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Andrew Lapin (JTA)
A mural of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh in Bergen, Norway, painted by the anonymous artist Töddel, July 2024. (Courtesy of Töddel)
July 26, 2024, 4:00 pm
Street artist defends mural of Anne Frank in a keffiyeh
Norwegian artist Töddel stands by depiction of Jewish diarist murdered by the Nazis that has been roundly condemned for being "deeply antisemitic"
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
(L-r) A poster for Pomidor's exhibit, "Even Elephants Hold Elections," canceled by the London gallery Metamorphika on July 4, 2024, over an artist's social media posts mourning the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks; an image shared by Pomidor of the canceled exhibit. (Screenshots via Instagram)
July 9, 2024, 9:11 am
London gallery cancels Russian-Israeli artist’s anti-Putin show, objecting to her posts mourning Oct. 7
The artist, who goes by Maria, told the London Jewish Chronicle the gallery had received complaints about her social media posts: 'They said it was wrong that I support Israel'
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
The interior of the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle, Washington, March 31, 2016. (Screenshot via YouTube)
July 2, 2024, 10:13 am
7 Holocaust museums condemn vandalism against one of their own after police say it wasn’t a hate crime
The vandalism involved the phrase “Genocide in Gaza” being written over a photograph of a child Holocaust survivor.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
German and American soldiers at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany honor Nathan Baskind's remains after their excavation. (U.S. Army)
June 7, 2024, 1:57 pm
In Normandy, a Jewish D-Day veteran buried in a Nazi mass grave will receive a proper burial
Shot behind enemy lines, US Army first lieutenant Nate Baskind went unidentified as an American Jew for decades. He will be reburied in Normandy on June 23, the 80th anniversary of his death
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006. (Alfred Hutter via Wikimedia Commons)
April 12, 2024, 11:19 am
Princeton joins list of Ivy League unis under antisemitism investigation
US Department of Education opens Title VI inquiry into allegations at elite New Jersey private university
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
The iconic diarist pictured during the war.
January 11, 2024, 9:23 am
Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at centre of major Florida book-ban lawsuit
The two books have been pulled from shelves and are now being held for “further review” in Escambia County, in Florida’s Panhandle.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
January 9, 2024, 8:22 am
Will university president Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?
Kornbluth sent a new email this week outlining additional steps she planned to take to address antisemitism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Larry David in a scene from last season.
December 16, 2023, 11:47 pm
Curb curbed: TV’s Jewiest comedy to end after upcoming 12th season
The imminent conclusion of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been rumoured for several years. The 12th series will officially be the last.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
December 13, 2023, 1:05 pm
Harvard president will remain in office despite criticism of her response to antisemitism
The board said its decision was unanimous, and the statement was signed by all 11 members, including its senior fellow and former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who is Jewish.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Elon Musk. (SOPA Images/Design by Grace Yagel)
September 29, 2023, 10:29 am
Elon Musk, in live chat with Jewish leaders, insists antisemitism isn’t an issue on X
The billionaire tech mogul added that antisemitic posts should not be deplatformed, but should instead be met with “counterpoints".
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Beachwood High School is located in one of the country's most Jewish suburbs. (Courtesy of the Cleveland Jewish News)
September 27, 2023, 10:13 am
Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls
Brooklyn High School from Ohio was playing the team from Beachwood, a suburb with the second-highest rate of Jewish residents in the country.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
A Golden Globe trophy in 2019. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
September 27, 2023, 8:52 am
Golden Globes expels Egyptian member who tweeted about Zionist ‘stronghold’ in Hollywood
Film critic Howaida Hamdy allegedly tweeted in Arabic: “Hollywood is the Zionists’ stronghold”
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
A still from a since-deleted X/Twitter ad campaign in which a tweet criticizing Elon Musk for "blaming it all on the Jews" can be seen, Sept. 21, 2023. (Screenshot via Twitter)
September 26, 2023, 9:17 am
X made an ad for itself — and showcased a post pillorying Musk for ‘blaming it all on the Jews’
“Twitter’s value has fallen by at least 50%, and Elon is blaming it all on the Jews,” the post said.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
A man holds a copy of the graphic novel version of "The Diary of Anne Frank", by Israeli writer-director Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, in Paris Sept. 18, 2017. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
September 20, 2023, 8:51 am
Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students
In the book, a passage dated March 24, 1944, depicts Anne describing male and female genitalia, including descriptions of “the clitoris” and pubic hair.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
(Jose Luis Raota)
September 13, 2023, 10:07 am
At least 49 synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months
At least two more synagogues in the United States evacuated their congregants over the weekend following bomb threats.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
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