on Wednesday, with 500 participants from over 50 countries.
Among those taking part is Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas, Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, and the Czech Republic’s Minister of Human Rights Michal Kocáb. In addition,...15-12-2009 / United States
USA - Worcester City Council takes action against rash of graffiti
In recent weeks, racist graffiti has been popping up on buildings in Worcester. In the wake of the disturbing trend, the city council is taking action against hate crimes at their meeting tonight.
Over the past month Worcester Police have responded to numerous reports of antisemitic and racist graffiti spray-painted on various buildings throughout the city.
Worcester City Councilor...15-12-2009 / Moldova
Moldova - Moldova leader condemns antisemitic act on Hanukkah
Moldova's acting president and parliamentary speaker condemned a group of Orthodox Christians for removing a menorah during a celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festival in the capital
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"Moldovan citizens are free to choose their religion," Mihai Ghimpu said opening a parliamentary session
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USA - Palm Beach Gardens landlord charged in hate crime involving tenant
A Palm Beach Gardens man is being charged with a hate crime after he harassed his former tenant, vandalizing her home with obscene messages about her Jewish religion and spreading derogatory information about her at work, police said.
Anthony Schell, 32, was arrested on stalking and criminal mischief charges.
Palm Beach Gardens police said the incidents began last month after the...
