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Spelling of antisemitism

July 1, 2019No commentsAntisemitism, Germany, HolocaustSecretariat

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) would like to address the spelling of the term ‘antisemitism’, often rendered as ‘anti-Semitism’. IHRA’s concern is that the hyphenated spelling allows for the possibility of something called ‘Semitism’, which not only legitimizes a form of pseudo-scientific racial classification that was thoroughly discredited by association with Nazi ideology, but…

Why antisemitism is still alive?

May 9, 2018No commentsSecretariat

(Published in Ι Kathimerini Newspaper April 5, 2018)   By Photini Tomai* The experience gained from the close monitoring of anti-Semitism and Holocaust issues for over two decades leaves no scope for misjudgments: anti-Semitism is still here; so are its derivatives, regardless of their grade and intensity, whenever and wherever onset. At his opening address…

Germany, the Holocaust and the Rise of Anti-Semitism

May 7, 2018No commentsAntisemitism, Germany, HolocaustSecretariat

​I am German, I am Jewish, my Grandmother is a Schindler survivor. Her fate living through the Holocaust has led me to my academic and professional career and is the driving motivation behind my work combating anti-Semitism and advocating for Holocaust remembrance in Europe as director of EU Affairs for B’nai B’rith International. Jewish life…

The European Parliament Resolution on combating antisemitism praised by intellectuals

July 24, 2017No commentsSecretariat

The Resolution on combating antisemitism, adopted by the European Parliament in June, was welcomed by twelve intellectuals who commended in a public letter this undertaking in support of the fight against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. They praised the decision of the European Parliament to include anti-Zionism in the definition of antisemitism as a form of expression…

Austrian Government adopts working definition of Antisemitism

May 4, 2017No commentsSecretariat

On 25 April 2017 the Austrian Government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. A spokesman for the Österreichische Volkspartei said that Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s approval of the working definition should send a “national and international signal”. The Austrian Government noted that the working definition was the first such working…

Judge Rules Wuppertal Synagogue Firebombing Was Not Anti-Semitic, So What Happened?

February 21, 2017No commentsSecretariat
by Benjamin Näegele, ​Director EU Affairs at B'nai B'rith International ​A regional court in Wuppertal, Germany this month delivered suspended sentences of up to two years or less to three Palestinian men who firebombed a synagogue in 2014. The decision affirmed a lower court ruling in a highly controversial case that has triggered anger and dismay...

When calls for murder do not violate social media community standards, we have a problem

September 20, 2016No commentsSecretariat

By Dr. Moshe KANTOR /  20/09/2016 A short while ago I received an email about a Facebook post detailing a poem calling for the stabbing of Jews. Unfortunately, the internet, especially social media, appears to be full of hatred of and incitement against Jews. What shocked me the most, however, was that once this post was reported…

Rise in Hate Crimes Shows Importance of Maintaining Security in Europe – Brexit or No Brexit

July 18, 2016No commentsSecretariat

By Dr. Moshe KANTOR, 18/07/2016 Europe is in a flux. We are living through the most politically and economically uncertain period since the end of World War II. The famous Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times” could not be more apt. Whilst a new Prime Minister starts work in the UK, whilst the…

The far Right is rising and anti-Semitism is back in Europe. How short is our collective memory?

April 14, 2016No commentsSecretariat

By Moshe KANTOR/ 14 April 2016 Charles Dickens famously wrote that “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. In the past week we have seen the worrying results of research into Muslim opinions conducted by ICM/Channel 4, together with Sir Trevor Philips. We are witnessing on a daily basis the…

The OSCE and the Ongoing Fight Against Anti-Semitism

October 15, 2015No commentsSecretariat

by Eric FUSFIELD/ 15 October 2015 A recent international conference in Warsaw, Poland provided an opportunity to take inventory of the struggle against anti-Semitism.  While the U.S. and European governments have made progress in addressing the problem, evidence of anti-Semitism’s persistence is in ready supply. 2014 saw a breakthrough at the Organization for Security and Cooperation…

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