The Olympic Games: Antisemitism and Hatred of Israel at the World’s Premier Sporting Event
The modern Olympic Games, the world’s foremost international sporting competition…
Alex Edelman: An Award-Winning Comedian Shares Some Serious Thoughts on Antisemitism
Edelman is a very funny guy, but in the article and video linked below, he offers some thoughtful observations about antisemitism.
Eddie Jaku: Wisdom From a 99-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor and ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’
When Eddie Jaku was a teenager growing up in Germany, he believed his native country to be the most civilized place on Earth. He soon found out how wrong he was. After being captured and brutalized by the Nazis, he was shipped off to Buchenwald and later to Auschwitz. Jaku eventually escaped an infamous “death…
Webinar: Kenneth Jacobson and Mark Weitzman: ‘Antisemitism in America: How Bad Is It?’
On Dec. 8, 2020, a webinar was held on the timely topic “Antisemitism in America — How Bad Is It?” The webinar was presented by ADL Connecticut, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. The speakers were Mark Weitzman and Kenneth Jacobson. Weitzman is Director of Government Affairs and of the…
Eitan Chitayat: His Powerful ‘I’m That Jew’ Video and Ted Talk Have Touched 10 Million People
Chitayat created a video titled “I’m That Jew” and gave a Ted Talk about the story behind the video and the response it elicited.
Auschwitz: On the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi Death Camp
The Nazi regime in Germany constructed thousands of concentration camps, but perhaps…
Jerry Springer: The Tabloid T.V. Host Follows His Family’s European Roots to the Camps
Jerry Springer (76) hosted his eponymous and raucous tabloid television program, The Jerry Springer Show, from 1991 to 2018. Currently, he presides over a new courtroom program called Judge Jerry. (Springer is also an attorney.) On a more serious and personal note, Springer was featured on the American television genealogy series Who Do You Think…
Antisemitism in Today’s Germany: Jew-Hatred Rises Again in the Birthplace of Nazism
Today there are thought to be more than 150,000 Jews living in Germany -– making the country home to one of the world’s largest Jewish communities. Many among the new German Jews immigrated to the country from the former Soviet Union and Eastern European states. Just as recent years have seen a major upsurge in…
Antisemitism in France and the French-Israeli Who Is Fighting It
“Anti-Semitism in France” is an excellent — and moving and disturbing — documentary about the rise of Jew-hatred and anti-Jewish violence in today’s France. It focuses on a retired French policeman (“The Kosher Cop”) who moved to Israel because of what he saw taking place throughout France. (Tens of thousands of French Jews have immigrated…
Rare Film Footage of European Jewish Life Before the Holocaust
“Projections of Life: Jewish Life Before World War II,” which is linked below, is an eye-opening look at Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust. The video consists of rare film clips that show a range of Jewish communities and life situations. We found it riveting — if difficult to watch — and extremely moving.…
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