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With Anti-Semitic Attacks Surging, the Writing of a Fifth-Grader in Prewar Poland Teaches Tolerance
The writing of a 10-year-old girl in pre-World War II Poland is at the heart of the first interactive exhibit of an online museum dedicated to telling the stories of the Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and Russia
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Extremists Exploit a Loophole in Social Moderation: Podcasts
Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol
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Three Major Security Concerns for Inauguration Week That Extend Beyond Capitol Hill
The FBI is warning of potential violence from extremist groups ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, shared with LX News the three main security threats that his intelligence team has identified in the days ahead.
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The Anti-Defamation League Warned of an ‘Enormous' Attack on Jan. 6 — So Why Wasn't Law Enforcement Ready?
The deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol was “the most predictable terror attack in the history of the U.S.,” according to the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Jonathan Greenblatt told LX News his organization, which analyzes and details antisemitic incidents around the nation, had warned government agencies of a likely attack before Jan. 6 and he’s “at a loss to...
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ADL Report: Jewish Lawmakers Face ‘Alarming' Anti-Semitic Tropes Online
Misinformation about billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros remains common among anti-Semitic tweets directed at Jewish members of Congress, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. For its report set for release Tuesday, the Jewish civil rights group used an index it’s developing that automatically analyzes online speech for potential discriminatory content. The group then added a layer...
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Facebook's New Steps to Stop Hate Speech Don't Go Far Enough, ADL CEO Says
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, says Facebook needs to do more to clamp down on hate speech on its platform, including de-amplifying some of the worst users, providing more support to users who are victimized and putting more civil rights leaders in positions of authority.
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Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise Sharply in NY, Set New Record in New Jersey, ADL Says
Anti-Semitic incidents neared record highs in New York in 2019 and broke records in New Jersey, amid a broad nationwide spike in verbal and physical attacks targeting Jewish people, the Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday. Nationally, the ADL said it recorded 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents last year, the most ever in 40 years of tracking such data. New York and New Jersey…
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Anti-Semitic Incidents in US Hit Record High in 2019, Report Finds
American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday.
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‘Open Season on Jews': Outrage Over Spike in NYC Hate Attacks
A 34-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son were attacked in Brooklyn Thursday by someone who yelled anti-Semitic slurs and hit the mother in the head, the latest in a spree of hate during the Jewish holidays that has the community and city officials alarmed. Police say the woman and her son were walking out of a Dunkin’ Donuts in Gravesend…
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Man Punched in the Face in Possible Anti-Semitic Attack, Video Shows
An attacker blocked a Jewish man’s path and punched him in the face in one of at least eight incidents police are investigating as possible anti-Semitic attacks in New York City. The 40-year-old man was walking home on 13th Avenue, near 48th Street, in Borough Park around 1 a.m. on Dec. 25 when another man walked up to him...
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Man Punched in the Face in Possible Anti-Semitic Attack
An attacker blocked a Jewish man’s path and punched him in the face in one of at least eight incidents police are investigating as possible anti-Semitic attacks in New York City. Ken Buffa reports.
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Outrage Over Spike in NYC Hate Attacks
A 34-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son were attacked in Brooklyn Thursday by someone who yelled anti-Semitic slurs and hit the mother in the head, the latest in a spree of hate during the Jewish holidays that has the community and city officials alarmed. Andrew Siff reports.
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Mother Beaten in Latest Anti-Semitic Attack in NYC
In at least the fourth attack on a Jewish person since the start of Hanukkah, a mother in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn was walking with her 4-year-old son when a stranger hit her over the head, shouting slurs. NBC New York’s Michael George reports.
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NYPD Investigating String of Anti-Semitic Attacks in City Over Three-Day Span
The NYPD said they are looking into at least three incidents of possible hate-based attacks against Jewish people over the past three days — and all happening during Hanukkah and on Christmas
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String of NYC Anti-Semitic Attacks Under Investigation
After multiple attacks on Jewish men in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Anti-Defamation League is offering a reward for information regarding the assaults. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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Videos Show Two Recent Attacks on Jews in NYC
There have been at least 4 attacks on Jews in the city over a three-say span, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn and during Hanukkah. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.
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Controversial Streaming Megastar PewDiePie Announces He Will Take a Break From YouTube, Says ‘I'm Tired'
Mired by allegations of racism and anti-Semitism, one of YouTube’s biggest stars, PewDiePie, announced he will take a break from the platform in 2020. The 30-year-old Swedish vlogger, whose legal name is Felix Kjellberg, rose to prominence with his commentary on gaming culture. In recent years, though, Kjellberg has found himself at the center of controversy as some of his...
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Sacha Baron Cohen Slams Facebook, Other Social Media Companies
Sacha Baron Cohen slammed Facebook and other large social media platforms as “the greatest propaganda machine in history” in a searing speech Thursday night. Addressing the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now summit, the actor — who is known for using his satirical personas such as Borat, Bruno and Ali G to highlight bigotry around the world — tore into technology...
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Prosecutors Charge Man With Hate Crime in Acid Attack
A 61-year-old white Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Hispanic man’s face will be charged with a hate crime, increasing the possible sentence he may receive if convicted, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Prosecutors filed one charge against Clifton Blackwell — first-degree reckless injury — but added the sentencing enhancers of hate crime and use of a dangerous weapon. The...
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Plot to Bomb Colorado Synagogue Thwarted by FBI
Congregants at a Pueblo, Colorado, synagogue targeted in a white supremacist’s bomb plot say they won’t be intimidated by the threat. “We’re not victims, and we won’t be victims and we’re going to defend ourselves,” says Temple Emanuel president Michael Atlas-Acuna. Richard Holzer, 27, was arrested Friday after he admitted to federal investigators – who were posing as co-conspirators –...