anti-Semitism
Steadfast in his calling, a Chabad rabbi remains committed to serving fellow Jews
By Yonat Shimron — January 27, 2020
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — As the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Rabbi Zalman Bluming puts forward a hopeful narrative about America.
Why Christians should audit their words, worship and practices for anti-Semitism
By Laura Everett and Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski — January 27, 2020
(RNS) — Christians can faithfully proclaim our faith as rooted in the witness of biblical Israel without using Jews and Judaism as foils for our own purposes. One place to start is by doing an audit for anti-Semitism.
Pete Buttigieg tells Jewish publication he’d spend $1 billion to fight anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — January 23, 2020
(RNS) — An Episcopalian who has spoken out repeatedly about his faith, Buttigieg is courting the Jewish vote.
Poll: What do Americans know about the Holocaust? Some, not much
By Yonat Shimron — January 22, 2020
(RNS) — A new Pew Research Center poll shows Americans generally know what the Holocaust was, but fewer than half can correctly cite the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust — 6 million.
We are all Jews here
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 7, 2020
(RNS) — When Jew haters knock a yarmulke off a Jew's head, that's my yarmulke, and my head, as well.
In response to rising anti-Semitism, Jews plan march and declare #JewishandProud
By Yonat Shimron — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — American Jews have increasingly been scared to identify their faith publicly. An October survey by the AJC found that 31% of Jews avoided wearing symbols or objects identifying them as Jews.
RNS reporters look ahead at 2020
By Religion News Service — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — As we enter the new year, we asked Religion News Service's reporters to give us a glimpse into the stories they'll be following in 2020.
RNS 2019 in Review: A year full of grief, scandals, fire and the perseverance of faith
By Bob Smietana — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — 2019 was a year full of losses, scandals and tragedies, from the deaths of author Rachel Held Evans and pastor Jarrid Wilson to the attacks on houses of worship from New Zealand to California and continued revelations of abuse in religious institutions. And yet faith persists in the midst of a changing religious landscape.
Hate crimes charges against man accused in Hanukkah stabbing
By Ryan Tarinelli — December 30, 2019
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — Handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references were found in the home of the man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in the stabbing and slashing of five people celebrating Hanukkah at a rabbi’s house north of New York City, authorities said. Grafton E. Thomas, 37, was held without bail after appearing in […]
Trump made us ask, again: Who are the Jews, anyway?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 18, 2019
(RNS) — The president's executive order seeks to protect Jewish kids on campus. But we have to do our part as well.
Who are Black Hebrew Israelites?
By Jack Jenkins — December 13, 2019
(RNS) — On Tuesday (Dec. 10), two men opened fire on a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, ultimately leaving four dead and three wounded in the shooting spree. One of the shooters had ties with the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, which includes organizations labeled as hate groups, in part due to some members voicing anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Official: Jersey City attack was ‘fueled’ by anti-Semitism
By David Porter and Michael R. Sisak — December 12, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — "I can confirm that we're investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs," said New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
American Jews split over Trump executive order on combating anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — December 11, 2019
(RNS) — Left-leaning Jews said the underlying purpose of the executive order was to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
Trump’s anti-Semitism order is much ado about not much
By Mark Silk — December 11, 2019
(RNS) — The president's executive order, which provides protection for Jews long since offered by previous administrations, amounts to little more than politics for the Hanukkah season.
Official: Black nationalist link to Jersey shooting probed
By David Porter and Jim Mustian — December 11, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some sects of the Hebrew Israelites, a black supremacist group, are known for fierce condemnations of white and Jewish people.
