24 h. ago Jewish community feared attack like Manchester amid rise in antisemitic incidents

One worshipper at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue said the attack was the ‘culmination’ of a ‘tsunami of Jew hatred’ since 7 October 2023

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28 h. ago 'On the holiest day of the Jewish year, our community's worst fears came true'

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region has released a statement

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1 week ago Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson

What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageousAmid all the other breaking news consuming the United States this month, the University of California, Berkeley, arguably the nation’s most elite public university, gave the Trump administration a list of 160 names of faculty, staff and students, as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”.While all the names on this list are significant, one name in particular that UC Berkeley handed over to the Trump administration stands out: Judith Butler, the eminent queer theorist, literary theorist and philosopher, and one of the most famous public intellectuals in the United States today.Joel Swanson is professor of Jewish studies at Sarah Lawrence College Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago North London Synagogue, Nursery Targeted in Eighth Local Antisemitic Incident in Just Over a Week

North London Synagogue, Nursery Targeted in Eighth Local Antisemitic Incident in Just Over a Week  Algemeiner.com

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3 w. ago Substance smeared on synagogues in series of ‘revolting’ antisemitic incidents

An investigation has been launched after seven Jewish premises in Barnet, London, were targeted in separate incidents over recent weeks, police said.

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