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Antisemitic tropes about Jewish wealth have been around for centuries. While there are some truly wild conspiracy theories out there it does beg the question…are Jews rich? While not ALL Jews are rich, Jewish people are still statistically overrepresented among the wealthy. This may be due to the overall Jewish value of education and a gravitation towards more urban environments where there are greater opportunities for economic advancement. Historically, Jews have experienced periods of great economic instability, yet the challenges they have faced have created a culture of resilience and entrepreneurial perseverance still evident today.

 

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Holocaust memorials in Buchenwald, Berlin vandalized

Police in Germany said they lack information on perpetrators of vandalism at memorials in Buchenwald and Berlin.

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The deadliest post-Holocaust attack on Jews was an outside job. While commemorating the 1994 AMIA bombing this week, those fighting Jew-hatred in Latin America vowed not to let homegrown anti-Semitism go unchecked.

The second Latin American Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism met this week in Buenos Aires, in conjunction with the 28th anniversary of the suicide bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center. The July 18 attack, which killed 85 people and wounded 300 others, is largely believed to have been carried out by Hezbollah, with Iranian backing.

The World Jewish Congress and its Latin America branch, together with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Latino Coalition for Israel and a host of other organizations co-hosted this year’s forum, six years after the initial edition. The forum featured more than 300 participants from every Latin American nation except Nicaragua, along with American and Israeli officials, and various Christian and Jewish leaders, in an attempt to coalesce efforts against anti-Semitism across the region. Former Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales attended, as did the president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court Dr. Cristina Pardo, together with deputy ministers, parliamentarians and journalists.

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Pro-Israel entities in Latin America work to battle anti-Semitism, promote co-existence

“This is a part of the world that is far physically from Israel but not distant from our point of view,” said Ruth Cohen-Dar, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ director of the Department for Combating Anti-Semitism.

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The Derbyshire County Council member was suspended by the Conservative party after the discovery of social media posts with antisemitic conspiracy theories about “Zionist controllers” and “Jewish supremacism.” The Derby Telegraph and the BBC tried to contact Rose by phone and email, but he is not responding to inquiries.

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Shirtless Conservative Councilman Suspended for 5 Years over Antisemitic Posts

When asked if his constituents deserved an explanation about his 5-year suspension, he answered, “No.”

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Last week, AIPAC-backed Glenn Ivey defeated J-Street candidate Donna Edwards for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 4th Congressional District.

J-Street's backing of Edwards should put to rest the lie that J-Street is in any way pro-Israel.

The Washington Examiner summed up Edwards' congressional record on Israel:

During Edwards's first year in the House, she voted "present" on a resolution "recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza." And Edwards voted present on a resolution expressing support for direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. She also voted present on 2012 legislation to enhance security cooperation between the United States and Israel. All three measures passed with overwhelming majorities, at times when Democrats and, later, Republicans were running the House.

J-Street pretends to be pro-Israel, but it supports someone who cannot even vote that Israel has the right to defend itself? Or that there should be direct Israel-Palestinian negotiations?

Clearly, Edwards is an outlier in her hate for Israel compared to most members of Congress.

J-Street cannot credibly claim to be pro-Israel in any context if this was the candidate that they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support.

J-Street proves yet again that it is not "pro-Israel"

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Antisemitism remains widespread within Britain’s COVID-19 conspiracy movement and could present escalating risks for Jews in the UK, according to a report by the Community Security Trust nonprofit.

“There are elements within the COVID conspiracy movement that are moving in a more confrontational and violent direction,” the CST warned, pointing to public harassment of journalists and politicians in the UK and preparations by some groups to physically confront law enforcement.

“The antisemitism in the COVID conspiracy movement, combined with this gradual move towards violent activism, could therefore pose a direct threat to the Jewish community,” said the CST, which works to secure the British Jewish community.

Released Tuesday, the report, “Covid, Conspiracies, & Jew Hate,” adds to the growing picture of antisemitic activity among some pandemic conspiracists — who, having determined that the coronavirus is “a fake pandemic being exploited by elites to control their populations,” are also more likely to believe that world events are steered by a Jewish cabal.

The group added that through 2020-2021, COVID-related antisemitic incidents in the UK rose 95%, with 78 in 2021 compared to 40 in 2020. Last year saw the highest total number of antisemitic episodes ever reported to the CST, the organization said in a separate report released in February.

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Antisemitism ‘Flourishing’ Among Pandemic Conspiracy Groups in UK: Report

A sign displayed at an anti-vaccination protest in Manchester, UK, in November 2021. Photo: Community Security Trust / screenshot Antisemitism …

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A look at El-Kurd’s profile confirms that The Nation’s “Palestine correspondent” follows Azeez Azeez’s hate-filled account on Instagram. Upon further inspection, HonestReporting discovered that Azeez Azeez more than once invoked overt anti-Jewish tropes and blood libels in his work, frequently illustrating Jews as subhuman creatures secretly controlling world affairs.

The West Bank-based graphic designer also glorified Palestinian terrorism. For instance, on November 21, he wrote that there “is no sound louder than that of a Carlo.” Just hours earlier, Hamas terrorist Fadi Abu Shkhaydam had murdered Israeli tour guide Eli Kay using a Carlo submachine gun, as well as injuring four others.

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‘Palestine Correspondent’ Mohammed El-Kurd Shares ‘Nazi-Like’ Cartoon: Will The Nation Remain Silent? | Honest Reporting

The Nation and other media organizations continue to turn a blind eye to El-Kurd's brazen displays of antisemitism.

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On June 10, 2022, the National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) issued a Position Statement on “antisemitism, antisemitic violence, and all bigotry and discrimination.” The statement reflects the urgency felt by NCSS members to respond to a spate of recent attacks on Jewish citizens and to a perceived increase in antisemitism in American society. It follows a 2020 resolution on antisemitism.  The current position statement encourages educators to examine their understanding of the Jewish people and consider what constitutes antisemitism.  

The position statement:  

– Includes the widely adopted IHRA definition of what constitutes antisemitism 

– Establishes that Jews are indigenous to the Middle East with their center of worship in Jerusalem

– Explains that Jews are a people comprised of individuals of diverse backgrounds and that grouping Jews as a race is prejudicial  

– Elucidates that education about the Holocaust must include teaching the history of antisemitism. This history is not limited to Europe or America but includes antisemitism emanating from the Middle East and North Africa.  

NCSS Position statements are developed through a consensus process to present a carefully considered position on a topic of importance.Individual members or regional groups can submit a resolution for approval to the house of delegates (HOD) representing all constituents, followed by approval from the Board of Directors. A resolution can include taking a stance on an issue, leading to a position statement. A position statement is written after a resolution is passed by the Board.

History of the Most Recent Position Statement  ​

In December 2020, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) House of Delegates (HOD) passed Resolution # 20-04-8 “Against antisemitism and antisemitic violence,” which was approved as policy by the NCSS Board of Directors in 2021. The  resolution was sponsored by the NY State Council and co-sponsored by the Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire Councils and the NCSS Human Rights Education Community. It condemns all antisemitic attacks, opposes discrimination of any kind and invites the development of a position statement as an organization. It also called for education against antisemitism. NCSS approved and released the resulting Position Statement in June 2022.  

On June 27, 2020, the Marshall Memo, a weekly publication of important ideas and research in K-12 education, featured the Position Statement. However, it has not been widely publicized. It remains to be seen what effect it will have on K-12 curriculums, instruction and educators’ professional development.   

Why is this Position Statement on Antisemitism so Important? ​

Educators and students have been given erroneous information about Jews in some curricula. For example, the first version of California’s model curriculum for a mandatory Ethnic Studies Courserequirement included prejudicial and inaccurate information on Jews and Israel. Proponents of this biased curriculum, known as Liberated Ethnic Studies, continue to peddle it to California school districts in professional development workshops and actively promote their version as a requirement for graduation.

The Liberated curriculum falsely depicts Israel as a settler-colonial state, giving “pedagogical importance to comparing and contrasting settler colonialism in the US and Palestine” and promotes classroom discussion of Israel’s alleged “role in the oppression of Palestinians,”representing the Jewish state as a racist enterprise. In addition, it offers resources with only a one-sided view of Israel’s history and current events.  The NCSS position statement sets the historical record straight by establishing that Jews originated in the Middle East and highlights the Jewish presence in Jerusalem going back several millennia. In contrast, the Liberated Ethnic Studies curriculum denies Jews their indigeneity to their ancestral homeland. 

As part of the clarifications for teachers, the Liberated curriculum vilifies Jewish organizations and Zionists as groups of people with malicious intentions and agendas in education. The Liberated curriculum claims “Zionist organizations, their primary goal is to stunt the development of authentic anti-racist curriculum.” It also raises classical antisemitic conspiracy theories of a Jewish cabal, stating “These aren’t spontaneous protests from random individuals; they are led, organized and financed by Zionist organizations in the United States and Israel.”  

While the Liberated curriculum lists antisemitism as the final item among 18 topics in the last section of a lesson, it fails to provide any guidance on how antisemitism should be incorporated into class instruction. The Liberated curriculum explicitly acknowledges in notes for teachers on one slide that it is “not sure how to incorporate antisemitism.” It omits the American Jewish experience altogether. 

The NCSS Position Statement calls for using education to combat antisemitism as a form of bigotry and prejudice. It provides a clear definition of what it considers antisemitism and describes the proper role of education to combat it. It clearly addresses the inaccurate portrayals of Jews pushed into schools by Liberated Ethnic Studies and others. Educators in K-12 need to take notice.  

NCSS Issues Strong Position Statement on Antisemitism

The National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) recently issued a strong position statement on antisemitism statement encouraging educators to examine their understanding of the

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