Dortmund is latest German city to ban yellow stars at COVID protests
by Toby Axelrod BERLIN (JTA) – Another German city has decided to ban the display of yellow stars at demonstrations against coronavirus lockdown measures. Police in…
Anti-Semitism
JFED unveils beautiful mosaic art project to shine a light on antisemitism
By Jenna Soroka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On January 12th, the community was invited to the livestream unveiling of the Jewish Federation of…
ABC suspends ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust comments that ignited a firestorm
by Phyllis Cramer (JTA) — ABC has suspended Whoopi Goldberg from her role as a co-host of a morning TV talk show for two weeks…
Nazi flags displayed at anti-vaccine protest in Ottawa
(AJNews) — Swastikas and other symbols of hate were on display at the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” protests against vaccination mandates in Ottawa on January 29…
Opinion: You can’t just swap out ‘Maus’ for another Holocaust book. It’s special.
by Jennifer Caplan (JTA) — Like many people, I encountered “Maus” as a middle schooler. But unlike many people, I can say that it set…