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We must understand what antisemitism is, and isn’t

The American Jewish Committee recently released its annual State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report, which revealed that 63 percent of American Jews say the status of Jews in the U.S. is “less secure than a year ago” — a 22-percentage-point increase in just one year, and a 32-point increase over two years. more

By Eric Post and Bob Vecchio | 3/29/24

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky introduced legislation that would mandate education about the swastika and nooses as symbols of hate for students in grades six through 12.

Proposed legislation to educate children on hate symbols

With the hopes of taking action against anti-Semitism, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky recently proposed legislation that would require New York state schools to incorporate education on symbols of hate … more

By Nakeem Grant | 1/23/20

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, at lectern, led the Long Island congressional delegation and many other elected and appointed officials in showing a united front against anti-Semitism on Jan. 3.

Rabbis, elected officials speak out on recent anti-Semitic incidents

There have been 13 anti-Semitic incidents in New York since Dec. 8. On that Sunday, a Queens man verbally abused and physically threatened three Jewish people in the North Lawrence Costco, including … more

By Jeff Bessen and Nakeem Grant | 1/9/20

Hatred has no place on L.I. in 2020

New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . . more

1/2/20

The Pyramid of Hate shows biased behaviors growing in complexity from the bottom up, according to Congregation Shaaray Shalom.

West Hempstead synagogue holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

Anti-Semitic assaults in the United States more than doubled last year, according to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League. Incidents such as the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh … more

By Nakeem Grant | 5/9/19

Stamping out this spate of hate

Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . . more

3/16/18

Rabbis in Malverne, West Hempstead react to anti-Semitic attacks on Long Island

Occurrences of anti-Semitic incidents, ranging from vandalism to assault and harassment, increased by 90 percent in New York state in 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an international … more

By Nakeem Grant and Erik Hawkins | 3/8/18

You've got to be carefully taught

There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more

4/24/14

Does bad behavior trump genius in art?

Or vice versa? A story is told about the conductor Daniel Barenboim, who decided to conduct a piece from Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” in Israel . . . more

2/27/14

Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls

Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more

1/31/14

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