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British children's author Roald Dahl, as pictured in 1971. Thirty years after his death, Dahl's family has apologized for the author's anti-Semitism.

Roald Dahl Family Apologizes For Children's Author's Anti-Semitism

Dec 06, 2020
The apology, which appeared as a note on the official Roald Dahl website, comes 30 years after the author's death.
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Elections
President Trump participates in the first presidential debate, held on Tuesday evening in Cleveland at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic.

From Debate Stage, Trump Declines To Denounce White Supremacy

Sep 29, 2020
Asked to disavow white supremacists, President Trump addressed the Proud Boys directly, telling them to "stand back and stand by." He did not expand on what he meant.
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Planet Money

Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook?

Aug 04, 2020
Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Israelis stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as sirens wailed across Israel for two minutes marking the annual day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

New Report Notes Rise In Coronavirus-Linked Anti-Semitic Hate Speech

Apr 21, 2020
The report, released Monday by researchers at Tel Aviv University, notes an 18% increase in anti-Semitic violence in 2019 and recent accusations blaming Jews for causing and spreading the coronavirus.
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World
On the facade of the Wittenberg Town Church in Germany, a relief depicting Jews and a large pig is at the heart of controversy and a legal battle.

A German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court Defeat

Feb 08, 2020
"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig.
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National
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle on Sunday. Thomas is accused of stabbing multiple people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi's home in the Orthodox Jewish community north of New York.

Gov. Cuomo Calls New York Hanukkah Attack 'Act Of Domestic Terrorism'

Dec 29, 2019
A man stabbed people celebrating Hanukkah at the home of a rabbi in Rockland County, a New York City suburb, on Saturday night. The incident comes amid a surge of anti-Semitic violence in the region.
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National
Orthodox Jewish men carry Moshe Deutsch's casket outside a Brooklyn synagogue earlier this month. Deutsch was killed in a shooting inside a Jersey City, N.J., kosher food market.

New York To Increase Police Presence After Anti-Semitic Attacks

Dec 27, 2019
It's "open season on Jews," one New York City council member said in the wake of violence in Brooklyn this week. The attacks come as Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah.
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Politics
President Trump has signed an executive order that will broaden Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply to discrimination based on anti-Semitism. He is seen here signing the order at a Hanukkah reception at the White House.

Trump Signs Order Against Anti-Semitism At Colleges, Worrying Free Speech Advocates

Dec 11, 2019
The order will extend a federal anti-discrimination law to include discrimination based on anti-Semitism. Some worry the policy will be used to stifle criticism of Israel on college campuses.
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Reid's New Foe: Anti-Semitism

Apr 11, 2019

Former Sen. Harry Reid has a new foe: anti-Semitism.

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Politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with reporters for her weekly news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

House Democrats Try To Recover From Week Dominated By Public Splits

Mar 08, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to tout a bill overhauling campaign finance laws but instead had to manage tensions about how to respond to arguments that Rep. Ilhan Omar made anti-Semitic remarks.
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Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., (left) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listen to President Trump's State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.

Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Mar 04, 2019
Senior Democratic lawmakers are again criticizing the freshman Minnesota Democrat for rhetoric that plays on anti-Semitic tropes. This time, the congresswoman is refusing to apologize.
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Europe
Members of a group of French women from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds lay a wreath near the Auschwitz gas chambers earlier this month. After learning more about the horrors of the Holocaust, they hoped to bring greater understanding to their c

To Counter Anti-Semitism, French Women Find Strength In Diversity At Auschwitz

Feb 28, 2019
With recent incidents of anti-Semitic vandalism in France, a group of women from different religious and ethnic backgrounds sought greater understanding by learning about the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Europe
British politician Luciana Berger speaks Monday at a news conference to announce the formation of the Independent Group, as seven British members of Parliament quit the Labour Party because of its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.

7 Lawmakers Quit U.K. Labour Party Over Alleged Anti-Semitism And Brexit Approach

Feb 18, 2019
The seven politicians said that persisting anti-Semitism and leader Jeremy Corbyn's "complicit" role in Brexit led to their resignations. They say the party "has changed beyond recognition."
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Europe
Holocaust survivors visited the former Auschwitz concentration camp on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Survivors Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day On 74th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation

Jan 27, 2019
Former prisoners gathered at the site of the former concentration camp to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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StoryCorps
Alan Stepakoff with his son, Josh, in Washington, D.C., for the Million Mom March rally in May 2000, the year after Josh was shot at his Jewish day camp.

He Was Shot In A Hate Crime. It Only Strengthened His Judaism

Nov 02, 2018
Josh Stepakoff survived a shooting at a Jewish day camp when he was 6 years old. But, as he tells his father, it took years before he began to consider why he was targeted.
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Media
A sign seen on the wall of Radio and TV Marti's Miami headquarters.

U.S. Agency Investigates 'Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Semitism' Against George Soros

Oct 30, 2018
A federally funded Spanish-language broadcaster called Soros — among other things — a "non-practicing Jewish financial speculator with flexible morals." Now, its parent agency wants answers.
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Politics
A woman stands at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Saturday.

President Trump To Visit Pittsburgh After Deadly Synagogue Shooting

Oct 29, 2018
A spokeswoman dismissed suggestions that Trump's rhetoric has contributed to a hostile climate. She said Trump won't shy away from drawing distinctions with Democrats before the midterm elections.
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Parallels
The Shoah Memorial in Paris.

Alarm Grows In France Over Anti-Semitic Violence

May 03, 2018
As France engages in soul-searching about recent violence, many have blamed anti-Semitism on French Muslims. But others argue the reality is more complex.
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The Two-Way
A Jewish man wears a kippa, or Jewish religious skull cap, during a meeting on "the German and French perspectives on immigration, integration and identity" organised by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) this week in Berlin.

Germany's Jewish Community Responds After Man Attacked For Wearing Yarmulke

Apr 25, 2018
A 21-year-old Israeli Arab who says he isn't Jewish, but only conducting an "experiment" by wearing a skullcap, took video of the attack last week in Berlin.
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The Two-Way
Rose Fried, granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, attends a demonstration in August in Berkeley, Calif. That state had 268 reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, the second-highest number in the U.S. after New York's 380.

Anti-Semitic Incidents See Largest Single-Year Increase On Record, Audit Finds

Feb 27, 2018
The Anti-Defamation League annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents found 1,986 such occurrences, including 457 at K-12 schools and 204 on college campuses.
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Reports Of Anti-Semitism Rise In Southern Nevada

Mar 08, 2017

Bomb threats, verbal threats and vandalism have been reported.

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Parallels
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in the White House on Feb. 15. Netanyahu's muted reaction to the most recent threats and attacks on U.S. Jewish sites has drawn criticism from some in Israel.

In Israel, Some Wonder Where The Outrage Is Over U.S. Anti-Semitic Acts

Feb 22, 2017
Some Israelis criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for offering a less forceful response to anti-Semitic acts in the U.S. than elsewhere. Some say he wants to keep pressure off President Trump.
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The Two-Way
Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, signs copies of his book <em>This Book Loves You</em> at a Barnes & Noble in New York City in 2015.

Disney Company Drops YouTube Star PewDiePie Over Anti-Semitic Jokes

Feb 14, 2017
More than 50 million people are subscribed to videos by gamer and comedian Felix Kjellberg. Now he's lost a lucrative contract with a Disney-owned firm, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Newscast headlines

Objectionable Internet Posts From GOP Senate Hopeful's Son Surface

Sep 23, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 19-year-old son of a Nevada Republican who is in a pivotal U.S. Senate race is apologizing after his objectionable social media posts came to light.

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All Tech Considered

Anti-Defamation League Steps Up Efforts To Combat Anti-Semitism Online

Sep 21, 2016
The Anti-Defamation League is hiring a Silicon Valley representative to lead efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other hate speech online, says CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
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