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The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut has determined that it would be beneficial to our entire community if the Federation were to issue a response to the recent mass dissemination of hateful information targeting the Jewish community.

Dec 12, 2022

College campuses 25

Nevada becomes first state higher education system to adopt IHRA definition

Nevada becomes first state higher education system to adopt IHRA definition.

This is the first time a state higher education system itself actively adopted the measure rather than doing so through legislative decree or gubernatorial order.

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Dec 12, 2022

International 100

Germany approves first-ever government plan to combat antisemitism

As fear of local extremism grows, Germany approves first-ever government plan to combat antisemitism.

Just days before news of a planned far-right terrorist plot to overthrow Germany’ government has stoked fears about the rise of extremism here, government officials approved Germany’s f…

Dec 12, 2022

Social Media 14

Surging Twitter antisemitism unites fringe

Surging Twitter antisemitism unites fringe, encourages violence, officials say.

Current and former federal officials are warning that a surge in hate speech and disinformation about Jews on Twitter is uniting and popularizing some of the same extremists who have helped push people to eng…

Dec 12, 2022

International 100

EDITORIAL: The toxic stew of anti-Semitism

Kanye West proclaiming he loves Hitler comes from the same toxic stew of Jew hatred that demonizes and delegitimizes Israel, the world’s only Jewish state.

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Dec 6, 2022