Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City more than doubled in November compared to the same month last year, according to the latest numbers released by the NYPD. There were 45 hate crimes inspired by anti-Semitism across the five boroughs last month, compared to 20 in November 2021 — representing a 125% spike. The dramatic…
A father and son were hit by BB gun pellets on Staten Island Sunday afternoon outside a kosher supermarket, according to authorities. Police say the incident happened around 4:20 p.m. at 2212 Victory Boulevard. The father, 37, and his seven-year-old son, both were wearing yarmulkes at the time of the attack, police say. The BB…
A Dearborn man has been charged with two counts of ethnic intimidation in what officials said was an antisemitic attack at a historic synagogue and preschool for Jewish students in Bloomfield Township. Hassan Yehia Chokr, 35, was arrested by police after antisemitic and racist threats were made Friday against children, adults and security personnel outside…
Kanye West praised Adolf Hitler and unleashed an anti-Semitic diatribe while wearing a black hood that covered his face and head during a bizarre appearance with Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday. “I see good things about Hitler, also,” the rapper who changed his legal name to Ye told Jones on Thursday.…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defended his decision to continue peddling the controversial anti-Semitic film that landed Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in hot water. During the Dealbook conference in New York on Wednesday, Jassy insisted the movie, “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” doesn’t directly incite hate as the reason for the film remaining…
This spring, Lufthansa made headlines for discriminating against Jewish passengers on a flight. There’s now an interesting conclusion to this story, as the airline and passengers have reached a settlement. This incident involves Lufthansa flight 401 from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA) on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. There were many Orthodox Jews on the…
OXFORD, Ohio – Accused of vandalizing a religious structure belonging to a Jewish campus organization, three Miami University students submitted guilty pleas last week, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Kevin Ladriere, 20; Eli Lauger, 20; and Santiago Arenas, 19 turned themselves in to Oxford police after Hillel at Miami’s sukkah was upended on Oct. 15.…
New York City is taking action after two men accused of plotting to attack a synagogue were arrested over the weekend at Penn Station. MTA Police officers caught the men a few hours after receiving an alert about the suspect. Monday, Mayor Eric Adams praised the officers, but said he’s worried about a “copycat” attack…
Kanye West appears to have returned to Twitter. “Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked,” the rapper wrote on Sunday. It marks the latest development in the tumultuous relationship between the social media site and West, who was banned for posting antisemitic comments last month. West’s latest tweet drew mixed reactions from fellow users,…
Over 10,000 religious Jews from Israel and around the world expected to arrive in Doha Qatar will not allow any cooked kosher food and public Jewish prayers during the FIFA World Cup which kicked off on Sunday in Doha, forcing religious fans to cancel their trips. Sources within Jewish organizations told Hebrew media that the…