New York, NY, August 19, 2021 ... Thirty years ago on this day, the Jews of Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood were besieged by one of the most devastating and traumatic antisemitic riots in our nation’s history – the Crown Heights Riots. Jewish families were forced to hide in their homes as mobs roamed their neighborhood, destroying homes, businesses, and synagogues. Jews were assaulted in the streets, and a Jewish scholar from Australia, Yankel Rosenbaum, was stabbed six…
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August 10, 2021 July 2021: The statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, a putative impetus for the Unite the Right Rally, was quietly removed from its pedestal in Charlottesville. Image credit: Rev Seth Wispelwey
Four years ago, on August 12, 2017, hundreds of far-right extremists descended on Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the city’s center. “Unite the Right” was the largest and most violent public assembly of white…
August 06, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
ADL and Hillel International announced they are working together to play a stronger role in fighting antisemitism on campus. Antisemitic content is proving to be a persistent problem across social media as major platforms fail to protect Jewish targets, according to a new report that gives Facebook and many others low grades. ADL criticized remarks from US Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) as a problematic “dog whistle” when she alleged…
New York, NY, August 5, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded today’s announcement that Chanan Weissman has been selected to serve as the White House Liaison to the Jewish American community. ADL worked closely with Weissman when he previously served in this role during the Obama Administration. He also has a strong record on human rights and technology issues.
“Especially in light of the recent rise in antisemitic incidents, we're pleased the White House has…
New York, NY, August 2, 2021 … Hillel International, the largest Jewish student organization in the world, and ADL (Anti-Defamation League), a leading anti-hate organization fighting antisemitism and all forms of hate, are joining forces to work collaboratively on several initiatives starting in the new academic year to proactively address the disturbing rise in antisemitic activity on campus through new educational programs and assessments of the climate on campus for Jewish students. …
Lipstadt will be a strong advocate and watchdog for the Jewish community New York, NY, July 29, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded the announcement that Emory University professor and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt has been selected to serve as the next U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Lipstadt is one of the world’s leading historians on antisemitism and is the author of the seminal book, “Antisemitism: Here and Now.” She has also…
July 29, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3PayPal is partnering with ADL to investigate how extremist and hate movements in the U.S. take advantage of financial platforms to fund their criminal activities. A swastika was found carved into an elevator at the State Department, prompting President Biden to speak out. Unilever’s CEO wrote a letter to ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in which they made clear the company will continue to do business in Israel despite its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s…
New York, NY, July 20, 2021 ... Amid an alarming rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence, the Union for Reform Judaism, which represents the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America, and ADL (Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, will join together in a multifaceted partnership to provide Reform congregations with the tools needed to address antisemitism in their communities.
The newly launched partnership will link the expertise…
July 09, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Police say scores of members of a white supremacist group marched in Philadelphia over the weekend, clashing with pedestrians and setting off what were believed to be smoke bombs at one point. The group of 11 militiamen who ended up in an hours-long standoff with police in Massachusetts on Saturday morning espouses a conspiracy-based, anti-government agenda that combines sovereign-citizen beliefs with those of the Moorish Science Temple. A rabbi is…
Women for Aryan Unity (WAU) is a longstanding white supremacist group for women. Its logo is a diamond featuring red and white stripes and stylized letters spelling “WAU.”
ALTERNATE NAMES: WAU
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The Shield Wall Network (SWN) is a small, Arkansas-based white supremacist group that uses a Greek lambda (an upside-down V) as its symbol.
The Rise Above Movement (RAM) is a California-based alt right white supremacist group with a fitness and martial arts emphasis. Its logo features a sword stuck into a boulder; the sword also serves as the trunk of a tree.
The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is a longstanding neo-Nazi group that has changed its logo several times during its existence. Older versions of its logo can still be found on clothing, printed materials, and even tattoos.
The National Socialist Legion is a small neo-Nazi group that originated in 2018. Its logo features a red, black and white shield with stripes and a Wolfsangel.
The League of the South is a longstanding neo-Confederate white supremacist group that advocates for an independent, white-dominated South. Its symbol is intended to resemble the St. Andrew’s Cross on the Confederate flag.
ALTERNATE NAMES: Southern Nationalist Flag, Black Cross
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Identity Evropa was one of the most active white supremacist groups in the U.S. from 2016-19. In 2019, it reformed itself as the American Identitarian Movement (AIM).
El 60 % dice haber sido testigo de antisemitismo en las últimas semanas. June 14, 2021 Nueva York, NY, 14 de junio de 2021 – Una encuesta nacional realizada por la ADL (Liga Antidifamación) a raíz de la reciente violencia entre Israel y Hamás encontró que tres cuartas partes de los judíos estadounidenses están más preocupados por el antisemitismo en Estados Unidos y en el extranjero, y el 60 % ha sido testigo de primera mano de…
Daily Stormer Book Clubs are mostly informal groups of supporters of white supremacist propagandist Andrew Anglin, who runs the Daily Stormer website.
Atomwaffen Division is a neo-Nazi group that emerged in 2016. “Atomwaffen” is the German word for atomic weapons and the group’s logo features a radiation warning symbol on a Waffen SS divisional insignia shield.
American Identity Movement is a large white supremacist group formerly known as Identity Evropa. AIM’s logo consists of a blue and red shield with three white stars and the initials A-I-M. The shield is often combined with an American bald eagle.
ALTERNATE NAMES: AIM
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