Struggle against antisemitism
12-12-2007 / United States
USA - Muslim helps Jews attacked on New York subway
A Muslim man jumped to the aid of three Jewish subway riders after they were attacked by a group of young people who objected to one of the Jews saying "Happy Hanukkah," a spokeswoman for the three said Wednesday.
Friday's altercation on the Q train began when somebody yelled out "Merry Christmas," to which rider Walter Adler responded, "Happy Hanukkah," said Toba...10-12-2007 / Australia
Australia - A Jewish group asks Australia to ban band
The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission asked the federal government to ban the Croatian rock band Thompson that plays anti-Semitic lyrics.
The rock group's anti-Semitic lyrics have attracted fans of the Ustashi, Croatia's Nazi-era nationalist party, as well as neo-Nazis who shout "Heil Hitler" and make the Nazi salute at live performances.
The group, which has been...09-12-2007 / Poland
Poland - Radio Maryja attempts to rid itself of anti-Semitic image
Radio Maryja, the influential nationalist Polish conglomerate that operates radio and television stations, a daily newspaper and a Web site, is trying to rid itself of the anti-Semitic image that has dogged it in recent years. A letter from one of the heads of the media empire claims Radio Maryja is carrying on the tradition of Polish priests who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
The...04-12-2007 / United States
USA - Manhattan high school students get lesson on impact of hate symbols
Students of a Manhattan high school that was a target of a hate crime this fall had a lesson with representatives of the Anti-Defamation League.
School officials say they still do not know who scrawled 22 swastikas around Murray Bergtraum High School in October. The principal says the walls at the school are nearly always graffiti-free so the incident raised important questions....03-12-2007 / Austria
Austria - Austrian court rejects appeal by Holocaust-denier Honsik
An Austrian court ordered Gerd Honsik, who denies the Holocaust, to sit out his 18-month jail sentence, rejecting his appeal for leniency on the grounds of his advanced age and ill health.
Honsik, 67, had been convicted in 1992 for his book "Acquittal for Hitler".
Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Austria.
But after his conviction, Honsik fled to Spain, where...02-12-2007 / France
France - Founder of black radical and anti-Semitic group sentenced to one month in prison
Kemi Seba, founder of a French black radical and anti-Semitic outlawed group calling itself "Tribu Ka", was sentenced to one month firm prison by a Paris court.
He was convicted for having posted anti-Semitic comments on his internet website in August 2006.
The 25-yar-old Seba, whose real name is Stellio Capochichi, announced his intention to appeal the sentence.
On...29-11-2007 / Australia
Australia - Toben gives Holocaust denial apology in court
Fredrick Toben gave an apology in the Federal Court of Australia for being in contempt of court by continually featuring Holocaust denial material on his Adelaide Institute website.
He gave the apology during a contempt hearing of the Federal Court sitting in Adelaide.
After being called up to the bar by Justice Michael Moore to apologize if he agreed with it, Toben began to...27-11-2007 / Poland
Poland - Education minister will investigate Father Tadeusz Rydzyk
Poland's controversial "radio priest," Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, has asked the audience of Radio Maryja to write protest letters to the country's education minister, Barbara Kudrycka.
Father Rydzyk, who has been the focus of criticism for months because of allegations of anti-Semitism, was reacting to Kudrycka's announcement that she will investigate the activities of the university...27-11-2007 / Britain
Britain – Controversial Oxford University debate goes on despite protests
Hundreds of demonstrators changed anti-fascist slogans, sang songs and waved placards outside the Oxford Union Debating Society, where David Irving, who was jailed in Austria for denying the Holocaust, and British National Party (BNP) head Nick Griffin, were speaking.
Undergraduates with tickets to the event endured chants of "Nazi scum" and "shame on you" from hundreds of...
26-11-2007 / Germany
Germany - Police hunt neo-nazis who cut swastika into woman's hip
German police say they have received two leads but have made no arrests yet in the case of a 17-year-old girl attacked by four far-right youths who cut a swastika symbol into her hip in the eastern town of Mittweida this month.
Police said on Sunday they had received two leads from the public after they released photofit pictures of the attackers. The victim said two of the attackers...22-11-2007 / Canada
Canada-Quebeccardinal seeks forgiveness
Canada's senior Roman Catholic clergyman has issued an extraordinary mea culpa for a host of historical misdeeds including anti-Semitism. In an open letter to the media Cardinal Marc Ouellet wrote "I recognize that the narrow attitudes of certain Catholics prior to the 1960s favoured anti-Semitism, racism, indifference towards the First Nations and discrimination in regards to...21-11-2007 / United States
USA- Fraternity punished for harassment in Illinois
An anti-Semitic harassment incident has resulted in the suspension of the prominent Greek Sigma phi Epsilon fraternity at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. At issue, was an alleged verbal altercation and anti- Semitic remarks with a mainly Jewish NIU fraternity. The Judical Hearing Board found the Fraternity responsible for harassment, imposed a 5- years suspension, a small...21-11-2007 / United States
USA - Oregon man accused of hate crime in swastika painting
Fingerprints on a spray can point to a Klamath Falls, Oregon, man who has been accused of painting a 21-foot orange swastika and the words "No Jews" on a house under construction at April. Edward Zielinski, 24, is charged with intimidation, a hate crime, among other offenses, said Sheriff Tim Evinger. Source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com Date: November...19-11-2007 / United States
USA-High school in Virginia learns from anti-Semitic incident
Last February, students from Boshop Sullivan Catholic High school in Virginia were blamed for anti-Semitic chanting and graffiti at a basketball game against Norfolk Academy. Local Jewish and Catholic leaders have arranged for a Montreal troupe- Young Actors for Young Audiences- to perform a play "No More Raisins, No More Raisins, No More Almonds," by Batia Bettman about Jewish...19-11-2007 / Britain
Britain - Oxford union faces boycott over Irving
The British defense secretary and at least three other lawmakers canceled appearances at Oxford University's debating society because of a speaking invitation made to David Irving, a historian once jailed in Austria for denying the Holocaust.
Defense Secretary Des Browne and the other officials decided not to speak at the Oxford Union when they learned Irving and Nick Griffin,...18-11-2007 / United States
USA-student threatened by anti-Semitic group in Tennessee
Listeners of the anti- Semitic radio personality, Hal Turner, claimed responsibility Sunday for a death threat lodged last week against a Jewish college student in Murfreesboro. In a post on HalTurnerShow.com, the Web site operated by the radio host, Turner referred to the threat from his listeners as a "tune-up". The Federal Bureau of Investigation informed university...18-11-2007 / Ukraine
Ukraine - Yuschenko holds meeting on anti-Semitism
Ukraine President Viktor Yuschenko discussed anti-Semitism in his country with the state prosecutor general.
In their meeting, Yuschenko and Oleksandr Medvedko spoke about investigations of anti-Semitic offenses.
Yuschenko emphasized that he wanted to present “a clear position of the Ukrainian state regarding offenses concerned with manifestations of...15-11-2007 / Austria
Austria – The European Court Awards Compensation to a Journalist who Fights Antisemitism
On 15th November, 2007, the European Court on Human Rights exonerated the Austrian journalist Karl Feiffer of the charge of having "caused the suicide" of a German antisemite. The decision was handed down regarding a very complicated issue which included freedom of speech, slander and antisemitism. The Court decided in favor of the veteran journalist and determined that the Austrian courts...15-11-2007 / Spain
Spain – An Announcement by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain
Following the decision of the Spanish Constitutional Court to partially exclude incitement of genocide as a punishable offense, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain published an announcement which stated that the decision "distances our country from positions governing the most important European countries and it also clashes with international conventions on human rights,...15-11-2007 / Australia
