Swastikas and Conspiracies: K-12 Antisemitic Incidents Surge
A recent controversy at Mount Eden High School is part of a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in California and the nation at large. ADL recorded 3,697 cases of antisemitic harassment, vandalism, or assault across the country in 2022, a 36-percent increase from 2021 and a record high since the agency began tracking the data in 1979. “This case supports whatAntisemitic Incidents Surge in 2022
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time high last year with a total of 3,697 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism tracked by ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This represents the largest number of incidents against Jews in the U.S., recorded by ADL since 1979.ADL Launches #LearnToNeverForget Campaign
Amid the highest level of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. ever tracked by ADL and alarming growth in antisemitic attitudes, ADL has launched #LearnToNeverForget in support of improving and expanding Holocaust education across the U.S. Together, we must say “never forget” and “never again.”A Masterclass in Antisemitism at a Hayward High School
A Hayward high school teacher accused of spreading antisemitic conspiracies and making the Heil Hitler salute during classes has been placed on administrative leave this week after students complained to the district about the lessons late last year. Students allege that English teacher Henry Bens made the Nazi salute multiple times in the classroom, and — referring to alleged IsraeliNew ADL Data: Majority of Extremist-Related Killings due to Mass Shootings in 2022
Domestic extremists pose significant problems in the U.S., from incitement and harassment to hate crimes and terrorism. Of the 25 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2022, 60% were victims of mass shooting attacks, according to ADL Center on Extremism’s annual analysis of people killed by extremists.NEWS
Swastikas and Conspiracies: K-12 Antisemitic Incidents Surge
A recent controversy at Mount Eden High School is part of a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in California and the nation at large. ADL recorded 3,697 cases of antisemitic harassment, vandalism, or assault across the country in 2022, a 36-percent increase from 2021 and a record high since the agency began tracking the data in 1979. “This case supports what
KTVU: San Francisco judge invokes red flag order against synagogue shooting suspect
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michelle Tong granted a two-year gun violence restraining order against Dmitri Mishin, the man accused of firing blanks inside the Richmond district’s Schneerson Center synagogue, a local hub for mostly Russian Jews. The restraining order will remove firearms from Mishin and prevent him from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition for two years. ADL commends
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Antisemitic Incidents Surge in 2022
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time high last year with a total of 3,697 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism tracked by ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This represents the largest number of incidents against Jews in the U.S., recorded by ADL since 1979.
ADL Launches #LearnToNeverForget Campaign
Amid the highest level of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. ever tracked by ADL and alarming growth in antisemitic attitudes, ADL has launched #LearnToNeverForget in support of improving and expanding Holocaust education across the U.S. Together, we must say “never forget” and “never again.”
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Webinar
Join ADL in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow, January 27 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time. Presented in partnership with the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Family and Children’s Services Holocaust Center, along with the consulates of Germany, Israel, and Luxembourg, this webinar will feature testimony from Holocaust survivor George Elbaum, and remarks from ADL Central Pacific Regional Director Seth
JPAC Lobby Day
Fifty years ago, the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) was formed to advocate towards our state government on behalf of the Jewish community’s issues and broadly shared values. Now the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation, JPAC uses our community’s collective strength and reach to help build the world we want to live in –