anti semitism

President Trump Presides Over Cabinet Meeting

Wesleyan University president says Trump's antisemitism fight doesn't protect Jews

4:29am April 17, 2025

by A Martínez

Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

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Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition

4:30am April 16, 2025

by Michel Martin

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Protest Across New York City On First Anniversary Of October 7th Massacre

Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University

5:36pm March 07, 2025

The administration said it was cancelling grants and other federal awards for Columbia for an alleged failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.

President Biden addressed Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, in a meeting led by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of any U.S. president or vice president.

Biden steps up security for Jewish communities in the U.S. after the attack in Israel

8:53pm October 11, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden spoke with Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, and said he had asked his administration to boost security for any potential threats to Jews in the United States.

Two young German-Jewish refugees at the porthole of the liner St. Louis finally arrive at Antwerp, after being refused entry to Cuba and Miami prior to the start of World War II.

Religion

Opinion: A Holocaust remembrance — and lessons we have yet to learn

12:32pm January 28, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon wonders why teaching children about the Holocaust is not mandatory in most states and the lessons they are missing.

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Actor and comedian Nick Cannon was fired from his long-running Wild 'N Out show over anti-Semitic comments he made on his Cannon's Class podcast.

Arts

Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership

4:33pm July 15, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create.

A black trash bag covers a red swastika painted over a mural at Duke University. Dedicated to the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the original mural replaced the yellow star in the Pittsburgh Steelers' emblem with the Star of David and read,

Swastika Defaces Duke University Mural Honoring Synagogue Shooting Victims

5:18pm November 20, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

The Nazi symbol was spray-painted over a Star of David on a campus memorial to the 11 people killed last month at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pennsylvania.

Protesters shout anti-Nazi chants after chasing alt-right blogger Jason Kessler from a news conference on Aug. 13 in Charlottesville.

World News

Explaining, Again, The Nazis' True Evil

8:12am August 19, 2017

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon tackles the painful legacy of the Nazi party and the enduring symbols of hatred used throughout history's atrocities against humanity, recently on display in Charlottesville.

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The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 incidents of anti-Semitism since the year began. That includes vandalism of Jewish burial grounds, including the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia in February.

National

Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year

5:59pm April 24, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions so far in 2017. The advocacy organization says attacks also rose in 2016 by 34 percent.

Another Wave Of Bomb Threats Targets Jewish Community Centers

7:39pm February 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

For the fourth time in two months, multiple centers received threats in one day. Headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri have also been vandalized. President Trump called the threats "horrible."