Las Vegas Sun

‘Never again’: Las Vegas commemorates Holocaust amid fears of growing ignorance, antisemitism

Over half of Nevadans 18 to 34 years old said they’d seen someone make jokes about the Holocaust in their online communities.
Jewish Insider

Antisemitism envoy Yehuda Kaploun pitches education-first strategy in first months on the job

Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Kaploun gave his view of the state of the international and domestic fights to combat antisemitism

Former antisemitism envoy warns abolition of the post could make Canadian Jews less safe

Canada’s former antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler is warning that the abolition of the position by Prime Minister Mark Carney is ill-advised and could make Jews less safe at a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionOpinion

As we remember the Holocaust, consider the toll of antisemitism you don’t see

Antisemitism is on the rise across the globe and the attacks are grassroots versus historically state-sponsored discrimination. Here's how Jews can cope, connect and thrive.

From survival to scholarship: DU announces endowed professorship in Holocaust and antisemitism studies

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Colorado leaders and educators gathered at the state capitol to announce what the University of Denver is calling the world’s first endowed professorship dedicated to Holocaust and antisemitism studies.

University of Denver creates professorship in Holocaust and antisemitism studies

Leaders said they’ll announce the school’s first endowed professorship in Holocaust and antisemitism studies on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Hatred of Israel is the new antisemitism

As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, Jews are facing a worldwide bombardment of antisemitism more intense and widespread than anything since the horrors we commemorate. For those who hate Jews,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Canadian Jewish groups decry axing of antisemitism envoy in favor of ‘rights, equality and inclusion’ advisory council

The new advisory council, announced by the Canadian government on Wednesday, is billed in a press release as aiming to “foster social cohesion, rally Canadians around shared identity, combat racism and hate in all their forms, and help guide the efforts of the Government of Canada.”
The Blogs | The Times of IsraelOpinion

When Fighting Antisemitism, The Enemy is Us

This is creating new factions—anti-Israel Jews, anti-Zionist Jews, questions about how to fight antisemitism, settle the Palestinian issue, and Jewish-American political affiliations—that are all fueled by extremists pushing their own agendas in Israel and the US.
Queens Chronicle

Council bills zeroing in on antisemitism

Council Speaker Julie Menin (D-Manhattan) already had been working a long time to introduce a series of bills aimed at tackling the city’s anitisemitism plague; and for weeks planned to

Holocaust survivor rejected from speaking to NYC middle schoolers over Israel-Gaza war finally gives talk — gets no apology

A Holocaust survivor who was rejected from speaking to Brooklyn middle schoolers because of the war in the Middle East finally gave his talk Thursday — but got no apologies for being snubbed. Sami Steigmann,