Struggle against antisemitism
15-11-2007 / Australia
Australia - `Racist' Ocean Grove footballers sentenced
Magistrate Julian Fitz-Gerald in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court fined Grubbers captain and best and fairest winner James Dalton $1000 but did not convict him of behaving in an offensive manner. Mr Dalton's teammate Matthew Cuthbert was fined $750 and convicted for using insulting words, which Mr Fitz-Gerald described as appalling, offensive and racist. Source:... ...13-11-2007 / United States
The United States – Google Post Warnings about Sites with Antisemitic Content
At a conference on "Hate on the Internet" held at the Daniel Hotel in Herzlia, Meir Brand, General Manager of Google Israel said, "Google has decided to react to antisemitic hate sites and has issued a warning notice alongside queries containing the word 'Jew.' "When the word "Jew" is typed in, "a page explaining the rating system immediate appears and warns of the possibility of reaching...13-11-2007 / United States
USA-mends his way synagogue attacker
A former white supremacist who pleaded guilty to throwing stones engraved with swastikas through the windows of a Eugene synagogue during services in 2002 avoided a prison term Tuesday, when a federal judge sentenced him to probation following testimony about his efforts to undo the harm his racist actions caused the local Jewish community. For the past 15 months, Gabriel Doyle...12-11-2007 / Australia
Australia - Vorchheimer's attackers plead guilty
Two footballers have pleaded guilty to verbally assaulting Menachem Vorchheimer as he walked home from synagogue in October last year.
After a number of lengthy adjournments, James Dalton and Matthew Cuthbert appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to answer a range of charges. They will return to court for sentencing on Thursday.
Cuthbert pleaded guilty to a charge of...11-11-2007 / Czech
Czech Republic - More than 1,000 rally against neo-Nazi march in Prague's old Jewish quarter
Brandishing yellow stars and red flags, more than a 1,000 people rallied in Prague’s old Jewish quarter to block an extreme-right march on the anniversary of a notorious Nazi-era pogrom against Jews.
Hundreds of Jews and others gathered in the historic Jewish quarter to commemorate the Nazi pogrom, protest the march and be ready, if it went ahead, to prevent it from going...10-11-2007 / France
France - Frenchman convicted for Holocaust denial: one year in prison
A 38 year old French chemical engineer was sentenced this week to one year in prison and fined 10,000 euros (14,600 dollars) for denying the Holocaust.
Vincent Reynouard was convicted by a criminal court in Salerne, eastern France, for writing a 16-page pamphlet in 2005 entitled "Holocaust? The Hidden Facts."
The work sent to museums and city halls across France described...09-11-2007 / Canada
Canada – The License of a Racist Teacher Revoked in Ontario
On 9th November 2007, the Disciplinary Committee of the Ontario Teachers' College revoked the teacher's license of Paul Fromm because of his participation in the activities of several racist organizations and because of racist statements he made in public. In 1992, the Canadian Jewish Congress exposed Fromm's participation in neo-Nazi organization and has been demanding his dismissal as a...08-11-2007 / Argentina
Argentina– A Memorial Ceremony for Holocaust Victims Held at the Russia Embassy in Buenos Aires
On 8th November 2007, the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires, together with DAIA, held a memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust. During the ceremony Russian ambassador to Argentina, Yuri Korchagin, said that "It is unfortunate that today almost all the countries have to combat chauvinism, xenophobia and violent nationalism". He added that "History teaches us that what assists in...06-11-2007 / France
France – conviction of one attacker of young Jew in Suresnes
Suresnes – July 14, 2007 (92) Three men attacked a young Jew while walking home on a Saturday night. He was pushed to the ground, kicked, beaten and called a “filthy Jew”. He was in care for one day. A complaint was filed. An investigation was held and in a hearing held on November 6 at the Nanterre Court, one of the attackers was convicted and sentenced to: 5...05-11-2007 / Germany
Germany - Charges filed against German extreme-rightist Horst Mahler
The former vice-president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Michel Friedman, has filed charges against extreme-rightist Horst Mahler, who greeted him with "Heil Hitler, Mr Friedman!” at the beginning of an interview during which he denied the Holocaust.
Mahler, who is known for his provocative attitude and has been convicted several times for inciting to...05-11-2007 / United States
USA - Columbia students, faculty rally against hate crimes
A group of students and faculty at Columbia University's Teachers College joined together to stand up against hate, following several incidents in the past month of anti-Semitism and racism at the school.
Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky affixed a mezuzah to her office door. The scroll serves as a declaration of the Jewish faith.
"It's a wonderful thing that is being done...04-11-2007 / Czech
Czech - Police disperse extremists' concert in West Bohemia
The Czech police dispersed a concert of extremist bands attended by some 120 skinhead supporters in a local hotel in Nove Hamry.
The police interfered as one of the bands was singing a song with anti-Semitic lyrics, and thereby violated law.
The concert audiences defended themselves and two policemen suffered light injuries during the incident.
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Argentina– A Draft-Law on Removing Abusive Graffiti in Buenos Aires
On 2nd November 2007, the Members of the Parliament of the City of Buenos Aires approved a draft-law obligating the Municipality to remove all abusive, hate inspiring graffiti from public places in the city. Residents of the city will be able to call a toll-free telephone number and report graffiti of this kind. "Recently, there have been repeated incidents involving such graffiti,...02-11-2007 / United States
USA - NYC declares day against hate crimes
Hate-crime complaints have surged by 20% this year - with anti-Semitic incidents spiking 36% in the last 90 days. Proclaiming New York "a city of tolerance," the City Council speaker declared a day against hate to counter a spate of bias crimes - "day out against hate" to be held on Nov. 29 - including the discoveries of a swastika and a noose on the doors of two university...01-11-2007 / Canada
Canada - Canadian Jewish Congress honours bus driver for heroism
Geovanny Hidalgo never expected an award. But at a ceremony last week at the Wilson Station bus depot, the 40-year-old Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus driver was presented with the Canadian Jewish Congress’ (CJC) Louis Lenkinski Memorial Award, which is named for the late labour and Jewish community official and given to individuals who demonstrate “excellence and dedication in...29-10-2007 / France
France - A priest methodically reveals Ukrainian Jews’ fate
His subjects were mostly children and teenagers at the time, terrified witnesses to mass slaughter. Some were forced to work at the bottom rung of the Nazi killing machine — as diggers of mass graves, cooks who fed Nazi soldiers and seamstresses who mended clothes stripped from the Jews before execution.
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Germany - Germany opens new concentration camp exhibition
Germany opened a museum at the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where tens of thousands of victims died during the Nazi era.
More than 60 years after the camp was liberated, politicians inaugurated a new building containing Holocaust victims' diaries, drawings, items of clothing and objects kept by families for years as well as video statements from...
24-10-2007 / Belarus
Belarus– The Lukashenko Denounced by the European Council
On 24th October 2007, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council, Van der Linder, said the following about remarks made by the Belarus President Lukashenko: "The struggle against antisemitism is universal. Lukashenko's antisemitic remarks are ludicrous, but above all they are unacceptable. The European Council, as a Council with values established the first tier of...24-10-2007 / Hungary
Hungary– Habad Representatives in Hungary Return Fire
Hungarian Jewry was appalled to hear that a virulent attack on the Talmud was made during a popular television program. In an interview, one of the leaders of Hungary's radical right accused the Jews of being responsible for all the troubles of the world, making wild accusations against the Talmud. He quoted phrases from the Talmud that "permit killing non-Jews", according to him. He joins...24-10-2007 / United States
UNESCO adopts resolution on Holocaust remembrance
The UNESCO General Conference today (23 October 2007) adopted a draft resolution calling to promote awareness of Holocaust remembrance through education and to combat all forms of Holocaust denial.
The resolution was ultimately co-sponsored by 72 states around the world, and was adopted unanimously by representatives of the 193 UNESCO member states.
Vice Prime Minister and...
